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14,448 startups · 29 programs

Polished

Active · Generate ads. Iterate till perfect.

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4signal of 100 · rising 2
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIKnowlifyShared: finished ads, advertising, videoYC S25San FranciscoStartup →AIRetroFixShared: plain english, createYC S24New York CityStartup →AILapisShared: advertising, ads, iterateYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIPlaiShared: advertising, ads, createYC S21Los AngelesStartup →AIMindedShared: plain english, generateYC S23Tel Aviv-YafoStartup →
Companies closest to Polished
Company
KnowlifyShared: finished ads, advertising, videoYC S25ActiveAI
RetroFixShared: plain english, createYC S24ActiveAI, Devtools
LapisShared: advertising, ads, iterateYC F25ActiveAI
PlaiShared: advertising, ads, createYC S21ActiveAI
MindedShared: plain english, generateYC S23ActiveAI, Devtools

Adjacent

AIKoah LabsShared: adsSPC 2024San FranciscoStartup →AINotchShared: adsSPC 2022San FranciscoStartup →AIBlobrShared: adsSeedcamp 2020Startup →OtherAcquiredMotionleadShared: advertising, adsYC W14San FranciscoStartup →AIReforged LabsShared: advertising, ads, minuteYC W22Ho Chi Minh CityStartup →
Companies next to Polished
Company
Koah LabsShared: adsSPC 2024Not statedAI
NotchShared: adsSPC 2022Not statedAI
BlobrShared: adsSeedcamp 2020Not statedAI
MotionleadShared: advertising, adsYC W14AcquiredOther
Reforged LabsShared: advertising, ads, minuteYC W22ActiveAI

Also from W24 in AI

All of W24
AIAgentic LabsAI system design tools for dev teamsYC W24New York CityStartup →AICentauri AIHelps teams work effectively with AI coding agents.YC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIDecipher AIQA agents that write tests 10x faster with zero maintenanceYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIDownlinkMake your LLMs 3x faster.YC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIDragoneyeCustom video detection models in less than 5 minutesYC W24New York CityStartup →AIEllipsisManaged Agent platformYC W24New York CityStartup →
Company
Agentic LabsAI system design tools for dev teamsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
Centauri AIHelps teams work effectively with AI coding agents.team of 5ActiveAI, Devtools
Decipher AIQA agents that write tests 10x faster with zero maintenanceteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
DownlinkMake your LLMs 3x faster.ActiveAI, Devtools
DragoneyeCustom video detection models in less than 5 minutesteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
EllipsisManaged Agent platformteam of 2hiringActiveAI, Devtools

About Polished

With Polished, you create finished ads (video or static) in minutes. Then you refine it in plain English, until it's exactly what you had in mind.

YC batch
W24 · Winter 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, SaaS, B2B, Advertising, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Polished in W24: 248 companies, 84% AI

Polished: questions

Which YC batch was Polished in?

Polished was in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch (W24).

Is Polished still active?

Y Combinator lists Polished as active.

Where is Polished based?

Polished lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.