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Polly

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

Polly is a fun social polling app for teens. The app allows users to create multiple-choice polls for sharing on Snapchat and other platforms. Polly launched in stealth in August and it quickly became popular among teens, with 20 million people voting over 100 million times across 5 million polls in the past month. In addition to being a casual social tool, Polly can also be used to gather opinions about popular brands. For instance, Polly received thousands of responses from teens on some of its own polls related to topics such as breakfast cereals and Starbucks drinks. Brands and influencers can also create their own polls to gather feedback from consumers.
Former Founders
Ranidu Lankage
Ranidu Lankage
Founder/CEO
I founded Polly (45M+ users) /Whale YC S17 and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol with over 10M MAU.
Vicc Alexander
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.
James Zhang
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).
Polly
Founded:2015
Batch:Summer 2017
Team Size:3
Status:
Inactive
Location:San Francisco