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Zappi

Market Research & Consumer Insights

Zappi enables marketers and insights teams to test advertising creative and product concepts rapidly and at scale, delivering predictive, benchmark-driven insights that reduce the risk of in-market failure.

Last updated Oct 22, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2012
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Connections
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At a glance

Employees
201-500
Funding
$170M
Revenue
$50M-$100M

About

A leading automated consumer insights platform for global brands and agencies, known for fast, scalable ad testing and innovation research with normative benchmarking.

Zappi is a market research and consumer insights technology company that enables brands, agencies, and market researchers to rapidly test advertising creative, product concepts, brand positioning, and innovation ideas at scale. The platform automates the research process — from survey design and panel recruitment to data analysis and reporting — dramatically reducing the time and cost of traditional market research. Zappi's core strength lies in its ability to deliver predictive, normative-benchmarked insights that help marketers make confident decisions about what to bring to market and how to communicate it. For advertising and marketing teams specifically, Zappi offers pre-launch ad testing tools that measure creative effectiveness across video, display, and other formats. Clients can test ads against category norms and competitive benchmarks, understand emotional response, and predict in-market performance before committing media spend. Major global brands including PepsiCo, Heineken, Unilever, and Mars use Zappi to inform creative strategy and reduce the risk of underperforming campaigns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Zappi has raised significant venture funding and has grown into one of the leading automated insights platforms in the market research space. The company competes with traditional research firms as well as newer agile research platforms, differentiating itself through its connected data model, AI-driven analysis, and a growing library of normative benchmarks built from millions of consumer responses.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Zappi Ad Testing

    Pre-launch advertising creative testing across video, display, and other formats, with emotional response measurement and in-market performance prediction.

  • Zappi Concept Testing

    Rapid evaluation of product and innovation concepts against category norms to identify winners before development investment.

  • Zappi Brand Tracking

    Continuous brand health monitoring to track awareness, perception, and equity over time.

  • Zappi Pack Testing

    Packaging design evaluation to optimize shelf impact and consumer appeal.

  • Zappi Innovation System

    End-to-end innovation research workflow connecting concept, product, and communication testing in a unified data environment.

  • Zappi AI Insights

    AI-powered analysis layer that surfaces key findings, patterns, and recommendations from research data automatically.

Key features

Automated survey design and panel recruitmentNormative benchmarking database across categories and marketsEmotional response and implicit measurement for adsAI-driven insight generation and reportingConnected data model linking creative, concept, and brand researchReal-time results and dashboardsGlobal panel access across 50+ markets

Use cases

Pre-launch advertising creative testing and optimizationProduct concept screening and developmentInnovation pipeline prioritizationPackaging design optimizationBrand health and equity trackingAgency creative validation for client pitchesCross-market campaign adaptation testing

Customer segments

Global CPG brandsFood and beverage companiesMedia and entertainment companiesAdvertising agenciesMarket research and insights teamsBrand and innovation managers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Cloud-based SaaS platformMachine learning and AI analyticsOnline panel integrationRESTful APIData visualization and dashboarding

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPAISO 27001

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2012 · Founded
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