Pratham Hombal
| Pratham Hombal | |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, software developer |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founder of Stratify |
Pratham Hombal is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Stratify, an artificial intelligence-powered user research platform. Stratify was part of the Y Combinator Spring 2025 (X25) batch and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
Career
Hombal co-founded Stratify alongside Siddhartha Javvaji.[2] The company develops AI agents designed to help businesses understand their customers' needs by automating the user research process. Stratify's platform uses agentic workflows to recruit research participants, conduct user interviews, analyze responses, and deliver actionable insights to product teams.[3]
The platform allows users to design interview guides, import existing questions, or use AI-generated interview flows tailored to specific research objectives. Stratify also supports the uploading of various content types — including websites, prototypes, images, videos, and ad copy — to capture user responses in real time, including screen and video recordings of participant engagement. The company positions its product as a tool that reduces the time required for user research from weeks to hours.[4]
Stratify operates in the business-to-business space and is categorized within the design, consumer products, AI, and conversational AI sectors according to its Y Combinator profile.[5]
Hombal announced the launch of Stratify in May 2025, describing it as "revolutionizing the landscape of user research, one interview at a time."[6] The launch was covered by The American Bazaar, which described Stratify as an AI-powered platform that automates user research for product teams.[7]
References
- ↑ "Stratify – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "New AI tool Stratify automates user research for product teams". 'The American Bazaar}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Stratify – AI-powered user research on autopilot". 'Stratify}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Stratify – AI-powered user research on autopilot". 'Stratify}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Stratify – Y Combinator". 'Y Combinator}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Pratham Hombal LinkedIn post on Stratify launch". 'LinkedIn}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "New AI tool Stratify automates user research for product teams". 'The American Bazaar}'. Retrieved 2026-03-19.