Prelaunch

Prelaunch.com envisions a future where product innovation is guided by precise, data-driven insights rather than guesswork, transforming how creators bring new concepts to market. By harnessing real customer purchase intent, we empower innovators to validate and refine their ideas with unprecedented accuracy before making significant investments.

We build a technology-enabled platform that simulates authentic market behavior, allowing creators to understand pricing, messaging, and audience demand in depth. Our commitment to privacy and expert support reflects our dedication to making market research both rigorous and accessible, enabling confident, impactful product launches.

Through innovation and strategic insight, Prelaunch.com is redefining product validation, reducing risk, and helping build successful brands that resonate with real customers in fast-evolving consumer markets.

We'll be honest — when we first heard about Prelaunch.com, we were skeptical. Another market research platform promising to predict product success? We've seen plenty of those crash and burn. But after digging into what they're actually doing, we found ourselves genuinely impressed by their approach to product validation.

What caught our attention wasn't just another survey tool or focus group platform. Prelaunch has built something much more clever: they simulate real e-commerce experiences to measure actual purchase intent. Instead of asking people "would you buy this?", they create realistic product pages and see who's willing to put their money where their mouth is.

The Real Purchase Intent Twist

Here's where Prelaunch gets interesting. They've assembled a community of over 1 million "ready-to-buy" customers who participate in these validation tests. When someone tests a product concept, these aren't hypothetical scenarios — people go through actual purchase flows, right up to the payment step.

The psychology behind this is brilliant. There's a massive difference between saying "yeah, I'd probably buy that" in a survey and actually clicking "add to cart" and entering your payment details. Prelaunch claims over 90% accuracy with this method, and frankly, that makes sense to us.

Built for Hardware Creators

We particularly like how Prelaunch has focused on consumer hardware and physical products. This isn't just another SaaS validation tool trying to be everything to everyone. They understand the unique challenges of hardware launches — the massive upfront costs, long development cycles, and the absolute nightmare of discovering your product doesn't have a market after you've already tooled up for manufacturing.

Their client focus spans wearables, wellness products, home goods, and packaged items. These are exactly the categories where getting validation wrong can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions in wasted inventory and development costs.

The Service That Impressed Us

What really won us over is their dual approach. You can use their DIY platform if you're hands-on and budget-conscious, or go with their full concierge service if you want expert guidance. We love seeing companies that don't force you into a one-size-fits-all solution.

The concierge option includes NDA protections and confidential testing — crucial details when you're dealing with unreleased products. Too many validation platforms treat intellectual property protection as an afterthought, but Prelaunch seems to understand that stealth mode matters for hardware innovators.

With $1.5 million in recent funding from solid investors like Alchemist Accelerator and Formula Ventures, they're clearly resonating with people who understand the validation space. For hardware creators tired of expensive product flops, Prelaunch offers something genuinely different: real customer behavior data before you commit to the big spend.