You.com
Category: AI Infrastructure
You.com is an AI-powered search engine that integrates conversational AI with personalized search results, aiming to revolutionize traditional search experiences. You.com was founded in 2020. The company is led by Richard Socher. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team size: 200. Total funding raised: Approximately $199M announced through Series C. Latest round: Series C. Key investors include Cox Enterprises, Salesforce Ventures, NVIDIA, Georgian Ventures, Marc Benioff's Time Ventures, SBVA, Radical Ventures, Day One Ventures, Breyer Capital, Norwest Venture Partners.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Team size
- 200
- Total funding
- Approximately $199M announced through Series C
Value proposition
Delivers a personalized, interactive, and privacy-first search experience by combining traditional search with conversational AI.
Products and solutions
AI assistant and search, Web Search, Contents, Research and Finance Research APIs, Answer API, and enterprise AI solutions. The Research API supports background tasks and a Frontier effort level.
Unique value
Combines conversational AI with personalized search results while maintaining user privacy and customization.
Target customer
General consumers, knowledge workers, and enterprises seeking privacy-focused and customizable search experiences.
Industries served
Technology, Media, Finance, Healthcare, Enterprise
Technology advantage
Leverages advanced NLP and AI algorithms that aggregate diverse data sources in real time, enhancing user engagement.
How they differentiate
Focuses on a privacy-first, customizable, and interactive AI search experience, blending traditional search with conversational capabilities.
Main competitors
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, DuckDuckGo
Key partnerships
Merge Agent Handler connector for You.com search and research tools, You.com MCP server integration with Warp.
Notable customers
DuckDuckGo, Windsurf and Harvey, named as API customers in September 2025.
Major milestones
Launched YouChat, the conversational AI assistant Achieved rapid user growth processing millions of queries Expanded into enterprise search solutions
Growth metrics
Significant year-over-year user and ARR growth, with reported increases exceeding 200% in engagement metrics.
Market positioning
An emerging challenger in the search market, distinguished by its innovative AI integration and privacy features.
Geographic focus
Global, with a strong emphasis in North America
Patents and IP
Not explicitly mentioned
About Richard Socher
Richard Socher is a prominent figure in the AI industry, currently serving as the CEO of You.com, an AI-powered search engine. His career is marked by significant contributions to the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP), with over 175,000 citations for his research. Before founding You.com, he was the Chief Scientist at Salesforce, where he led the company's AI research and development efforts. He also founded and served as CEO/CTO of MetaMind, a deep learning startup acquired by Salesforce. Additionally, he has held an adjunct professorship at Stanford University's Computer Science department. His expertise and leadership have been recognized with accolades such as being named in the Time100 AI list and as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Tech Pioneer.
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Official website: https://you.com/