You.com
You.com provides AI search APIs that deliver real-time, citation-backed answers using proprietary web indices. The 343-person company has raised $195M, including a Series C in September 2025 with investors like Breyer Capital and DuckDuckGo.
The growth story
You.com grew from 68 to 343 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $195M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2025.
About
The company sells search technology that integrates public and domain-specific data to power AI agents and workflows. Its APIs are used by organizations needing expert-level reasoning with verifiable sources.
You.com has grown to 343 employees since its 2020 founding, with engineering making up nearly 15% of staff. Its $195M funding includes backing from unusual crossover investors like Cox Enterprises and privacy-focused DuckDuckGo.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 48 staff, representing nearly 15% of the company. Leadership includes alumni from major tech firms, with 6 former Google and 6 Microsoft employees among the 118 analyzed profiles.
The You.com org chart
Richard Socher (CEO) leads 48 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 55 (+41% YoY), Entrepreneurship 32 (+14% YoY), Operations 28 (+17% YoY), Business Development 25 (+14% YoY), Sales 24 (+60% YoY), Media and Communication 19 (+12% YoY).
Talent flow
The company recruits heavily from Google, Microsoft and Amazon (6, 6 and 4 alumni respectively), plus Udacity and IBM. Departures frequently join Freshworks and Weaver (4 each), with 3 going to Anthropic. Stanford and Waterloo are the top feeder schools with 6 alumni each.
Most common previous employers of You.com staff: Google (6), Microsoft (6), Udacity (4), Amazon (4), IBM (4), Graft (4). Former You.com employees most often moved to Freshworks (4), Weaver (4), Anthropic (3), AI Smart Ventures (2), Gaijin Mode (2), BZR Insights (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The You.com mafia
10 alumni have founded companies, including Liquid (18 staff), Airframe (12) and Truco (11). Weaver, founded by a You.com alum, has since hired 9 staff and recruited 4 other former You.com employees.
10Franklyn Wang, was Software Engineering Intern until 2022Paul Hsiao, was Seed Investor until 2024Swetha Mandava, was Senior Machine Learning Engineer until 2023Aaliya Shah, was Manager of Influencer Marketing until 2025Peter Grant, was Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) until 2026Daniel Rascon, was Product Manager / Employee #3 until 2023
Anastasia Brada, was Social Media Manager until 2023
Yew Siang Tang (Jason), was Staff Software Engineer until 2025
Jacob Thomas, was Growth Product Manager until 2023
Andre Slavescu, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 74% direct, 11% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at You.com: Leadership (56), Python (Programming Language) (51), Marketing (43), Software as a Service (SaaS) (39), Management (38), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (37), Strategy (37), Startups (35).
Where the team actually sits
You.com people are concentrated in California, United States (23), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (16), New York, United States (10).
Search footprint
You.com attracts about 135,500 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 453 ranking keywords and lost 269 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.50 / 5
Frequently asked
You.com has 343 employees as of September 2026.
You.com has raised $195M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2025.
Richard Socher (CEO) sits at the top of You.com's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current You.com staff are Google (6 people), Microsoft (6 people), Udacity (4 people).
Former You.com employees most often move to Freshworks (4), Weaver (4), Anthropic (3).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at You.com, including Liquid, Airframe, Truco.
You.com attracts about 135,500 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among You.com staff are Leadership, Python (Programming Language), Marketing, Software as a Service (SaaS), Management.
You.com staff are concentrated in California, United States (23), San Francisco Bay Area (18), United States (16).
You.com has about 55 people in Engineering, up 41% over the past year, as of September 2026.
You.com has about 32 people in Entrepreneurship, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 118 current and 154 former You.com profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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