Conveo

Founded in April 2024 and backed by Y Combinator, Conveo has raised $5.3 million in seed funding to build what it describes as a complete qualitative research solution: AI that designs expert-level studies, conducts video-first asynchronous interviews globally, and delivers real-time analysis of voice, video, text, tone, and behavior simultaneously.

Traditional qualitative research is fundamentally limited by human capacityexperienced researchers can only conduct a finite number of in-depth interviews before analysis becomes a bottleneck, and recruiting diverse global participants across time zones is logistically complex and expensive.

Conveo removes these constraints by deploying an AI interviewer that operates 24/7 across any language, conducts follow-up probing autonomously when responses require deeper exploration, and begins synthesizing insights as soon as each interview concludes rather than waiting for the entire research cycle to complete.

The platform's multimodal analysis capability is a core technical differentiator. Rather than capturing only the words participants say, Conveo simultaneously processes vocal tone, facial expressions, video behavior, and text signals from each interview session.

This holistic capture gives research teams access to the non-verbal and emotional dimensions of customer feedback that are typically invisible in text-based survey data or transcripts-only analysisthe difference between knowing what someone said and understanding what they meant.

According to Conveo's published data, the platform delivers insights 100 times faster than conventional research methods, with over 70% of final insights emerging from AI-driven follow-up probing rather than initial responses alone.

Clients including Procter & Gamble, Google, and Unilever have used the platform for research that would conventionally require weeks of fieldwork and analysis.