Keplar

Keplar

AI-powered market research via voice interviews

About Keplar

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Why Keplar is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

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

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.

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What believers are saying

  • Kleiner Perkins-led $3.4M funding accelerates platform development.
  • Fortune 500 clients like Clorox validate enterprise demand.
  • Instant multilingual studies with customizable voices boost adoption.

What critics are saying

  • Remesh enables real-time sessions with 1000+ participants, eroding scale.
  • UserTesting's human-moderated interviews retain Clorox in 3-6 months.
  • OpenAI GPT-4o voice commoditizes platform in 12-18 months.

What makes Keplar unique

  • Keplar Voice conducts natural voice AI customer interviews at scale.
  • Digital Twins simulate consumer behavior using first-party CRM data.
  • Research Agents scan web and social media for corroborating insights.

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Funding

Total Funding

$3.4M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
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Industry standards

$3.3M
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$2.3M
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$3M
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Keplar

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Meaningful Early-Stage Equity

Company News

Windstream
Sep 17th, 2025
With $3.4 Million Seed Funding from Kleiner Perkins, Keplar Launches Voice AI Platform That Conducts Customer Research at Scale

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.

BEAMSTART
Sep 17th, 2025
Keplar Raises $3.2M to Revolutionize Research

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.

TechCrunch
Sep 17th, 2025
Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research | TechCrunch

The two-year-old startup raised a $3.2 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins.

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