Research Tools Radar for Apr 8th, 2026
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Hi there,
Welcome to your weekly dose of research tech updates from Insight Platforms: new companies and tools; product and feature launches; and interesting reads to inspire you.
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And our Lightning Demo of the week is from Scalafai: the AI-native insights platform.
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⚒️ Latest Tools
A selection of the newest tools in the Insight Platforms directory.
Objective Platform is a marketing measurement and analytics platform that supports multi‑channel media optimisation and attribution.
Responsly is an automated survey and feedback platform that helps teams automate research with a modern AI-powered stack.
Branding 5 is an AI-powered competitor analysis tool that evaluates SEO, messaging, pricing, and digital strategies.
NotedSource is an AI‑driven research and collaboration platform connecting organisations with academic and industry experts for R&D.
Cookieless Analytics provides privacy-first, cookie-free analytics that deliver insights on website performance and campaigns.
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🎉 Product & Company News
A roundup of new features and major upgrades from research tools.
Dynata integrates its Audience Activation product into the company’s political polling capabilities.
End-to-end insights platform Suzy launches as an AI decision engine.
HarrisQuest launches voice-enabled AI analyst Lou.
AI-powered research platform Listen Labs introduces Listen MCP, integrating Claude, Notion, ChatGPT, and more into its research library.
Voice AI platform Miravoice raises $6.3m in seed round.
Survey research firm Verasight launches free AI survey programming tool Doc2Survey.
Predictive consumer intelligence company Resonate announces Resonate Ignition, a purpose-built program with AI-driven workflows, first-party data solutions, and audience products.
NIQ launches AI-powered conversational interface Ask Arthur Chat.
Ad measurement platform DISQO partners with Comcast to measure TV and streaming campaigns.
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👾 Demo of the Week
Scalafai Lightning Demo: End to End Research in One, Modular Platform
📖 Interesting Reads
Relevant technology, marketing and data articles from around the globe.
What is the actual prevalence of AI agents in online surveys? This paper suggests the variability of human responses is a bigger issue right now.
Did your LLM ever get emotional on you? Here’s how models generate emotion concepts and influence responses.
Is that AI thing agentic … or just agentish? This article from Forrester explores the gradual transition from If This Then That automations to genuinely autonomous agents.