Expected Parrot lets companies simulate their customers with AI agents to explore pricing, product, marketing, and communications scenarios at scale before spending on conventional research. Its open-source library (EDSL) and no-code web app let users design custom agent personas and run interviews and surveys using LLMs of their choice, with all results cached and reproducible. The same surveys can be sent to human respondents to validate findings in the same interface. Founded in 2024, the company is part of Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch and works with companies including Upwork.
Expected Parrot
ActiveSimulate your customers with AI agents
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2025
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
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Founded
2025
Cambridge, United States
Agent-ready
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AI agent simulation of customers for pricing, product, and messaging tests
Open-source EDSL library for designing surveys and interviews in code
No-code web app for non-technical users
Custom agent persona design for targeted scenarios
Choice of underlying LLMs for running surveys
Cached and reproducible results across runs
Same surveys can be sent to human respondents for validation
Unified interface for both AI and human survey runs
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- How does Expected Parrot simulate customers?
- It lets users design custom AI agent personas and run interviews and surveys using LLMs of their choice, producing cached, reproducible results.
- Can I validate findings with real people?
- Yes. The same surveys can be sent to human respondents in the same interface to validate AI-generated findings.
- Is there an open-source component?
- Yes, the EDSL library is open source, alongside a no-code web app for non-technical users.
- Who uses Expected Parrot?
- Founded in 2024 and part of Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch, it works with companies including Upwork.
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