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Writesonic

YC S21

San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 35 employees · Hiring · 11 known investors

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Writesonic is a platform for growth teams to monitor brand visibility across AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) and take automated action through content creation, citation outreach, and technical fixes to improve AI search visibility and pipeline impact.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

Writesonic was founded in 2021 by Samanyou Garg.

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Samanyou GargFounder and CEOSamanyou Garg studied computer science at the University of Manchester and won the 2019 Global Undergraduate Award for machine learning research on group emotion recognition. He founded Writesonic, which provides tools for AI search optimization.
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Aviva WolpertHead of Growthformer

Investors · 11

Broom Ventureslisted by Broom VenturesSan Francisco

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HOF Capitallisted by HOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M

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Point Reyes Managementlisted by Point Reyes Management
Rebel Fundlisted by Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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Soma Capitallisted by Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Atlas Pacificreported

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Indus Net Technologies Ptereported

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Terra Venture PartnersreportedJerusalem · $300K – $2M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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Writesonic - The AI SEO Agent that replaces $10k/month agenciesycombinator.com · Feb 2025GPT Router - API gateway for LLMsycombinator.com · Dec 2023ChatSonic 💬 - Like ChatGPT but with real-time data, images & voice searchycombinator.com · Dec 2022Writesonic Funding | $8-13.4M Revenue | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai · Oct 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Writesonic do?
Writesonic is a platform for growth teams to monitor brand visibility across AI search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini) and take automated action through content creation, citation outreach, and technical fixes to improve AI search visibility and pipeline impact.
Who founded Writesonic?
Writesonic was founded by Samanyou Garg in 2021.
Who are Writesonic's investors?
Writesonic's investors include Amino Capital, Broom Ventures, HOF Capital, Point Reyes Management, Rebel Fund, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Agrolimen Ventures and 3 more.
Where is Writesonic headquartered?
Writesonic is headquartered in San Francisco, US.