SketchMate raises $12M seed to build AI UX research assistant for remote teams

Design · 4 min read

SketchMate raised $12 million in seed funding to develop an AI-driven UX research assistant that automates note-taking, identifies behavioral patterns in session recordings, and drafts recommendations and personas. The product plugs into popular testing and analytics platforms to aggregate qualitative and quantitative signals.

Founders say SketchMate can generate prioritized lists of usability issues, recommended A/B tests, and templated research reports tailored to different stakeholders. The assistant also maps user journeys and flags critical micro-interactions that elongate task completion time.

The funding will be used to scale model training on de-identified session data, add integrations with remote lab platforms, and build features for research ops such as consent workflows and anonymization. SketchMate plans an open beta for enterprise customers in Q4.