Andi
Search Engines · AI Search
Overview
Andi is a conversational search assistant for consumers that answers questions with summarised, cited results instead of a list of links. It combines large language models with live retrieval of web results, uses separate systems for verticals such as factual knowledge, programming and consumer health, and does not log searches or collect personal data. The company was founded in 2021 by Angela Hoover and Jed White, went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch and raised about 2.5 million dollars from investors including Gaingels, Goodwater Capital and Y Combinator.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$2.5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2.5M
Seed · 2022 · 4 yr ago
The money's age
Long since its last round
52 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 28, 2022
Launched on Hacker News Launch HN: Andi (YC W22) – Q&A based, ad-free, anti-spam search engine
2022
Raised a round Seed $2.5M
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 | $2.5M | — | techcrunch.com |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Angela HooverCo-founder & CEO
Jed WhiteCo-founder & CTO
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Financials
Total raised
$2.5M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Investors
3
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 | $2.5M | Details |
Key Investors
Gaingels
Gaingels is a venture syndicate that invests in companies with LGBTQ+ and diverse leadership.
gaingels.com
Goodwater Capital
Goodwater Capital is a venture capital firm focused on consumer technology companies.
goodwatercap.com
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that provides seed funding to early-stage companies.
ycombinator.com
People
Angela Hoover
Co-founder & CEO
Worked in construction overseas and as a data center project administrator at Microsoft before founding Andi through YC Startup School.
Jed White
Co-founder & CTO
AI engineer with a background in search, content quality ranking, querying and classification.
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Products
Andi Search
Conversational AI search assistant that gives summarised answers with sources from live web results. Positioned as private and ad-free search for a younger audience.
andisearch.com