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Pogo releases an AI video interview platform that blocks consumer survey fraud by verifying participant purchase histories first

It leverages transaction data from 3 million US consumers.

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Dom Wong@domwong

The dirty secret about consumer research? It’s overrun by fraud.

Survey bots. People lying to qualify for interviews.

Today, Pogo is launching the world’s only AI researcher that lets brands talk to verified buyers of any product - at scale, in hours.

Backed by $32M to date.

For 6 years, we’ve built the consumer network that makes research with real, verified buyers possible:

• 3M+ opted-in U.S. consumers • Visibility into 1 in every 150 U.S. shopping trips • $470B in observed transactions • Ranked #1 Loyalty App in the U.S. by Newsweek, two years running

Watch the full story 👇

7:30 AM · Jun 9, 2026 · 1M Views
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Positive users hail Pogo's AI Researcher for delivering quick verified-buyer insights based on real proof instead of guesses, while a few call the tool a fake AI scam.

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litquidity@litcapital

@domwong Bot farms realizing they’re cooked

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Not Jerome Powell@alifarhat79

@domwong How about an AI review for my printer?

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greg@greg16676935420

@domwong Sorry mom I can't make it to your birthday party today. I have 10 hours of hot dog interviews scheduled today

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Dom Wong@domwong

Pogo was founded with a simple belief:

People should earn from their own data.

3M+ Americans use the Pogo app to earn by connecting data that reflects their everyday lives: card purchases, receipts, app usage, location, and more.

In return, users earn rewards, find savings, and get paid for sharing their opinions with brands.

That trust is the foundation of everything we’re launching today.

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Dom Wong@domwong

We’re hiring.

Come build with us: https://www.joinpogo.com/careers

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Dom Wong@domwong

Pogo’s visibility into 1 in every 150 U.S. shopping trips lets brands find the exact people they need to understand.

Waymo riders who stopped using the service. Buyers of the new Chomps meat stick flavor at Target. Users who switched from ChatGPT to Claude.

The same day McDonald’s Arch Burger went viral, Pogo already had thousands of verified buyers our AI moderator could interview.

Dozens of leading consumer brands, consulting firms and investment funds already trust Pogo with their most critical consumer research.

Try it for yourself: https://www.joinpogo.com/request-free-study

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Dom Wong@domwong

If we do our job right, Pogo becomes the world’s most trusted source of human truth: what people actually bought, and the story behind why.

The result is a better system for everyone: smarter decisions for businesses, better products for consumers, and a new way for people to earn from sharing their lived experiences.

More on the story behind Pogo and our $32m in funding from @joshbuckley , @TheChainsmokers , @lennysan , @HarryStebbings , @ashleymayer , @blader , @delk , @chughesjohnson , and dozens of founders we admire.

https://www.joinpogo.com/fundraising

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World of Engineering@engineers_feed

@domwong the insight here is that you can't fake being a buyer. solves the core integrity problem in consumer research.

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Chase Passive Income@chasedownleads

@domwong Fraud and survey bots are great passive income hacks

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Soleio@soleio

@domwong What an evolution. Congrats on an epic release!

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weisser@julianweisser

@domwong Talk about playing the long game. Incredible to see the work the team has put in over the last 6.5 years since ODF2 to get to this place.

This is going to be huge for businesses seeking insights and individuals looking to monetize their own data.

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Alex Prompter@alex_prompter

@domwong Finally, consumer research that starts with proof, not guesses.

Talking to verified buyers in hours is a massive unlock.

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Not Kevin Warsh@Not_KevinWarsh

@alifarhat79 @domwong *My printer

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Inverse Cramer@CramerTracker

@domwong Bot farms reading this

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Jason Zhu@jayyzhu

@domwong congrats @domwong! incredible execution and so pumped to be able to collaborate

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@domwong So underrated.

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Historic Vids@historyinmemes

@domwong This is a genius concept, well done!

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Dom Wong@domwong

@Ferbin08 absolutely! with ai, there's inevitably going to be more and more bot fraud. more important than ever to have verified, observed data from real humans

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Pete@nonmayorpete

@domwong Very cool!

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