Backed by YC, Outset is a new startup revolutionizing the qualitative research landscape by harnessing the power of ChatGPT to conduct in-depth interviews at scale. Our AI-driven platform enables researchers to conduct thousands of interviews simultaneously in any language, uncovering the 'why' behind participant responses. Outset's innovative AI interviewer not only moderates rich conversations but also probes deeper to extract valuable insights that drive better decision-making.
Location: United States
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $47M
Founded date: 2022
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 22.10.2023 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| 01.07.2025 | Future Bac... | futureback... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.12.2025 | Series B | $30M | Y Combinat... |
| 23.06.2025 | Series A | $17M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
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| 17.12.2025 | Outset Secures $30M to Pioneer AI-Native Customer Experience Management | Outset recently closed a $30 million Series B funding round. This brings its total capital to $51 million. Radical Ventures spearheaded the investment. The San Francisco company pioneers AI-native Customer Experience Management (CXM). Its p... |
| 15.12.2025 | Outset: $30 Million Series B Raised To Advance AI-Native Customer Experience Management Platform | Outset has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Radical Ventures as the company moves beyond AI-moderated research studies into what it calls the world’s first AI-native Customer Experience Management platform. The San Fran... |
| 11.12.2025 | Outset Raises $30M in Series B Funding | Outset, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-moderated research platform, raised $30M in Series B funding. The round was led by Radical Ventures, with participation from M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, as well as previous investors Y ... |
| 23.06.2025 | Outset: $17 Million Series A Raised For Helping Enterprises Scale | Outset, an AI-moderated research platform that provides the scale and speed of a survey with the depth of a one-to-one interview, announced that it has raised a $17 million Series A round to bring AI-based research to Fortune 500 enterprise... |
| 11.06.2025 | The Future of Ecommerce and Industrial Design: AI Takes the Lead | In the fast-paced world of technology, two giants are making waves: Pattern and Cadence. Both companies are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to reshape their respective industries. Pattern is revolutionizing ecommerce, w... |
| 11.06.2025 | Navigating the Future: The Rise of AI-Driven Data Management and Financial Leadership | In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, two companies stand out: Seeq Corporation and BurstIQ. Both are making waves in their respective fields, pushing the boundaries of data management and financial strategy. As they navigate the co... |
| 11.06.2025 | Startup Outset Raises $17M Series A to Help Enterprises Scale & Accelerate Customer Research with AI Agent-led Interviews | Customers include WeightWatchers, Nestle and Microsoft; AI-moderated research platform is 8x faster, 81 percent less expensive, and provides 10x more reach than human-led research Outset, the first AI-moderated research platform providing t... |
| 11.06.2025 | Outset Raises $17M in Series A Funding | Outset, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-moderated research platform, raised $17M in Series A funding. The round was led by 8VC, with participation from new investor Future Back Ventures by Bain & Company and existing investo... |
| 11.06.2025 | Outset raises $17M to replace human interviewers with AI agents for enterprise research | Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Outset, a San Francisco startup that uses artificial intelligence to conduct marke... |
| 11.06.2025 | Cadence Advances Design and Engineering for Europe’s Manufacturers on NVIDIA Industrial AI Cloud | At NVIDIA GTC Paris, Cadence announced it is providing optimized solutions for the world’s first industrial AI cloud in collaboration with NVIDIA. Customers will be able to accelerate the development of their industrial technology by levera... |
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