Conveo funding news – Antwerp-based Conveo Secures €4.9 Million in Seed Funding

Yet, most brands still rely on research methods that can't keep up. Traditional qualitative research is slow, costly, and often leads to companies not doing any research at all. This leaves companies making decisions with incomplete knowledge, leading to missed opportunities and expensive mistakes.

That's where Conveo comes in. Already trusted by industry leaders like Procter & Gamble, Google, Unilever, and others, Conveo’s multimodal AI video interviewer enables companies to conduct hundreds of in-depth customer interviews overnight, in any language, and at a fraction of the cost.

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By automating the entire research process—from project set-up to AI-driven interviewing and instant analysis—Conveo delivers real-time insights 100x faster than conventional methods, often spotting connections humans would overlook.

From living the Problem to Building the Solution

At his previous scale-up, CEO and Co-founder Dieter De Mesmaeker saw how businesses made high-stakes decisions with insufficient research—leading to costly mistakes and missed opportunities. Meanwhile, at McKinsey, Co-founder Hendrik Van Hove experienced firsthand how traditional research was slow, manual, and expensive, making it difficult to gather insights at scale.

As Hendrik puts it: "I've seen the value of great research at McKinsey doing hundreds of interviews and countless surveys myself. But with the scheduling, note taking, and long nights analyzing, it was extremely painful to do. That’s why companies don’t do nearly enough research. We've all seen it. Companies losing billions making the wrong investments or missing out on great opportunities."

Seeing how AI could finally bring change, they teamed up to build the Qualtrics of qualitative research.

Dieter De Mesmaeker, Co-Founder and CEO of Conveo said, "We can’t imagine anyone doing it the old way 2 years from now. And our customers agree. 90% of the time in qualitative research is spent on activities that can be automated so researchers can spend time on actually creating value from these insights. As AI capabilities rapidly progress, we see Conveo becoming an AI research ‘employee’ within organizations," "With perfect recall, Conveo can instantly surface previous research, integrate third-party data, or launch new research in real time. Organizations will face far fewer barriers to gathering insights, driving better decisions, products, and services."

A powerful product, a new research method

The research efforts at Conveo are led by Niels Schillewaert, PhD, Founder of the global insights agency Human8 and Professor of Marketing at the Vlerick Business School.

Dieter De Mesmaeker said, "Our product’s strength comes from our team. We combine decades-long research and strategic experience with deep technical expertise. Most of our competitors are only strong in one of the two areas whereas both are critical."

Pieter Van Paemel, Senior Insights Manager, Edgard & Cooper said, "We don’t see Conveo as a replacement for face-to-face interviews but as a new research method combining the best of qualitative and quantitative approaches. We can now execute projects that were previously impossible. Combining quantitative data with hearing customers in their own words is super powerful to align our teams."

What's Next?

With this funding, Conveo is expanding its team across engineering and business development, with a focus on further scaling in the U.S. and Europe. In addition to hiring top talent, Conveo will further build out its AI coworker to deliver more value to its customers. This is only the beginning.

About Conveo

Founded in 2024 and backed by Y Combinator, Conveo is revolutionizing customer research with AI-led video interviews. By eliminating cost and time barriers, Conveo enables companies to understand their customers better, faster, and at scale. Leading brands like Unilever, Orange, Sanofi, and Google trust Conveo to provide deep insights that drive smarter decisions.