Polished
Generate ads. Iterate till perfect.
Y CombinatorWinter 2024ActiveB2BEngineering, Product and DesignArtificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsSaaSB2B
What they do
Problem
Creating high-quality ad creatives quickly and iterating on them to match a specific vision is slow and resource-intensive.
Solution
Polished is an AI tool that generates finished video or static ads in minutes and lets users refine them via plain-English prompts until they’re perfect.
Who it's for
Marketing teams, agencies, and businesses that need to produce and iterate on ad creatives.
Founders
JJ Maxwell
Founder
Building Polished. Former CEO @ Double Finance, CTO of Liftoff Influence, co-founder of Jetfuel (acquired by Liftoff 2021), Facebook Messenger
Mark Wai
Founder
Building Polished Previously Growth @ Tesla, Facebook
Company timeline
- Founded2025
- YC batchWinter 2024
- StatusActive
- LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Similar startups
tday.com
AI that turns your product into on-brand marketing content
Rankai
AI-Native Agency for Organic Growth (SEO & GEO)
Dyspatch
AI Email Production - Emails on brand, guaranteed to work, fast.
ContestMachine
Roll your own contest or giveaway. No longer in business.
treble.ai
We help companies scale marketing campaigns through WhatsApp
Marketfox
Marketing automation platform optimized for mobile and web.