exa.ai

Exa · Web search built for AI

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What it is

Exa is a search engine made for AI applications. Developers use its API to let AI models search the web and get back clean, relevant results and page contents. The company was previously called Metaphor.

Company Exa Founded 2021 HQ San Francisco Founders Will Bryk, Jeff Wang

How it's doing

$700M
Valuation
Sep 2025 · Exa
$85M
Series B
Sep 2025 · led by Benchmark
2036
Domain paid up until
Registry record

Funding rounds

DateRoundRaisedValuationLed bySource
Sep 2025Series B$85M$700MBenchmarkExa

The domain story

  • 1Renewed to January 2036, more than nine years ahead, the longest renewal in this directory so far.
  • 2A three-letter name for a rebrand. The company was called Metaphor before becoming Exa. The name has been on record since December 2017 or earlier, which suggests it was bought for the new brand rather than registered new.
  • 3It moved to Cloudflare's registrar in June 2026. Its website runs on Vercel.

Sales history

No public sales on record. No sale of this name has been publicly reported. If you have a reliable source for one, email hello@aidomaindata.com. See recent .ai domain sales.

Questions about exa.ai

What is Exa?
Exa is a search engine made for AI applications. Developers use its API to let AI models search the web and get back clean, relevant results and page contents. The company was previously called Metaphor.
Who owns exa.ai?
The public registry record doesn't name the owner (redacted in the public record). The domain runs Exa, from Exa.
When was exa.ai registered?
The .ai registry shows it on record since December 2017 or earlier. Many older .ai names show that date because it appears to be when the registry's current records begin, so the name may be older.
When does exa.ai expire?
The registry record, checked 8 Nov 2026, shows an expiry date of 27 Jan 2036.
How much is Exa worth?
Exa's latest reported valuation is $700M (Sep 2025), according to Exa. For information only, not financial advice.
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Sources

  1. Exa: Exa raises $85M to build the search engine for AIs
  2. Domain record: the .ai registry (RDAP), checked 8 Nov 2026
  3. Public DNS checked 8 Nov 2026
  4. "What it is", "The domain story" and the answers above are written by aidomaindata from the sources listed

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