Research Tools Radar for May 13th, 2026
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Hi there,
Welcome to your weekly dose of research tech updates from Insight Platforms: new companies and tools; product and feature launches; and interesting reads to inspire you.
Tomorrow, May 14th: learn how research agents support decision-making in this expert webinar with Voxpopme.
And our Lightning Demo of the week is SYMAR, the synthetic research platform.
Enjoy
Mike
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⚒️ Latest Tools
A selection of the newest tools in the Insight Platforms directory.
Citrus Analytics is a platform that transforms raw survey data into statistical analysis, insights, and visualised reports using AI.
Deckr gives you survey data to a client-ready PowerPoint in 2 minutes. Cut deck production time by 95%. Built for research agencies.
Voxpopme Compass is an AI research agent that searches studies, transcripts, videos, and data, builds projects from briefs, and generates structured reports.
Istari.ai provides research-grade market intelligence from open web data, developed with Harvard and Fraunhofer.
Omniscient is an AI-powered decision intelligence platform that helps organisations monitor risk, reputation, and market signals in real time.
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🎉 Product & Company News
A roundup of new features and major upgrades from research tools.
Agile consumer insights platform aytm launches Lighthouse Academy and debuts the ‘Learning Pal’.
Human understanding company Okay Human adds new behaviour-triggered research capabilities.
The Harris Poll introduces ‘AI-Ready Research Packet’ to turn raw data files into AI-ready intelligence.
Data viz company Tableau unveils Agentic Analytics Platform.
Web data extraction platform Octoparse makes MCP accessible for users.
User feedback software Userback launches AI-powered feedback analysis ‘Userback Insights’.
Brand love measurement platform BERA.ai rolls out Brand-to-Business™ AI Agent.
Global insight network GLG relaunches myGLG, the company’s client platform.
NIQ announces AI-enabled revenue growth management platform ‘Price & Promo Optimizer’.
Insights consultancy Burke and AI-driven brand analytics platform BrandRank.AI announce strategic partnership.
Mintel brings Dragonfly AI’s neuroscience-backed analytics into Mintel GNPD.
Teads partners with global attention technology company Lumen Research.
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👾 Demo of the Week
SYMAR Lightning Demo: From ideas to insights in 15 minutes: Synthetic Focus Groups in Action
📖 Interesting Reads
Relevant technology, marketing and data articles from around the globe.
ResTech firms make up about 20% of the 2026 UK MarTech 50.
This paper is a strong case for AI‑led voice interviews that match human face‑to‑face quality.