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Vespa.ai

Vespa.ai builds and supports the Vespa AI search platform for hybrid retrieval, ranking, and real-time inference.

Operating headquarters
Trondheim, NO🇳🇴
Founded
2023
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Vespa.ai maintains Vespa, an open-source AI search platform combining keyword, vector, and structured retrieval with machine-learned ranking and inference in one serving engine. The company serves enterprises building search, RAG, recommendation, and personalization applications, with named deployments at Perplexity, Spotify, Yahoo, and AlphaSense.

The platform traces to a 1997 search engine that Yahoo absorbed through the 2003 Overture deal and opened as source in 2017; Yahoo spun the business out as an independent company in October 2023. The engineering hub remains in Trondheim under the founding architects, Yahoo stays the largest customer and an investor, and cloud subscriptions and enterprise support carry revenue.

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Vespa.ai - Quick Facts

Who are Vespa.ai's competitors?

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When was Vespa.ai founded?

Vespa.ai was founded in 2023.

Where is Vespa.ai's headquarters located?

Vespa.ai's headquarters is located in Trondheim, NO.

When was Vespa.ai's last funding round?

Vespa.ai's most recent funding round was for $31M (USD) in November 2023.

How much disclosed funding has Vespa.ai raised?

As of Nov 1, 2023, Vespa.ai has disclosed funding of $31M (USD). Undisclosed round amounts are excluded.

How many employees does Vespa.ai have?

Vespa.ai has 65 employees as of Oct 7, 2026.

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      Vespa Cloud is the managed service for running Vespa applications at scale with autoscaling and expert support.

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