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Motives

Consumer focus groups run by AI

ActiveChecked 20h ago

Batch: S25
Status, per YC: Active
Team size: Not listed
HQ: London, England

In S25166 companies, 92% AI

motives.ai YC profile LinkedIn

Founders

Sean ConleyFounder/CEO
Sam StollFounder/CTO

Same space

Competitors

Closest in what they build, same category.

Adjacent

Overlapping tags, a different niche.

Also from S25 in AI

Batchmates in Summer 2025.

About Motives

Motives is a team of AI agents that runs qualitative research projects for consumer brands: moderating and analyzing video interviews to help brands understand consumer preferences and test new ideas, in hours instead of weeks.

London, England, United Kingdom

Motives: questions

Which YC batch was Motives in?

Motives was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).

Is Motives still active?

Y Combinator lists Motives as active.

Who founded Motives?

Motives's founders, as listed on its YC page: Sean Conley (Founder/CEO), Sam Stoll (Founder/CTO).

Where is Motives based?

Motives lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.

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