Weaviate
The AI-native open-source vector database
worldwide · Founded 2019 · $50.0M raised
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2019
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- weaviate.io
- Total Funding
- $50.0M
- Last Round
- $50.0M Series BApr 2023
- Rounds
- 1
About
Weaviate is an open-source, cloud-native vector database that enables semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI-native application development at scale. It stores both objects and vector embeddings, combining vector similarity search with structured filtering, hybrid search, and built-in reranking. Weaviate supports automatic vectorization via integrated models (OpenAI, Cohere, HuggingFace) or direct import of pre-computed embeddings. Founded in 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Bob van Luijt and Etienne Dilocker as SeMI Technologies, backed by Index Ventures, Battery Ventures, and NEA.
Summary
Weaviate is a company based in worldwide, founded in 2019. It has raised $50.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $50.0M Series B round in Apr 2023. Investors include Index Ventures, Battery Ventures and NEA.
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Funding History
Apr 2023
