Exa
YC S21 · Active · Web search rebuilt for LLMs
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PhindShared: search engineInactiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Inactive | YCS22 |
 CapuchinShared: search, orderActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCW22 |
 AndiShared: web search, search engineActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW22 |
 UndermindShared: search engine, rebuilt, llmsActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS24 |
 LumonaShared: search engineInactiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Inactive | YCW24 |
 Keenablenot in a program hereShared: web searchElsewhereOther | Other | Elsewhere |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 FlowgladShared: apis, knowledgeActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW20 |
 Structured LabsShared: search, ais, internetInactiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Inactive | YCS23 |
 ShapedShared: search, query, engineActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active | YCW22 |
 NewsCatcherShared: web search, search engine, queryActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS22 |
 Artemis SearchShared: search, queryActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS22 |
Also from S21 in AI
All of S21| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 AnakinOne API to get clean data from any website for your AI agents at scaleActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 ArtilleryThe complete production quality platform. AI-powered E2E testing,…ActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 DailybotMake all team work visible — people and AI agentsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 Evidently AIOpen-source monitoring for machine learning modelsActiveAI, Data, Devtools | AI, Data, Devtools | Active |
 HyperbrowserWeb infra for AI agentsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
 JovianOnline University for Tech ProfessionalsActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active |
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.
- YC batch
- S21 · Summer 2021
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Data, Developer tools
- Team size
- 75
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Developer Tools, Search, AI, APIs
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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