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The AI-native OS for market research & insight professionals.

Run research end to end.
Not just the study.

PulseLake gives researchers one operating system to frame questions, conduct human or AI-native research, deploy agents, analyze evidence, preserve institutional knowledge, automate workflows and deliver decision-ready outputs.

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PulseLake OSResearch operation · live.
6 agents active
01 · Frame.

Research Design

Business question, hypotheses, methods, audiences and instruments.

Research Designer AgentDrafting concept-test design.
02 · Research

Create Evidence.

Human, AI-led, synthetic and simulated research in one environment.

Interview Agent24 sessions in progress.
03 · Analyze

Understand

Quant, qual, deterministic calculations and AI-assisted synthesis.

Qual AnalystCoding 438 excerpts.
04 · Know

Institutional Memory.

Study context, deep research, cross-study search and knowledge graph.

Deep Research AgentReviewing 17 related studies.
05 · Deliver

Client Experience.

Dashboards, reports, presentations, portals and research Q&A.

Report AgentBuilding executive readout.
06 · Act

Operationalize

Workflows, monitoring, scheduled updates and downstream action.

Workflow AgentWaiting for approval.
FrameResearchAnalyzeKnowDeliver.Act
Agents move across the operation. Context stays with the work. Agents · Context · Automation · Governance · Marketplace.
What you pay for

Expert support is included in everything you pay.

Software is getting cheaper, so what you’re really paying for is the expertise. It’s included in every subscription and every bill.

The research engine inside the OS.

Every way researchers create evidence.

Traditional research remains essential. PulseLake extends it with AI-led interviewing, synthetic research and simulation — while keeping every method inside one governed study context. Four research modes follow: traditional research, AI-led interviews, synthetic research and simulation.

Human research.

Run rigorous research without losing the context around it.

Design the study, recruit participants, collect evidence, analyze the results and deliver outputs while keeping the objective, methodology, evidence and decisions tied to the same study.

Result: observed research becomes reusable institutional knowledge instead of another isolated project.

Running maturity assessments? See how PulseLake scores, benchmarks and reuses them →

  1. 01.

    Frame

    Capture the decision, hypotheses, research objectives and audience.

    Study context
  2. 02

    Design

    Use reusable questionnaires, assessments, advanced methods and templates.

    Research design
  3. 03

    Collect

    Use panels, owned audiences, qual and multimodal evidence.

    Observed evidence
  4. 04

    Analyze & deliver.

    Quant, qual, NL analysis, dashboards, reports and client outputs.

    Decision output
AI-mediated research

Let AI conduct the interview. Keep the human evidence.

Use conversational or avatar-based interviewers that follow the protocol, probe adaptively and turn every conversation into structured research evidence.

Result: qualitative depth at scale without confusing the interviewer with the evidence source.
  1. 01

    Define protocol

    Set research topics, required questions, rules and guardrails.

    Interview design
  2. 02

    Conduct

    AI or avatar interviews real participants conversationally.

    Human evidence
  3. 03

    Structure

    Transcripts, question paths, themes and metadata become analysis-ready.

    Structured qual
  4. 04

    Integrate

    Evidence becomes part of the same study context as every other method.

    Unified context
Synthetic research

Explore quickly without pretending generated evidence is observed evidence.

Build explicit synthetic personas and populations to test instruments, explore concepts, compare scenarios and identify what deserves real-world validation.

Result: faster exploration with clear provenance and a direct path into human validation.
  1. 01

    Define population

    Specify characteristics, assumptions, constraints and intended research use.

    Population model
  2. 02

    Generate

    Create versioned synthetic personas or respondent populations.

    Synthetic cohort
  3. 03

    Test

    Run concepts, instruments, messages or hypotheses against the cohort.

    Generated evidence
  4. 04

    Validate

    Move the most important questions into human research when needed.

    Validation plan
Simulation

Move from “what do people say?” to “what could happen if…?”

Use existing evidence, explicit assumptions, agent interactions and scenario models to explore alternative futures and identify what should be tested next.

Result: research becomes a learning loop from observed evidence → modeled possibility → new validation.
  1. 01

    Ground

    Bring prior studies and current research context into the model.

    Evidence baseline
  2. 02

    Define scenario.

    Set assumptions, actors, changed conditions and constraints.

    Scenario model
  3. 03

    Run & compare.

    Simulate possible outcomes across alternative conditions or agents.

    Simulated outcome
  4. 04

    Feed the next study.

    Turn uncertainty into targeted hypotheses for further research.

    Learning loop
Most tools help you run a study.
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PulseLake runs the research system around it.
Why call it an OS?

Because the work starts before fieldwork — and continues long after it.

PulseLake connects the execution layer, the intelligence layer and the delivery layer. Research methods are part of the system, not the whole system. Three layers carry the work: run research, understand everything you know, and turn insight into something people use.

Work · 6 capabilities

Run research.

  • Study design & templates
  • Human panels & owned audiences.
  • AI / avatar interviewing
  • Synthetic research.
  • Simulation
  • Assessments & advanced methods.
Intelligence · 6 capabilities

Understand everything you know.

  • Persistent study context
  • Research knowledge graph.
  • Cross-study search & deep research.
  • Natural language → insight
  • Evidence provenance.
  • Research agents
Delivery · 6 capabilities.

Turn insight into something people use.

  • Dashboards & interactive analysis
  • Automated PowerPoint & reporting.
  • Client workspaces & portals
  • Research Q&A experiences.
  • Scheduled monitoring
  • Downstream workflows & actions.
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System layerAI Agents.

