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Exa

Web search API built for AI agents

Agent InfrastructureSearch & web data APIsActiveexa.ai ↗
Headcount
243
▲ 30.5%▲ 77.7%3m · 6m
src: Clay (LinkedIn headcount)
X followers
66.4K
——7d · 30d
src: X API public metrics 2026-11-04
Traffic / month
915.1K
src: Semrush
Latest round
$250M
Series CMay 20, 2026
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Product

Agent type
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Primary buyer
** Not found (the reviewed official product documentation describes an API/workflow product but does not explicitly name a buyer role or team). Source: https://exa.ai/docs/agent/quickstart
Integrations
** MCP support via Exa MCP
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Founded
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LinkedIn
Profile ↗
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Funding

Date
May 20, 2026
Leads
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NVIDIA, Y Combinator
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Hiring

Employees
243
src: Clay (LinkedIn headcount)
Growth 3m / 6m
+30.5% / +77.7%
src: Clay (LinkedIn headcount)
Open roles (sample)
  • Solutions Architect, SF
  • Research Engineer, Index Intelligence
  • Solutions Architect, NYC
  • Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Query Engine
  • Head of Support Engineering
  • FDE Lead, NYC
  • Support Engineer
  • Research Engineer, Content Understanding
src: Clay open jobs
X mentions this week
491 · BREAKOUT
src: X API public metrics 2026-11-04
X handle
@ExaAILabs
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Sources

Last verified: Nov 4, 2026
Headcount
Clay (LinkedIn headcount)
Open jobs
Clay open jobs
Traffic
Semrush
X metrics
X API public metrics 2026-11-04
X handle (homepage-verified)
—
x_buzz
X API recent counts, 7 days to 2026-11-04
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About Exa

What does Exa do?+

Web search API built for AI agents

How much has Exa raised most recently?+

Series C of $250M on May 20, 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

How many employees does Exa have?+

About 243 (3-month growth +30.5%).

How is Exa priced?+

free tier (monthly credits), pay-as-you-go usage-based per request/page/run, enterprise custom monthly invoicing, starting at $0.012 per request.