Keenable
Keenable sells a web search index and retrieval APIs that let AI labs and agent developers ground model outputs in live web documents.
Raised $26M across disclosed rounds.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Seed closed August 2026, led by Accel.[1][2][3][4]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Accel, Conviction Partners, Brightwing Capital, scOp Venture Capital.[1][2][4]
Andrey Styskin, Co-founder and CEO[1][2][3][4][10][6][14]
Matthias Petri, Co-founder and Chief Scientist[1][2][3][4][10][6][14]
Andrey Styskin, CEO and Co-founder[9][10][11][2][3][13][14]
Artur Muradiants, Founding Business Lead[9][10][11][2][3][13][14]
Isha Chaturvedi, Founding Member[9][10][11][2][3][13][14]
Matthias Petri, Chief Scientist and Co-founder[9][10][11][2][3][13][14]
Vasiliy Pushkin, Member of Technical Staff[9][10][11][2][3][13][14]
Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents | TechCrunch · Sep 2026[1]
Agentic web search infrastructure startup Keenable raises $26M - SiliconANGLE · Sep 2026[2]
Keenable.ai · Sep 2026[9]
Exa · exa.ai · Named together as a direct agentic search rival in the same buyer set of AI labs and agent developers, and cited as having raised $250M at a $2.2B valuation in May 2026.[2][8]
Brave Search API · brave.com · Named alongside Keenable as an existing seller of search and retrieval for AI applications, competing for the same developer budget line.[1][3]
Tavily · tavily.com · Named by Keenable as an agentic search rival it claims to beat on result quality for AI agent consumption.[2]
Perplexity · perplexity.ai · Named as an agentic search rival, and Keenable's founder cites hiring researchers and engineers from Perplexity, indicating overlap in the same retrieval talent and technology pool.[2][10]
Google Custom Search JSON API · google.com · The incumbent substitute Keenable is displacing: closed to new customers with existing users required to migrate before discontinuation on January 1, 2027.[3]
Microsoft Grounding with Bing Search · microsoft.com · The other incumbent substitute; Microsoft retired the legacy Bing Search APIs on August 11, 2025 and now bundles grounding into Azure, pushing developers to find independent alternatives.[3]
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Edition 2Sep 16 2026current
Since edition 1
- Headcount 4 to 15
- New person Isha Chaturvedi, Founding Member
- New person Vasiliy Pushkin, Member of Technical Staff
- New signal Keenable search becomes the default search inside Lightpanda's agent when no search key is set · Aug 2026
- Newly listed Keenable launches Web Search API and Web Query Language for AI, free through September · Aug 2026
- Newly listed Keenable partners with voice AI company Gradium for live information retrieval · Aug 2026
- Sources 9 → 15 (9 new, 3 not used)
- Edition 1Aug 25 2026Earliest saved edition
Sep 2026 · techcrunch.com
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Sep 2026 · siliconangle.com
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Sep 2026 · devcuration.com
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Sep 2026 · pulse2.com
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Sep 2026 · theaiinsider.tech
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Sep 2026 · news.ycombinator.com
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Keenable
Keenable sells a web search index and retrieval APIs that let AI labs and agent developers ground model outputs in live web documents.
Ask for one referenceable production customer.
Not a recommendation. The first thing this ledger cannot answer.