Polly

Polly is a social polling app for Snapchat and Instagram stories.

Y CombinatorSummer 2017InactiveConsumerSocialSocial

What they do

Problem

Teens and brands lack an easy, engaging way to gather quick opinions and feedback through the social platforms they already use.

Solution

Polly is a social polling app that lets users create and share multiple-choice polls in Snapchat and Instagram stories to collect votes and feedback.

Who it's for

Primarily teens using Snapchat/Instagram, plus brands and influencers seeking consumer feedback.

Founders

Ranidu Lankage

Founder/CEO

I founded Polly (45M+ users) /Whale YC S17 and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol with over 10M MAU.

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Vicc Alexander

Founder, Head of Mobile & Design

In 2017, Vicc co-founded Polly, a Snapchat-integrated polling app that participated in Y Combinator’s S17 batch and reached more than 40 million teens worldwide within two weeks of launch. Before Polly, he co-founded Whale, a video Q&A app, alongside Justin Kan. In 2016, he also worked with Marlon Lopez and Saul Lopez to build LooBot, an SMS-based AI assistant that helped people without reliable WiFi access find nearby gender-neutral restrooms and charging stations.

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James Zhang

Founder

I’m currently building ChatGPT at OpenAI. I previously spent 8 years at Stripe and Notion. Before that, I went through YC S17 and co-founded Polly (used by 45M+ teens) and Whale (short-form video Q&A).

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