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Tavily

Tavily is a real-time web search API built specifically for AI agents and LLM-powered applications, providing structured, LLM-ready data retrieval for both public web and private enterprise sources — acquired by Nebius Group in early 2026.

tavily.com · New York

CALL NO.CS·TAVILY·26

StageSeries AAugust 2025 · led by Insight Partners[2][3][4]

Raised$25Mdisclosed rounds[1][2][3][4][8]

Headcountnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Founded2024[1][3]

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Raised $25M across disclosed rounds.[1][2][3][4][8]

Series A closed August 2025, led by Insight Partners.[2][3][4]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Insight Partners, Alpha Wave Global, SpringHill Venture Partners.[2][3][10][13]

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[1]Tavily (Exa enrichment via tavily.com)

May 2026 · tavily.com

vendor

[2]Big News from Tavily: Announcing 25M Series A to Power the Internet of Agents | Tavily Blog

May 2026 · tavily.com

company

[3]Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web | TechCrunch

May 2026 · techcrunch.com

reported

[4]Tavily raises $25M to expand real-time web access infrastructure for AI agents - SiliconANGLE

May 2026 · siliconangle.com

reported

[5]AI search startup Tavily completes $20 million in Series A funding

May 2026 · news.aibase.com

reported

[6]Startup in spotlight: OpenAI, Perplexity challenger Tavily raises $25M — TFN

May 2026 · techfundingnews.com

reported

[7]Tavily secures $25M to Power Safe Web Access for AI Agents - FoundersToday

May 2026 · founderstoday.news

reported

[8]Tavily Raises $25M Series A to Power the Internet of Agents - InforCapital

May 2026 · inforcapital.com

reported

[9]Tavily Raises $25M to Build Real-Time AI Agent Search

May 2026 · justainews.com

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[10]Rotem Weiss – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[11]Itamar Pinhassi – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[12]Eyal Ben Barouch – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[13]Lee Tzanani – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[14]Maitar A. – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[15]Konstantin Tzantchev – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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tavily.com · New York

StageSeries A

Raised$25M

Headcountnot publicly disclosed

Valuationnot publicly disclosed

Founded2024

Compsnone named by a source