Motives

Marketing B2B Software and Services Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology SaaS Web Apps

1 open

London, UKFounded 20226+ employeesSeed raisedSeedPrivate

Last round: pre seed · $500K · Sep 2025(1 rounds total)

“Consumer focus groups run by AI”

Backed by(4 investors)

Y CombinatorOxonian VenturesRebel FundDavidovs Venture Collective

Motives AI operates AI agents that design, recruit, conduct, and analyze consumer interviews.

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YC S25

About the Company

Motives is an AI-powered consumer research platform. We replace weeks of traditional research with video interviews and insights delivered in 48 hours. We're a team of 6 with real traction, and we're hiring our second engineer.

Founders

Sean Conley

Building the best way to understand consumers. Previously launching AI tools at Google, Dataiku, TrueLayer. Started professional life as a researcher at GiveWell.