YCS21· AI· Data· DevtoolsExa
Web search rebuilt for LLMs
ActiveChecked 16h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
CapuchinW22Search and automation for engineer-to-order companiesShared: searchActive
Structured LabsS23The publishing layer for the agentic internetShared: developer tools, searchInactive
PhindS22AI search engineShared: searchInactive
FlowgladW20Analyze, act, and automate across systemsShared: apisActive
UndermindS24An AI agent for scientific researchShared: searchActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
TrieveW24All-in-one API for search, RAG, & recommendationsShared: developer tools, searchAcquired
Wit.aiW14Natural Language for Developers --Wit is an API that makes it easy…Shared: developer tools, apisAcquired
MindeeW21AI Document Understanding APIShared: developer tools, apisActive
Artemis SearchS22A search technology that actually finds what you’re looking for.Shared: searchActive
LumonaW24AI-enabled search engine featuring insights from social media.Shared: searchInactive
Also from S21 in AI
Batchmates in Summer 2021.
AnakinS21One API to get clean data from any website for your AI agents at scaleActive
ArtilleryS21The complete production quality platform. AI-powered E2E testing,…Active
DailybotS21Make all team work visible — people and AI agentsActive
Evidently AIS21Open-source monitoring for machine learning modelsActive
HyperbrowserS21Web infra for AI agentsActive
JovianS21Online University for Tech ProfessionalsActive
About Exa
Exa is a search engine built for AIs. We enable developers to filter the internet's content with complex queries in order to bring the world's knowledge into their AI apps.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Exa: questions
Which YC batch was Exa in?
Exa was in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch (S21).
Is Exa still active?
Y Combinator lists Exa as active.
Where is Exa based?
Exa lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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