Crossing Minds
Category: AI Search / Retrieval
Crossing Minds offers intelligent, adaptive information retrieval systems that enhance search and recommendations through AI. Crossing Minds was founded in 2021. The company is led by Alexandre Robicquet. Based in Headquarters in San Francisco with offices in Toronto and Paris. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: $14M. Latest round: Acquired by OpenAI. Key investors include Shopify, Index Ventures.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Headquarters in San Francisco with offices in Toronto and Paris
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- $14M
Value proposition
Delivering hyper-personalized, real-time results through advanced AI applications.
Products and solutions
Personalized Recommendations, Anonymized & New Users, Upsell & Bundle, Email & SMS Personalization, Omnichannel Personalization, Next Gen Embeddings, RAG-Sys & LLM Fine Tuning, Large Model Training, Real Time Retrieval Engine, Gen-AI Fine Tuning, Data Enrichment, Conversational Search
Unique value
Crossing Minds' ability to dynamically tailor information retrieval to specific user needs, enhancing traditional search and recommendation systems.
Target customer
Businesses seeking to improve data access and AI-driven insights.
Industries served
Retail, Technology, Education
Technology advantage
Intelligent, adaptive information retrieval systems that leverage machine learning for personalized results.
How they differentiate
Crossing Minds focuses on real-time, hyper-personalized results across multiple industries and applications, while competitors often focus on broader or more specific verticals.
Main competitors
Google, Amazon, Netflix
Key partnerships
Shopify, Index Ventures
Notable customers
Intuit, Anthropic, Udacity, Chanel
Major milestones
Acquired by OpenAI
Growth metrics
Not publicly disclosed.
Market positioning
Positioned as a versatile AI solution provider for businesses seeking advanced data insights.
Geographic focus
Global, with a strong presence in North America and Europe.
Patents and IP
No specific public information available.
About Alexandre Robicquet
Alexandre Robicquet is the co-founder and former CEO of Crossing Minds, a company that developed privacy-centric AI recommendation systems. He led the company from its inception in 2017 until its team was acquired by OpenAI in mid-2025. Following the acquisition, he and his team joined OpenAI to continue their work on AI, focusing on enhancing AI-driven recommendations and shopping experiences. Before Crossing Minds, he was a researcher at Stanford University.
Official website: https://www.crossingminds.com