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Contextual AI
Enterprise platform for grounded, retrieval-based AI agents over company documents.
contextual.ai · LinkedIn · Data run November 13, 2026
Momentum, week of November 9, 2026
14 from 5 of 5 signals
- AI operating systems: #19 of 20
Signal percentiles: Headcount change, 3 months 2; Web traffic change, 3 months 10; Tranco rank movement, ~30 days 13; Recency of last funding round 13; Launch and discussion activity, 90 days 34.
What the data says
Positive signals
- Tranco top-sites rank climbed 2.8% over about 30 days.
Watch-outs
- Headcount fell 26.3% over three months (as of Jul 28, 2026).
- Web traffic down 29.2% over three months (as of May 1, 2026).
- No round found since Aug 2024.
- No Hacker News stories linking the company in 90 days.
Key facts
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United Statessource
- Founded
- 2023source
- Last round
- Series A, $80M (Aug 2024)sourceas of round date Aug 1, 2024
- Headcount
- 28sourceas of Jul 28, 2026
- Headcount change
- 3m -26.3% · 12m -69.9%as of Jul 28, 2026
- Monthly web visits
- 34Ksourceas of May 1, 2026
- Web traffic change
- 3m -29.2% · 12m -6.6%as of May 1, 2026
- Tranco top-sites rank
- #646,359sourceas of Nov 12, 2026
- Tranco rank, ~30 days
- +2.8%as of 2026-10-15 to 2026-11-12
- LinkedIn followers
- 18Ksource
- Hacker News stories, 90 days
- 0source
Recent news and launches
- May 19, 2026 · Google DeepMind Pays Up To $90 Million To Hire Contextual AI Talent As Antitrust Scrutiny Grows: Report (Benzinga.com)
- May 19, 2026 · Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports (MarketScreener)
- May 19, 2026 · Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, source says (MarketScreener)
- May 19, 2026 · Google DeepMind hires staff from Contextual AI in licensing deal, source says (Channel NewsAsia)
- May 19, 2026 · Sources: Google DeepMind has reached a ~$100M deal to hire 20+ researchers from Contextual AI, including CEO Douwe Kiela, and license its technology (Bloomberg) (Techmeme)
- May 19, 2026 · Google Deepmind Hires Staff From Bezos-Backed Contextual AI In Licensing Deal- Bloomberg News (TradingView)
- Jan 27, 2026 · Show HN: Agent Composer – Create your own AI rocket scientist agent (Hacker News (11 points)) · discussion
- Jan 27, 2026 · Contextual AI Launches Agent Composer--AI for When It Actually Is Rocket Science (PR Newswire UK)
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