Exa, which offers a search engine that is designed for AI agents, raised $250M led by a16z at a $2.2B valuation, up from $700M in September 2025 Bloomberg 2026-05-21 AI, Exa, a16z Related Coverage Exa raises $250M Series C to build the search engine for AIs Exa · Will Bryk Exa Labs raises $250 million in funding led by a16z crypto.news · Andrew Folkler Exa Raises $250 Million for AI-Powered Search Infrastructure PYMNTS Exa raises $250m in Series C to develop search engine for AI agents Verdict · Anwesha Pattanaik Discussion @exaailabs Exa on x We raised $250M in Series C funding at a $2.2B valuation, led by a16z. Exa is a search lab organizing the web's data for agents. [video] @exaailabs Exa on x Exa now serves 5000+ companies and 400,000+ developers. Companies like Cursor, Cognition, HubSpot, and much of the Fortune 500 use Exa for the highest quality search over fresh web data. Here's Cognition: “Exa is how Devin sees the web.” [video]