Auxos creates AI customer clones for market research, building digital replicas of real customers from interviews and behavioral data. Marketing, product, and research teams use the platform to test hypotheses at scale and validate decisions on pricing, ad creative, and website design in minutes rather than weeks. The company is part of Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch.
Auxos
ActiveAI customer clones for market research
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
—
Founded
2026
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
—
AI customer clones built from real customer data
Clones derived from interviews and behavioral data
Market research at scale without recruiting live panels
Hypothesis testing across simulated customers
Pricing validation in minutes
Ad creative testing
Website and design decision testing
Use by marketing, product, and research teams
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
- Backers1
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What is Auxos?
- Auxos builds AI customer clones from interviews and behavioral data so teams can run market research at scale.
- What can you test with Auxos?
- Teams can validate pricing, ad creative, and website or design decisions in minutes.
- Who uses Auxos?
- Marketing, product, and research teams use it to test hypotheses at scale.
- Are the clones real customers?
- No. They are AI replicas built from real customer interviews and behavioral data, intended to approximate customer responses for faster research.
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