Exa Secures $22M in Funding to Redefine Search in the AI Era
Exa is at the forefront of transforming how search functions in the age of AI by leveraging embedding models to provide smarter, context-aware search solutions.
Company Name: Exa
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Sector: Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Funding Details: Raised $22M in seed and Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, and Y Combinator.
Purpose of Investment: To expand operations and accelerate development efforts towards building the search engine for AI.
Leadership: Led by CEO Will Bryk.
Product: Exa specializes in AI-driven search technologies, training embedding models that convert web pages into numerical lists known as embeddings. This approach integrates large language models (LLMs) directly into the search process, enhancing the intelligence and efficiency of search beyond traditional keyword-based methods.
Applications: Exa's technology is currently utilized by thousands of companies and developers. It supports diverse applications such as AI writing assistants for students, VC firms in identifying startups, and AI research teams like those at Databricks, who use it to compile large, high-quality training datasets.
About Company: Exa is at the forefront of transforming how search functions in the age of AI by leveraging embedding models to provide smarter, context-aware search solutions. With the new funding, Exa is poised to expand its technological capabilities and redefine search to meet the advanced needs of modern AI applications and data analysis.