Exa’s company search indexes 50M+ companies, updated weekly, and supports natural language queries across industry, funding stage, headcount, geography, and technology. Read the blog post: Introducing Exa’s Company Search Benchmark.

For agentic list-building and enrichment out of the box, use Websets →.

When to Use

If you’re building:

  • A GTM intelligence or lead-generation platform
    Build targeted company lists by industry, headcount, geography, and funding stage

    • “Series A fintech companies in Switzerland with 50–200 employees”
    • “Japanese AI companies founded in 2023”

  • A finance or investment research tool
    Source deals, map competitive landscapes, and track funding rounds

    • “agtech companies that raised Series A in the US”
    • “startups that raised 30M to 80M”

  • A competitive intelligence or market-mapping workflow
    Discover emerging players and alternatives in a space

    • “companies like Stripe”
    • “competitors of Notion”

  • A consulting or professional services engagement
    Research industries, identify vendors, and build market scans for client deliverables

    • “German enterprise SaaS companies with more than 500 employees”

Basic Usage

curl -X POST https://api.exa.ai/search \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{  
    "query": "Agtech companies optimizing pesticide placement with computer vision",
    "category": "company",
    "type": "auto",
    "numResults": 10
  }'

Try it now: Company Search in the API Playground →