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QualSights

Qualitative research platform for in-depth interviews

Overview

QualSights provides a platform for qualitative research that helps companies gather and understand consumer feedback. It enables live video interviews, interactive surveys, virtual ethnography, and real-time analysis to capture in-depth insights about customers’ experiences, needs, and behaviors. The product works by recording and organizing qualitative data from interviews, observations, and surveys, then analyzing and visualizing it to reveal patterns and trends that inform decisions. QualSights differentiates itself by focusing on qualitative methods and real-time, actionable insights, with tools designed to streamline the research process and improve data quality across industries such as consumer goods and technology. The company’s goal is to help organizations understand real-world customer experiences to drive innovation and improve products and services.

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About QualSights

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Why QualSights is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$15.4M

Headquarters

Chicago, IL

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • UseSights launched in September 2025 and now sells subscriptions across multiple categories.
  • The November 2026 financing funds commercial hiring and expansion into consumer health and life sciences.
  • Crain’s ranked QualSights among 2025 most innovative companies, strengthening enterprise credibility.

What critics are saying

  • QualSights still sold only $5 million in November 2026, signaling fragile capital access.
  • UseSights’ narrow category focus leaves growth dependent on CPG adoption, then health and life sciences.
  • A failed migration from founder-led sales to Pitale’s operating model can stall renewals and expansion.

What makes QualSights unique

  • 14 patents protect UseSights’ passive product-usage sensors and AI analytics.
  • Seven of the ten largest CPG companies already use QualSights, per November 2026.
  • Nihal Advani’s product leadership and Prasanna Pitale’s commercial scale-up split roles cleanly.

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Funding

Total Funding

$15.4M

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9 Rounds

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance

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6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

0%
Citybiz
Nov 4th, 2026
QualSights raises $5M led by Duo Partners and names Prasanna Pitale CEO

QualSights, an AI-powered behavioural intelligence company, has raised $5 million in financing led by Duo Partners. It also named Prasanna "Pras" Pitale chief executive officer to expand its commercial operations and customer base. Pitale was previously the company's chief commercial officer for life sciences. He spent 34 years at IQVIA, where his work contributed to more than $1 billion in revenue. Founder Nihal Advani stays on as president and becomes chief product and technology officer. He keeps his board seat. QualSights' UseSights platform combines smart sensors, a consumer app, and AI analytics to measure how people use products in daily life. The company holds 14 patents and works with seven of the world's 10 largest consumer packaged goods companies. It plans to expand in consumer health and life sciences.

Access Newswire
Sep 18th, 2025
QualSights Launches UseSights: A Breakthrough Platform That Captures Real-World Product Usage As It Happens

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / September 18, 2025 / QualSights, an award-winning provider of consumer insights technology, yesterday announced the launch of UseSights, a subscription-based usage intelligence platform that finally bridges the knowledge gap between what products people buy and how they actually use them.

Business Wire
Dec 13th, 2023
QualSights Appoints Industry Veterans Tod Johnson and Karyn Schoenbart to Board of Directors

QualSights appoints industry veterans Tod Johnson and Karyn Schoenbart to Board of Directors.

QualSights
Nov 8th, 2023
QualSights Achieves Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Honor for Second Consecutive Year

Moreover, QualSights was deemed the #2 fastest growing Software & Services company in the Midwest.

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Oct 26th, 2023
QualSights Announces Chief Revenue Officer

QualSights, the fastest growing insights company in the United States, announced Amy Shulman has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer, bringing with her more than 30 years of marketing, strategy, and sales leadership experience to the QualSights team.

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