Web Indexing Startup for AI Agents Keenable Receives Funding
Keenable, which develops search infrastructure focused on AI systems, has secured $26 million in funding in a seed investment round led by Accel.
Founded by former Yandex executives and AI scientists, Keenable has emerged from stealth mode and announced receiving a major investment for its web search index project specifically designed for AI agents.
Founding of the Startup and Infrastructure Need
Current search engines are optimized for humans who do not have time to scan all web pages. However, users' preference for AI chatbots makes it necessary to update internet infrastructure according to AI.
Details of the Investment Round and Partners
Founded by Andrey Styskin and Matthias Petri, Keenable has lifted the veil of stealth to secure $26 million in a seed round led by Accel. Conviction Partners and several angel investors also participated in the investment round.
An Index of Over a Hundred Million Documents
Drawing attention to the importance of AI bots backing their answers with source documents, the startup announced that it has built a web search index consisting of over a hundred million documents.
Production Environment Usage and Gradium Partnership
Keenable's API is already being used in training and runtime across various AI labs and inference providers. The company has partnered with Gradium to support real-time information retrieval.
Future Plans and Engineering Team
Offering an alternative at a time when giants like Google and Microsoft tend to shut down their existing search APIs, the startup aims to double its 15-person engineering team by the end of the year.