When was Instantly founded?

Instantly was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Instantly located?

Instantly is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

How many employees does Instantly have?

As of Dec 31, 2015, the latest employee count at Instantly is 118.

Is Instantly a funded company?

Instantly is a funded company, having raised a total of $35.3M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on May 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Instantly?

Instantly's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Jul 10, 2013, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is MarketingTech. In United States, the MarketingTech sector has seen $655M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Instantly rank among its competitors?

Instantly ranks 45th amongst 630 active competitors, of which 108 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was WEVO, which secured an undisclosed amount in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Instantly?

Instantly's top competitors include Faraday, Earnest Analytics and Ai Palette. Among them, WEVO secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Instantly - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Consumer insights platform for researchers and marketers. It allows users to collect and analyze data to identify unwanted requests such as attacks, theft, fraud, and various malicious acts. It offers a survey builder platform to create and manage surveys.

Website: instant.ly
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Email ID: *****@instant.ly

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$35.3M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Jul 10, 2013, $*****

Investors

OpenView & 3 more

Ranked

45^th among 630 active competitors

Employee Count

118 as on Dec 31, 2015

Investment & Acquisitions

Dms-research.com

Similar Companies

Faraday & 782 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Survey Sampling international (Jan 27, 2016)

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Instantly is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
UNITED SAMPLE, INC. CIN: 262246756 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	118 (As on Dec 31, 2015)	-

Instantly got acquired by Survey Sampling international on Jan 27, 2016.

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Instantly has raised a total funding of $35.3M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Jul 10, 2013 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Instantly has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Instantly:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 10, 2013	3635414	Series D	9468104	2051487	2391307	1785090
Apr 18, 2012	7589503	Series C	6678306	2129658	2973314	6790965
Jun 22, 2010	9550087	Series C	5470395	9874538	3814252	OpenView & 2 more

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The founders of Instantly is Matt Dusig.

Here are the details of Instantly's key team members:

Matt Dusig: Former Co-Founder & CEO of Instantly.

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Instantly's employee count trend

Instantly has 118 employees as of Dec 15. Here is Instantly's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Instantly include Faraday, Earnest Analytics and Ai Palette. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Instantly, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Faraday 2012, Burlington (United States), Series A	AI-based platform providing consumer insights to enterprises	$12M	Intercap, FreshTracks Capital & 5 others	70/100
2nd	Earnest Analytics 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online market research platform for consumer intelligence data	$33.5M	Pivot Investment Partners, Greycroft & 5 others	69/100
3rd	Ai Palette 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired	AI-powered platform for CPG innovation, trend discovery, and product development	$12.7M	pi Ventures, Decacorn Capital & 10 others	69/100
4th	Intent 2010, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of customer artificial intelligence platform generating insights from behavioural data	$16.3M	Oxford Capital & 22 others	67/100
5th	WEVO 2017, Boston (United States), Series B	AI based user feedback analytics platform	$17.8M	Accenture, Cervin & 5 others	66/100
6th	unitQ 2018, San Mateo (United States), Series B	Cloud and AI based user feedback analytics platform	$41M	Accel, Gradient Ventures & 6 others	65/100
7th	Cint 1998, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Market research platform	$26.4M	Prime Ventures, Creandum & 2 others	64/100
8th	QualSights 2017, Chicago (United States), Series A	AI based visual qualitative research tool to generate consumer insights	$7.73M	500 Global, 4490 Ventures & 6 others	64/100
9th	Affinity Solutions 2005, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of consumer purchase insights and card-linked engagement solutions	$68.5M	Structural Capital	64/100
10th	ABEJA 2012, Minato City (Japan), Public	Provider of digital platforms, AI solutions, and DX support services	$45.5M	Ntt Docomo Ventures, Google & 19 others	63/100
45th	Instantly 2008, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Consumer insights platform for researchers and marketers	$35.3M	OpenView, Draper Frontier & 2 others	49/100