YCW23· AIGooseworks
Self-Improving Ad Creative Engines
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
BlumaF25Canva for short-form video adsShared: video, marketing, advertisingActive
RubbrbandW23A new kind of creative company.Shared: video, advertisingActive
AbsurdF25The Creative OS for AI videoShared: video, marketing, advertisingActive
Reforged LabsW22Turn intuition into insights, in minutesShared: marketing, advertisingActive
BelugaX25Creator marketing that scales like paid adsShared: marketing, advertisingActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
KiteS23Screen recorder for stunning product demo videosShared: video, marketing, advertisingActive
InstaAgentX26Scale marketing campaigns across hundreds of personasShared: marketing, advertisingActive
PlaiS21Create, launch, and optimize Facebook ads and ads on 10+ platformsShared: marketing, advertisingActive
SpritesW22The AI performance marketing agent for entrepreneurs and growth teamsShared: marketing, advertisingActive
ClearMixS20On-Demand, Fully-Remote Marketing and Sales Video Production PlatformShared: video, marketingInactive
Also from W23 in AI
Batchmates in Winter 2023.
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DecohereW23Real-time generative AIActive
GluetrailW23Create step by step articles with screenshots and videos 10x fasterInactive
LinumW23type text, dream videoActive
SynclyW23Social listening for the video eraActive
About Gooseworks
Goose is an AI creative engine that turns your brand into a continuous stream of on-brand ads. We index your existing materials — videos, product shots, testimonials, ad performance data — into a context layer, then generate short-form creative for Meta and TikTok at the volume performance marketing actually requires. The engine compounds: the agent learns from ad performance, competitors, trends, and human feedback, so your creative gets better every month. Run as a human-guided, done-for-you service.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Gooseworks: questions
Which YC batch was Gooseworks in?
Gooseworks was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).
Is Gooseworks still active?
Y Combinator lists Gooseworks as active.
Where is Gooseworks based?
Gooseworks lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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