Funds and Launch for MR Platform Dialogue AI

Research platform Dialogue AI has today opened its doors and announced a $6m round of seed funding. The firm's 'AI-native' offering combines study design, a conversational interviewer, participant recruitment and automated analysis, and promises usability for non-specialists across a business.

The company was founded this year by Benjamin Lo, Justin Hoang and Hubert Chen, whose experience includes work at Apple, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitter and Nextdoor. The platform promises companies the ability to conduct interviews at scale with real people - probing and interacting - and extract reliable insights 'in hours.' It also connects directly with existing business systems and builds longitudinal context over time.

The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Seven Stars, Uncommon Projects, the Tornante Company (founded by Michael Eisner), and angel investors including a former CPO of Nextdoor, which is also one of Dialogue's major clients. Funds will be used to accelerate product development and scale the company's go-to-market efforts.

CEO Lo (pictured) states: 'There is nothing more powerful than talking to your customers. We built Dialogue to make those conversations easier, faster, and more useful, whether you're an experienced researcher, a product manager, or a solo creator. Research shouldn't be a bottleneck; it should be part of how teams operate every day. From the beginning, it was clear Lightspeed shared this vision, and we are proud to partner with them to accelerate our product and go-to-market efforts.'

Web site: www.dialogueai.com .

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