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Poly API by Google

Poly API by Google

A free API for Poly

Developer Tools·Launched Nov 2017·0 upvotes·google.com
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ALIVEverified Aug 24, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2017

What it is

A free API for Poly. Development in 3D made simple. — With the new Poly API, you can access our growing collection of creative commons 3D assets and interact directly with Poly to search, download, and import objects dynamically across desktop, mobile, virtual reality, and augmented reality. [Virtual Reality, Developer Tools, Augmented Reality]

HTTP liveness

21 probes since Jun 11
Jun 11Aug 24
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. Jun 11, 2026
    First probe — live
    Alive · 200 OK

Funding history

1 round
Total raised
$85.0B
Latest valuation
Stage
growth
Growth
Jun 2026
investors undisclosed
$85.0B
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

None apparent

The content indicates that most early-stage SaaS products, including Poly API by Google, lack inherent defensibility at launch, making them susceptible to competition and easy cloning. There is no specific competitive advantage or moat identified in the discussion surrounding this product.

  • webMost early stage startups are not very defensible source
  • webMany tech startups will launch an early product within 6-12 months of founding. source
  • webThe vast majority of SaaS, consumer, and certain types of AI companies are easily and rapidly cloneable. source
  • webThe less building and expansion of the product you do after launch, the more vulnerable you will be to other startups or incumbents eventually coming after and commoditizing you. source
weak · 0.50 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · Jun 2026

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Pulse Indexobserved activity
21 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –

Not enough observed signals for a Pulse Index (needs 2+ signal families).

Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly

13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active

13,462 active35 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y