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News
Technologies
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Jobs
Financials

Funding and backers

Total raised
$1.3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$1.3M
Venture round · Jan 2020 · 6 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
17
+7 posted in 30 days
The money's age
Long since its last round
81 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
41/100
hiring for its size, a new city, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 22 Launched Sago Introduces Advanced Participant Verification to Strengthen Data Quality and Trust · sago.com Jan 13, 2020 Raised a round Venture round $1.3M · SEC Form D 2019 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.86%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jan 2020 $1.3M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Schlesinger Group Market Research Spain S.L.U. its site
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Steven SchlesingerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Howard SchlesingerExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Michael Sullivan Jr.Executive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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How Sago hires

Truth index
B 70/100
Median time to fill
83 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%

Sago scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 83 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Today's markets demand new research methods. Sago, formerly Schlesinger Group, is the global research and data partner that connects business questions to human answers. Backed by our history, global reach, and innovative spirit, our adaptive solu...

News

Blog 3 months ago
Summer 2026: The Summer that Consumers Choose Meaningful Moments
Key Takeaways Whether it's travel or family activities, consumers are seeking experiences that create connection, memories, and a sense of fulfillment. Consumers are still willing to spend on the things that matter most, but they're being more intentional
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Blog 3 months ago
How to Speed Up Your Research Reporting with AI
Key Takeaways From summarizing video content to surfacing relevant quotes and themes, AI can take care of some of the most time-consuming parts of reporting, helping researchers focus on synthesis. Rich participant responses, clear research objectives, an
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Blog 3 months ago
OnDemand How to Optimize Product Testing with Sago
The post OnDemand How to Optimize Product Testing with Sago appeared first on Sago.
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Blog 4 months ago
Create Video Highlight Reels Without Leaving QualBoard
Your qual research is full of meaningful moments. QualBoard's new Highlight Reel feature helps you pull them together into a polished, shareable video without leaving the platform. This tool lets you compile clips, videos, images, and custom slides from y
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Blog 4 months ago
OnDemand Promotions + AI: Lift Sales Without Losing Your Brand
The post OnDemand Promotions + AI: Lift Sales Without Losing Your Brand appeared first on Sago.
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Blog 5 months ago
Why Synthetic Data Still Needs Human Truth
Key Takeaways: Not all synthetic data is the same. Methods built on real human data are fundamentally different from those generated without any direct connection to the people they represent. Speed and scale are not the same as validity. Without groundin
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Blog 5 months ago
OnDemand Why You Should Develop a Data Quality Tech Stack
The post OnDemand Why You Should Develop a Data Quality Tech Stack appeared first on Sago.
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Blog 6 months ago
Sago Introduces Advanced Participant Verification to Strengthen Data Quality and Trust
Iselin, NJ - April 2026 - Sago has introduced a new participant verification process designed to strengthen data quality and protect the integrity of research outcomes. Built into its panel onboarding experience, the enhanced system uses government-issued
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Blog 6 months ago
How to Use AI in Market Research Without Losing Human Insight
Key Takeaways: Comparing AI directly to human moderators misses the point. AI offers a new way to gather qualitative insight, with different strengths and limitations. AI enables teams to run qualitative research faster and at a larger scale, making quali
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Blog 7 months ago
OnDemand AI Moderation: Supporting Modern Research Workflows
The post OnDemand AI Moderation: Supporting Modern Research Workflows appeared first on Sago.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Sago over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
24
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
87/100AI adopter
Languages
C#
JavaScript
PHP
PowerShell
Cloud & platforms
Active Directory
Azure
AWS
Microsoft Entra ID
AI & ML
LLM
ChatGPT
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Full Sago tech stack 24 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

People

Steven Schlesinger
Executive Officer, Director
Howard Schlesinger
Executive Officer
Michael Sullivan Jr.
Executive Officer, Director
Tom Mckelvey
Director
James Jackson
Director
Sam Smith
Director
Diane Hessan
Director
Eric Grosgogeat
Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
82/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
17
6 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
49 days
faster than 28% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/16/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Customer Success
28% ▼
Support
17% ▼
Administrative
11% ▲
Management
11% ▼
Security
6% ▼
Design
6% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Toronto Oct 2026
Added Time Series Forecasting to stack Oct 2026
Added Google Docs to stack Oct 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack Oct 2026
New location: Chicago Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added VPN to stack Sep 2026
Added Service Desk to stack Sep 2026
Added Active Directory to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
8
Hiring now
7
Countries
2
Busiest office
Managua
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Iselin United States
HQ
Managua Nicaragua
Corporate office
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Security, Support, Administrative
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
New York United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Design, Customer Success
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
Los Angeles United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $40k Avg Salary
hires for Customer Success
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
Philadelphia United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Dec 2025 job postings
Dallas United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Nov 2025 job postings
Baltimore United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $50k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Chicago United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Customer Success
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Houston, United States 1 open roles · last posting Dec 2025

Jobs

$70k per year • In office • Contractor • Bachelor's Degree • New York
Time Series Forecasting
Management
Google Docs
Outlook
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≈ $120k – $224k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time
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≈ $69k – $165k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Managua
PowerShell
Azure
AWS
IAM
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Microsoft Entra ID
Active Directory
Apply
Hybrid • Full-Time • Managua
Azure
Windows
VPN
Cybersecurity
Active Directory
Management
Jira
Outlook
SharePoint
Service Desk
Apply

Financials

Total raised
$1.3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $1.3M Details