Weaviate Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2019

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 99

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $50M

  • Investors
  • 13

Weaviate General Information

Description

Developer of an open-source and native-artificial intelligence database platform designed to build search and recommendation systems. The company's platform interacts with data to perform sync, async, and multi-step tasks and improves search experiences by merging vector and keyword techniques, enabling clients to simplify end-to-end artificial intelligence-native application development.

Contact Information

Website
www.weaviate.io
Formerly Known As
SeMI Technologies
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Prinsengracht 769A
  • 1017 JZ Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • Prinsengracht 769A
  • 1017 JZ Amsterdam
  • Netherlands

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Weaviate Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Early Stage VC (Series B) 24-Feb-2026 $50M Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) 31-Jan-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Seed Round 01-Aug-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Accelerator/Incubator Completed Generating Revenue
1. University Spin-Out 01-Jan-2019 Completed Startup
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Developer of an open-source and native-artificial intelligence database platform designed to build search and recommenda
Business/Productivity Software
Amsterdam, Netherlands
99 As of 2025

Redwood City, CA
 

Tel Aviv, Israel
 
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Weaviate Competitors (24)

One of Weaviate’s 24 competitors is Zilliz, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Redwood City, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Zilliz Venture Capital-Backed Redwood City, CA
Panoply (Database Software) Formerly VC-backed Tel Aviv, Israel
VMware Formerly VC-backed Palo Alto, CA
Knime Private Equity-Backed Zurich, Switzerland
Recorded Future Formerly PE-Backed Somerville, MA
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Weaviate Patents

  • 1

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Weaviate Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-4004222-A Test system for semiconductor memory cell Inactive 20-Nov-1974

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Weaviate Investors (13)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Battery Ventures Growth/Expansion Minority
Deep Acre Venture Capital Minority
Index Ventures Venture Capital Minority
RICOH Innovation Fund Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Cortical Ventures Venture Capital Minority
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Weaviate Investments (1)

Weaviate’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Dottxt for . The deal was made on 01-Aug-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Dottxt 01-Aug-2024 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software
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Weaviate FAQs

  • When was Weaviate founded?

    Weaviate was founded in 2019.

  • Where is Weaviate headquartered?

    Weaviate is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  • What is the size of Weaviate?

    Weaviate has 99 total employees.

  • What industry is Weaviate in?

    Weaviate’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Weaviate a private or public company?

    Weaviate is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Weaviate?

    The current valuation of Weaviate is .

  • What is Weaviate’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Weaviate is .

  • How much funding has Weaviate raised over time?

    Weaviate has raised $67.6M.

  • Who are Weaviate’s investors?

    Battery Ventures, Deep Acre, Index Ventures, RICOH Innovation Fund, and Cortical Ventures are 5 of 13 investors who have invested in Weaviate.

  • Who are Weaviate’s competitors?

    Zilliz, Panoply (Database Software), VMware, Knime, and Recorded Future are some of the 24 competitors of Weaviate.

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