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Motives

Consumer focus groups run by AI

Motives is a Motives is an AI qualitative research agent that conducts in-depth video interviews with consumers and turns them into actionable insights, helping teams validate concepts, test assets, and answer customer questions faster. AI agent company selling to Marketing teams and insights teams. Latest disclosed round: Last known: Pre-Seed ($0). About 10 employees, +42.9% over 6 months.

Headcount
10
—▲ 42.9%3m · 6m
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
X followers
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——7d · 30d
Traffic / month
9,329
src: Clay (web traffic)
Latest round
$0
Last known: Pre-Seed—
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Product

Agent type
Motives is an AI qualitative research agent that conducts in-depth video interviews with consumers and turns them into actionable insights, helping teams validate concepts, test assets, and answer customer questions faster.
Primary buyer
Marketing teams and insights teams
Integrations
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MCP support
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Pricing
Contact sales
src: /faq
HQ
London, GB
src: Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
Founded
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LinkedIn
Profile ↗
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Funding

Round
Last known: Pre-Seed
Date
—
Leads
{"Y Combinator"}
Investors
Davidovs Venture Collective; Oxonian Ventures; Rebel Fund; Y Combinator
src: Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
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Hiring

Employees
10
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
Growth 3m / 6m
— / +42.9%
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
Open roles (sample)
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X mentions this week
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X handle
—
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Sources

Last verified: Nov 4, 2026
Headcount
Clay (LinkedIn)
Open jobs
—
Traffic
Clay (web traffic)
Pricing
/faq
X metrics
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X handle (homepage-verified)
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Clay enrichment
Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
seed_type
YC directory
funding_status
Last known (aggregator source)
funding_source_type
aggregator
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About Motives

What does Motives do?+

Consumer focus groups run by AI

How much has Motives raised most recently?+

Last known: Pre-Seed, led by {"Y Combinator"}.

How many employees does Motives have?+

About 10 (3-month growth —).

How is Motives priced?+

Contact sales.

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Cite this data

Motives profile. Agent Market Map, The GTM Engineering Newsletter. Last verified Nov 4, 2026. https://agentmarketmaps.com/company/motives