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Overview
Keplar's platform runs AI-driven interviews using Keplar Voice to test product concepts, messages, and brand strategies through natural voice conversations, gathering qualitative feedback at large scale and lowering time and cost vs. traditional focus groups. It automatically analyzes interviews to identify themes, quantify insights, and deliver enterprise-ready reports and dashboards; users can bring their own CRM data to tailor simulated audiences. It serves Fortune 500 brands across consumer goods, software, and retail and is used by brand managers, product teams, and customer insights for foundational research, concept testing, UX research, and win-loss analysis. The aim is to speed up the innovation process by providing fast, scalable, data-driven feedback.
About Keplar
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.4M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2023
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 2026 launch promoted free first studies, signaling aggressive customer acquisition.
- Fortune 500 usage in CPG, software, and retail validates demand beyond pilots.
- Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel, Common Metal, and South Park Commons back the company.
What critics are saying
- Only $3.4M seed funding leaves Keplar vulnerable against Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey by 2027.
- Using customer CRM data triggers security reviews, GDPR scrutiny, and slow enterprise procurement cycles.
- If AI interviews misread sentiment, brands abandon Keplar and trust the category collapses.
What makes Keplar unique
- Keplar Voice launched January 2026 with natural voice customer interviews at scale.
- It analyzes interviews into themes, quantification, and executive-ready reports instantly.
- Customers use first-party CRM data, making simulated audiences more enterprise-relevant than generic panels.
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Funding
Total Funding
$3.4M
Meets
Industry Average
Funded Over
1 Rounds
SV Angel
Kleiner PerkinsIndustry standards
Benefits
Competitive Salary
Meaningful Early-Stage Equity
Company News
Keplar, an AI-powered market research platform, today announced the general availability of Keplar Voice, a conversational AI system that conducts in-depth customer interviews through natural voice interactions.
Keplar, a voice AI startup, has secured $3.2 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins. The company aims to revolutionize market research by using voice AI for real-time consumer sentiment analysis, offering faster and more efficient insights than traditional methods. While promising to enhance personalized marketing and product development, challenges like data privacy remain. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Keplar is poised to lead a shift in market research, with potential expansion into sectors like healthcare and education.
The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.
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About Keplar
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.4M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2023
Keplar is Hiring for 3 Jobs on Simplify!
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