Company Overview
Exa is a San Francisco-based AI search engine that builds web search infrastructure specifically designed for LLMs and AI agents rather than humans, using embedding models and neural search technology to power AI applications. The company raised $85M Series B in September 2025 at a $700M valuation led by Benchmark, bringing total funding to $111M from investors including Lightspeed, Nvidia, and Y Combinator. With 82 employees, Exa grew revenue to $12M in 2025 from $5.7M in 2024, serving AI developers and enterprises through its developer API and LLM-optimized search solutions.
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Exa is an established challenger with significant market presence and competitive offerings in Infrastructure.
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