Research Tools Radar for Dec 17th, 2025
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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.
If you like this stuff, you’ll love the next Demo Days in February: meet new solutions for synthetic data, AI agents, qualitative research and lots more.
And Charlie AI is our Lightning Demo of the week.
This is the last radar of the year, so Happy Holidays and see you in 2026.
Enjoy
Mike
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⚒️ Latest Tools
A selection of the newest tools in the Insight Platforms directory.
Cognify uses AI agents for predictive UX insights, synthetic usability testing and competitive UX benchmarking.
Causena is an AI-powered platform that turns qualitative data into causal insights, interactive maps, and actionable research narratives.
Squad is an AI product manager that analyses feedback and analytics to automate road mapping, prioritisation, and documentation.
BetaTesting provides tools for user and QA testing with ID-verified participants and extensive targeting options.
Contify is an AI-powered intelligence platform that delivers insights on markets, competitors, and key accounts.
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🎉 Product & Company News
A roundup of new features and major upgrades from research tools.
Text analytics platform Fathom introduces agentic research agent Fathomer to accelerate open-ended data analysis.
Fraud defense firm Rep Data expands fraud protection capabilities within Research Desk, its centralised DIY sampling platform.
Survey platform Alchemer unveils expanded AI capabilities in insights automation platform Alchemer Pulse.
Digital analytics software Amplitude launches automated insights for product analysis.
AI-moderated research platform Outset closes $30m in Series B funding.
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👾 Demo of the Week
Charlie™️ Lightning Demo: From Knowledge Management to AI Knowledge Empowerment™️
📖 Interesting Reads
Relevant technology, marketing and data articles from around the globe.
Business AI adoption flatlined in November at 45%. OpenAI shrinks while Anthropic and Gemini win new users.
Binge-watching late-night TV is affecting the stock market. Sleep-deprived investors are making hasty decisions.