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Building the Search Engine for the AI Era:Linkup raises $10M Seed Round

We are proud to announce that Linkup, the pioneer in AI-native web search and a portfolio company of Axeleo Capital (AXC), has successfully raised a $10M Seed round. Led by Gradient, this round also includes participation from Elaia, Leblon Capital, Weekend Fund, and founders from Mistral, Datadog, Deel, and Dataiku.

At Axeleo Capital, we have been backing Linkup since their very early days. From the start, Philippe Mizrahi, Boris Toledano, and Denis Charrier shared a conviction that we deeply aligned with: if AI is to become the backbone of the modern enterprise, it must break free from the "Information Gap."

Solving the"Information Gap" for AI Agents

While traditional search engines were built to help humans find links to click on, AI systems need something else entirely. They require structured, real-time, andverified information that can be processed instantly without the"noise" of ads or navigation headers.

Linkup has rebuilt search from the ground up to serve this specific need. By indexing what they call "atoms of information" — discrete facts rather than entire web pages — they provide AI agents with the precise context they need to avoid hallucinations and remain grounded in current reality.

Market Momentum and Technical Excellence

The team’s execution over the past year has been nothing short of remarkable. Alongside this funding, Linkup is launching Linkup /fast, the world’s most accurate sub-second web search API.

The market response has been immediate. Today, Linkup’s infrastructure is already trusted by thousands of users and leading organisations:

• AI Innovators like Cohere and Artisan are using Linkup to power their autonomous agents.
• Global Enterprises like KPMG rely on their API to ensure mission-critical workflows are fueled by accurate, real-time data.

The Road Ahead

This $10M round marks a strategic milestone that will allow Linkup to grow its world-class engineering team and further scale what is becoming the newcritical infrastructure layer of the AI ecosystem.

Congratulations to the entire Linkup team!

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