YCW24· AI· DevtoolsPolished
Generate ads. Iterate till perfect.
ActiveChecked 24h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
LapisF25AI that creates and runs ads, end-endShared: advertisingActive
BelugaX25Creator marketing that scales like paid adsShared: advertisingActive
PlaiS21Create, launch, and optimize Facebook ads and ads on 10+ platformsShared: advertisingActive
Reforged LabsW22Turn intuition into insights, in minutesShared: advertisingActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
VimmerseW22Bring your photos to life with VimmerseShared: developer tools, advertisingActive
MotionleadW14Animated mobile ads.Shared: advertisingAcquired
URXS13Mobile ads that users like. Acquired by Pinterest in May 2016.Shared: advertisingAcquired
BlumaF25Canva for short-form video adsShared: advertisingActive
Perfect AudienceS11Self-service display advertising for SaaS and online retail.Shared: advertisingAcquired
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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.
San Francisco, CA, USA
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.
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