Deploy specialized agents for design, interviewing, analysis, deep research, reporting and client Q&A.

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System layerWorkflow Automation.

Connect approvals, QA, recurring studies, reporting, notifications and downstream actions into repeatable flows.

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System layerMarketplace

Package studies, methods, agents, dashboards and simulations into reusable launchable solutions.

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System layerOntology

Keep research concepts, entities, measures and relationships structured so intelligence can accumulate cleanly.

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System layerGovernance

Control access, methods, review steps and usage so research remains trustworthy and enterprise-ready.

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System layerLineage

Trace every answer back to its questions, evidence, transformations, calculations and study context.

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System layerReusable IP.

Turn your best methods, assessments, templates, workflows and models into scalable assets.

Research intelligence

Ask everything your research organization knows.

PulseLake combines study memory, cross-study search, deep research, a knowledge graph and deterministic analysis so users can reason across the entire research estate. Five capabilities work together: study memory, cross-study search, deep research, a knowledge graph and deterministic analysis.

Deep ResearchCalculation ModeCross-study.
“What have we learned about onboarding friction among enterprise customers over the last three years?”
Deep Research AgentRepeated setup complexity appears across 17 related studies.

Evidence spans surveys, AI interviews, prior client work and two scenario models. PulseLake synthesizes the answer while retaining citations and evidence type.

17 studies412 verbatims3 survey programs.2 simulations
“What percentage of Canadian SMB respondents selected price as the #1 barrier?”
Calculation Mode40.2%

Population and filters are resolved from the question; the result is computed against study data rather than generated by the LLM.

Base: 107Price barrier: 43.Calculated
Research memory that compounds.
Completed studies
Enterprise OnboardingSurvey + AI interviews.
Pricing & PackagingConjoint + qual.
Brand Tracker Q3Recurring quantitative program.
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PulseLake Research Memory
Studies become reusable context.

Findings, concepts, audiences, measures and decisions are retained so future research can start from what is already known.

Implementation friction5 studies
Enterprise segment.12 studies
Price sensitivity7 studies.
Adoption9 studies
Connected findings.1,289 ↗
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Future question.
“What have we learned about onboarding friction for enterprise customers?”
PulseLake pulls the relevant prior evidence into the answer.
The user sees the synthesis together with the underlying studies and evidence types.
Onboarding studyQ3 tracker14 interviews.Simulation
Agent workforce

Give every researcher an AI team.

Agents work across the operating system. Researchers retain the judgment, approvals and client accountability that require human expertise. Four agents are shown here: Research Designer, Qual Analyst, Deep Researcher and Report Builder.

Marketplace + reusable IP.

Reuse what works. Scale what makes you different.

PulseLake lets teams publish proven research assets into reusable team or client experiences — so methodology, automation and intellectual property do not need to be rebuilt for every engagement. Six kinds of asset can be published: studies and assessments, agents and tools, dashboards and reporting, workflows, methods and frameworks, and ontology and knowledge.

For research firms and consultancies, the same reusable assets can also be packaged into client-facing solutions — helping productize proprietary IP without making commercialization the only reason the marketplace exists.
Research delivery

Turn findings into an ongoing intelligence experience.

The point is simple: PulseLake does not stop after analysis. Approved findings can become dashboards, automated presentations, client workspaces, AI Q&A, scheduled monitoring and downstream actions — without rebuilding the research context each time.

01 · ResearchApproved findings.

Evidence, analysis and conclusions are reviewed and finalized.

02 · PackageDashboard + PPT.

The same research becomes interactive and presentation-ready outputs.

03 · PublishClient workspace.

Clients access a persistent branded environment instead of a one-time attachment.

04 · AskAI Q&A.

Users ask questions against the approved study context and underlying evidence.

05 · ContinueMonitor + act.

Schedule updates, trigger workflows and keep the insight alive after delivery.

One study. Multiple living outputs.Same approved context underneath
Executive readout.Automated PowerPoint generated
Interactive analysis.Dashboard published to client workspace.
Ongoing programNext-wave tracker scheduled.
Client: “What changed in enterprise onboarding this quarter?”
PulseLake answers from the approved research context, cites the supporting evidence and can surface the relevant dashboard or prior study.
Then → alert team · update client · trigger next workflow.
Common questions

Questions about PulseLake, answered.

Short, direct answers from the full FAQ. Planning a survey? Try the free sample size and significance calculators.

What is PulseLake?

PulseLake is an AI-native operating system for market research and insight professionals. It gives researchers one system to frame questions, conduct human or AI-native research, deploy agents, analyze evidence, preserve institutional knowledge, automate workflows and deliver decision-ready outputs.

Who is PulseLake for?

PulseLake is built for internal insights teams, market research firms and consulting practices: the people who design studies, generate evidence and turn it into decisions for their organizations or their clients.

How is PulseLake different from a survey or research tool?

Most research tools help run a single study. PulseLake runs the research system around it: an execution layer for running research, an intelligence layer for understanding everything the organization knows, and a delivery layer for turning insight into something people use, all sharing one persistent study context.

What kinds of research can you run in PulseLake?

PulseLake supports four research modes. Traditional research covers surveys, qualitative research, assessments, panels and advanced methods. AI-led interviews run conversations with real participants. Synthetic research uses explicit, versioned personas and populations. Simulation explores scenarios grounded in prior evidence and explicit assumptions.

PulseLake · Research Intelligence OS.

Conduct the research. Deploy the agents. Preserve the knowledge. Run the operation.

PulseLake turns a fragmented research stack into one AI-native operating system for researchers, insights teams and research firms. Three audiences are served: researchers, insights teams and research firms.