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Motives

Pre-SeedFunding signal
motives.ai/B2BLondon, England, United Kingdom
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Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 6:16 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Jun 2025). Investors: Y Combinator.
  • •Named backers in indexed sources: Y Combinator.
  • •Product/news: 1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings

What would change this read

  • →Open roles appearing would signal burn capacity and growth intent.

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Motives Qual research that moves at the speed of your decisions.

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Jun 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Quick read

  • •Motives Qual research that moves at the speed of your decisions.
  • •Reported angle: Motives Blog

Key signals

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Jun 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Product / news

1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Motives Qual research that moves at the speed of your decisions.
  • •Reported angle: Motives Blog

Recent movers

  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — motives | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · motives.ai — Motives Blog
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — motives | Y Combinator
  • •May 20, 2026 · motives.ai — Motives Blog
  • •Y Combinator

Suggested next steps

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  • ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: low

motives | Y Combinator

YC S25; AI-run qualitative research and consumer interviews in 24–48 hours.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026

Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
52Activity 92/100Strong public activity signal
7D-2 (-3.7%)
30D+11 (+26.8%)
Needs Review

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • githubok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM
  • socialok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM

    Motives:reddit_credentials_not_configured

  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM
  • public_page:blogok
    Last checked Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM
  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:48 AM
  • public_page:_blogok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:48 AM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Mon, May 11, 04:48 AM

Signal timeline

8 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Code
Press
Social
Other
May 16, 2025Dec 16, 2025Jul 18, 2026
Funding (1)Code (1)Press (2)Social (1)Other (3)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
8
Latest evidence
Thu, Jul 2, 03:24 PM

Source types found

blogcompany_sitefunding_articlegithubotherpresssocial

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • motives | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM · confidence 88%high quality

  • Motives Blog

    Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM · confidence 85%high quality

  • Motives for the September 11 attacks

    wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM · confidence 50%medium quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 8 event(s)

1
Thu, Jul 2, 03:24 PM · blog · 90% · publichigh qualityMotives Blog

Source: Blog

Discover the Motives blog: your hub for insights on AI-driven qualitative research, industry trends, case studies, product updates, and tips for scaling research with ease.

Source ↗
2
Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualitymotives | Y Combinator

YC S25; AI-run qualitative research and consumer interviews in 24–48 hours.

Source ↗
3
Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM · press · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityMotives Blog

Product and customer stories.

Source ↗
4
Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityMotives

Qual research that moves at the speed of your decisions.

Source ↗
5
Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM · github · 55% · publicmedium qualitymotives

Source: npm_registry

Storytelling and mindmapping tool

Source ↗
6
Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM · social · 48% · publicmedium qualityClaude can miss the motives of politicians

Source: hackernews

Source ↗
7
Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM · other · 50% · publicmedium qualityMotives for the September 11 attacks

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗
8
Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM · other · 50% · publiclow qualityMotive

Source: wikipedia

Source ↗

Official / company site

1 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

company_site·Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Motives

Qual research that moves at the speed of your decisions.

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

3 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

press·Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Motives Blog

Product and customer stories.

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM·Confidence 50%medium qualitypublic
Motives for the September 11 attacks

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗
other·Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM·Confidence 50%low qualitypublic
Motive

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:16 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
motives | Y Combinator

YC S25; AI-run qualitative research and consumer interviews in 24–48 hours.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

GitHub

1 row(s)

Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.

github·Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM·Confidence 55%medium qualitypublic
motives

Storytelling and mindmapping tool

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗

Social

1 row(s)

Social presence and mentions. A soft signal — useful for gauging attention and launch reception, not a substitute for verified traction.

social·Mon, Jun 29, 01:39 AM·Confidence 48%medium qualitypublic
Claude can miss the motives of politicians

Why it matters: Attention signal — social mention or presence; soft signal of market interest.

Open source ↗

Blog

1 row(s)

Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.

blog·Thu, Jul 2, 03:24 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Motives Blog

Discover the Motives blog: your hub for insights on AI-driven qualitative research, industry trends, case studies, product updates, and tips for scaling research with ease.

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗

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