When was Solsten founded?

Solsten was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Solsten located?

Solsten is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Solsten?

Joe Schaeppi of Solsten. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Solsten have?

As of Dec 09, 2025, the latest employee count at Solsten is 20.

Is Solsten a funded company?

Solsten is a funded company, having raised a total of $31M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 21, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Solsten?

Solsten's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Sep 24, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is MarketingTech. In United States, the MarketingTech sector has seen $3.14B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Solsten rank among its competitors?

Solsten ranks 26th amongst 1203 active competitors, of which 176 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Solsten, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Solsten?

Solsten's top competitors include User Testing, Qualtrics and Ai Palette. Among them, Solsten secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Solsten - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AI powered customer experience management platform. It allows businesses to personalize customer experience through psychometric assessments. The AI helps to understand the audience values, motivations, communication styles, and more. It leverages AI to assess the audience using psychological metrics to understand and predict the audience preferences. The platform provides recommendations to optimize user experiences. It streamlines product development using audience insights in real time.

Website: solsten.io
Email ID: *****@solsten.io

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

Manhattan Beach, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$31M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Sep 24, 2025, $*****

Investors

Konvoy Ventures & 13 more

Ranked

26^th among 1203 active competitors

Employee Count

20 as on Dec 09, 2025

Similar Companies

Ai Palette & 952 more

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Solsten is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
SOLSTEN, INC. CIN: 6807912 , United States, Active	Apr 10, 2018	-	-	-
Solsten GmbH CIN: F1103_HRB242532B , Germany, Active	May 27, 2022	-	-
12traits, Inc. CIN: HRB202942 , Germany, Active	Jan 16, 2019	-	-

Solsten has raised a total funding of $31M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 21, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Sep 24, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Solsten has 14 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Solsten:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 24, 2025	6112097	Series B	9138557	1543565	1283604	9689635
Aug 18, 2022	4346039	Series B	3921920	6948289	3858429	Nordic Venture Network & 9 more
Aug 21, 2021	6270103	Series A	1045266	3833406	Konvoy Ventures & 5 more	4487792

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The founders of Solsten are Bastian Bergmann and Joe Schaeppi. Joe Schaeppi is the CEO of Solsten.

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

Bastian Bergmann: Co-Founder & COO of Solsten.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Joe Schaeppi: Co-Founder & CEO of Solsten.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Solsten's employee count trend

Solsten has 20 employees as of Dec 25. Here is Solsten's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Solsten include User Testing, Qualtrics and Ai Palette. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Solsten, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	User Testing 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of platform for gathering and analyzing user experience feedback	$148M	Accel, Insight Partners & 15 others	81/100
2nd	Qualtrics 2002, Provo (United States), Acquired	Provider of experience management software facilitating customer, employee, and market research	$400M	Accel, Insight Partners & 11 others	78/100
3rd	Ai Palette 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired	AI-powered platform for CPG innovation, trend discovery, and product development	$12.7M	Exfinity Venture Partners, pi Ventures & 10 others	71/100
4th	dscout 2011, Chicago (United States), Series C	Provider of a platform for conducting and analyzing user experience research	$81M	Guidepost Growth Equity, Beringea & 3 others	69/100
5th	Faraday 2012, Burlington (United States), Series A	AI-based platform providing consumer insights to enterprises	$12M	Intercap, FreshTracks Capital & 6 others	69/100
6th	Black Swan Data 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online data analytics platform	$26.5M	Mitsui, Blackstone & 10 others	68/100
7th	Tavily 2024, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application programming interfaces for real-time web data retrieval	$25M	Alpha Wave Global, Insight Partners	67/100
8th	Vypr 2013, Manchester (United Kingdom), Series B	Provider of a platform for product and consumer intelligence solutions	$13.9M	YFM Equity Partners, ACF Investors & 28 others	66/100
9th	Cint 1998, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Market research platform	$26.4M	Prime Ventures, Cipio Partners & 2 others	66/100
10th	NielsenIQ 1923, Chicago (United States), Public	Provider of market measurement, consumer behavior insights, and brand analytics	-	-	66/100
26th	Solsten 2018, Manhattan Beach (United States), Series B	AI powered customer experience management platform	$31M	Dentsu Ventures, Konvoy Ventures & 12 others	59/100