Fuel Cycle, a US-based AI-powered consumer insights platform, has opened a Global Capability Centre in Navi Mumbai. The facility, located in Vashi, will focus on AI engineering and product development with an initial capacity of 50 employees, with plans to scale further. The centre forms part of Fuel Cycle's strategy to build technology infrastructure for next-generation market research. It will develop core product capabilities and strengthen engineering and data infrastructure, working alongside teams in the US and other global markets. Fuel Cycle plans to hire talent across AI/ML, data engineering, product engineering, UX, research technology and cloud infrastructure. Over the next three to four years, the GCC is expected to take greater ownership of global product development, supporting the company's roadmap to build an AI-native consumer insights platform.

Fuel Cycle has launched the Research Harness, an AI framework designed specifically for enterprise market research teams. The system enables AI agents to maintain consistent context, retain memory across research studies and ensure traceability of insights back to their sources. The framework addresses coordination between multiple AI agents handling different research tasks, ensuring they operate from the same parameters and brand guidelines. Unlike general-purpose AI tools, the Research Harness is implemented within each client's own infrastructure, with all data remaining under client control and not used for external model training. The system allows research teams to build on previous studies rather than starting fresh, whilst providing leadership with traceable, defendable insights. Fuel Cycle is now offering early access to select design partners.