Outset
formerly Parnassus LabsAI-powered user interviews
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2022 · $17.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2022
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- outset.ai
- Total Funding
- $17.0M
- Last Round
- Series BDec 2025
- Rounds
- 3
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About
Outset offers AI-powered user interviews to conduct qualitative research. Traditional surveys are fast but lack depth while live interviews produce high quality data but are slow and expensive. Outset uses LLMs to lead interviews and synthesize results so researchers get high quality data 100 times faster.
Summary
Outset is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2022. It has raised $17.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a Series B round in Dec 2025. Investors include Y Combinator, Radical Ventures and 8VC.
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Funding History
Dec 2025
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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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