New York-based Qualitate, an AI-powered primary research platform, raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors IA Ventures and Crew Capital. The company announced the investment on October 20, 2026.
Founded by Sagar Kadakia, who serves as CEO, Qualitate develops technology that helps enterprises and investment firms gather, analyse and continuously update insights from industry experts and business buyers. Its platform automates primary research through AI-conducted interviews, converting expert conversations into structured, searchable information that organisations can use for market analysis and strategic decisions.
Qualitate’s AI Interviewer conducts expert discussions and combines the findings with existing research to identify market developments, customer preferences and competitive trends. The platform supports research workflows for corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, credit investors and venture capital firms. Customers can access research through Qualitate’s application or integrate it into other systems using APIs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The company said its annualised revenue run-rate increased more than tenfold during 2026, while its platform completed over one million minutes of AI-moderated expert interviews. Its disclosed customers include UiPath, Collibra, Alteryx, Commvault, Alger, Stone Point Capital and Squarepoint.
Qualitate previously announced a $7 million seed funding round on April 21, 2026, led by IA Ventures and Crew Capital. The earlier financing supported the development and commercialisation of its AI-based research platform.
The new Series A capital will support the expansion of Qualitate’s expert network across industries and geographies, further development of its AI Interviewer and research agents, and additional capabilities for customers to incorporate proprietary data, expert panels and third-party research into the platform.
