Agent infrastructure
Exa
Search engine and API built for AI agents and LLM applications.
exa.ai · LinkedIn · Data run November 13, 2026
Momentum, week of November 9, 2026
67 from 5 of 5 signals
- Agent infrastructure: #5 of 18
Signal percentiles: Headcount change, 3 months 89; Web traffic change, 3 months 6; Tranco rank movement, ~30 days 80; Recency of last funding round 73; Launch and discussion activity, 90 days 88.
What the data says
Positive signals
- Headcount grew +49.6% over three months (as of Jul 27, 2026).
- Tranco top-sites rank climbed 28.7% over about 30 days.
- Raised within the last 12 months: Series C, $250M (May 2026).
- 3 Hacker News stories linked to the company in 90 days.
Watch-outs
- Web traffic down 44.6% over three months (as of May 1, 2026).
Key facts
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Statessource
- Founded
- 2021source
- Last round
- Series C, $250M (May 2026)sourceas of round date May 20, 2026
- Headcount
- 184sourceas of Jul 27, 2026
- Headcount change
- 3m +49.6% · 12m +122%as of Jul 27, 2026
- Monthly web visits
- 833Ksourceas of May 1, 2026
- Web traffic change
- 3m -44.6% · 12m +98.9%as of May 1, 2026
- Tranco top-sites rank
- #21,255sourceas of Nov 12, 2026
- Tranco rank, ~30 days
- +28.7%as of 2026-10-15 to 2026-11-12
- LinkedIn followers
- 35Ksource
- Hacker News stories, 90 days
- 3source
Recent news and launches
- Oct 20, 2026 · Exa 3.0 (Hacker News (1 points)) · discussion
- Oct 19, 2026 · Atlas: Evaluating Agents on Search-Intensive Tasks (Hacker News (1 points)) · discussion
- Oct 8, 2026 · ATLAS: Evaluating Agents on Search-Intensive Tasks (Hacker News (4 points)) · discussion
- Jul 24, 2026 · State of the art research publication search (Hacker News (1 points)) · discussion
- Jun 26, 2026 · AI Search Engine Exa Raises $250M Series C (Hacker News (3 points)) · discussion
- May 26, 2026 · Exa raised $250M at $2.2B the morning after Google killed the search box: Is the timing a coincidence? (Tech Funding News)
- May 26, 2026 · Exa Labs Raises $250M in Series C Funding at $2.2 Billion Valuation (FinSMEs)
- May 25, 2026 · Exa: $250 Million Raised For AI Search Infrastructure In Series C Round (Pulse 2.0)
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