Exa
YC S21San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 75 employees · 2 known investors
Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities. The company serves developers, AI teams, and applications like Cursor, Cognition, and HubSpot that need semantically intelligent search infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSearchAIAPIsin /exa-ai/@ExaAILabs
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
William Brykin𝕏co-founder/CEO
Jeffrey Wangin𝕏Founder
WY
Walden YanCo-Founder
WB
Will BrykResearch
JW
Jeff WangCo-founder
Investors · 2
In the news
- Exa Labs Raises $250M in Series C Funding at $2.2 Billion Valuationfinsmes.com · 2026
- Exa Raises $250 Million In Series C Funding For AI Search Infrastructure In Series C Roundpulse2.com · 2026
- Exa raises $250m in Series C to develop search engine for AI agentsfinance.yahoo.com · 2026
- Exa Labs raises $250M to compete in AI search marketcryptobriefing.com · 2026
- Exa Raises $250 Million for AI-Powered Search Infrastructure | PYMNTS.compymnts.com · 2026
- Andreessen-Backed AI Search Startup Exa Valued at $2.2 Billion - Bloombergbloomberg.com · 2026
- Benchmark Bets Big on Exa, Which Wants to Be Google for the AI Era - Bloombergbloomberg.com · 2025
- Exa raises $17M from Lightspeed, Nvidia, Y Combinator to build a Google for AIstechcrunch.com · 2024