Motives
PrivateLast Round
Pre Seed
Sep 1, 2025
Est. Valuation
$2.85B
Total Funding Raised
$565.5M
Momentum
Top 50%
of companies Caplight tracks
Company Overview
Motives is a business/productivity software company that provides an AI-powered qualitative research platform for consumer brands to conduct automated video interviews and generate actionable insights.
Sector
Enterprise Software
Verticals
NLP & Conversational AI, Marketing, Customer Experience, Workflow Automation
Business Model
B2B
Customer Profile
Usage-Based SaaS, Subscription SaaS
AI Layer
Application
Keywords
Historical Pricing
Historical view of private secondary pricing and transaction trends.
Motives Comps
Public and private peers based on sector, stage, and business model.
| Company | Status | Est. Valuation | Rev Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Private | $86.0B | ~40x |
| Cohere | Private | $5.0B | -- |
| Competitor 1 | Public | $XX.XB | XXx |
| Competitor 2 | Public | $XX.XB | XXx |
Motives Funding Rounds
Historical fundraising activity
| Round | Date | Amount Raised | Valuation | Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Seed | Sep 1, 2025 | ||||
| VC Round | Jul 30, 2025 | ||||
| Series F | May 25, 2022 | ||||
| Series E | Jun 17, 2021 | ||||
| Series D | Apr 23, 2019 | ||||
Series C | Mar 20, 2018 |
Motives Investors
Notable investors and investment history
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| AllianceBernstein | VC Round |
| Greenoaks Capital Partners | Series E |
| GV | Series D, Series B, Series C, Series A |
| Failup Ventures | Pre Seed |
| Oxonian Ventures | Pre Seed |
| Scale Venture Partners | Series D, Series E, Series C, Series B |
| Y Combinator | Pre Seed |
Market signals
Structured signals derived from secondary market and firmographic data.
- Apr 20, 2026
Monthly visitors increased 88% MoM, reaching 9.9K.
- Mar 30, 2026
Added PZ Cussons PLC as a new customer.
Motives Filings
SEC and related filings with document metadata.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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