The problem
AI teams waste time building and babysitting scrapers, proxies and crawlers just to get fresh web data
What they do
One API for AI agents to scrape, crawl, search and monitor the live web
Traction 800+ customers claimed (400+ in Aug); 120% NRR per investor memo
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 0
- Headcount
- ~7
Tiny team: ~7 on LinkedIn (+4 YoY, +200%); 4 at Aug 2026 YC launch
Latest news
Oct 2026
Raised $9M seed led by General Catalyst (Orange Collective, Robinhood Ventures) ↗Funding
- Last round
- $9M
- Stage
- Seed
- Date
- Oct 2026
Led by General Catalyst
- Hiring00 open roles on the live job board (no roles = 0)
- Funding recency+1.5Seed · $9M, Oct 2026 (this month): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 800+ customers claimed (400+ in Aug); 120% NRR per investor memo
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.250 + 1.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.25 → Warm-up
Seed rule: seed-stage without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven · edge: learns from use
Fast customer growth from a self-serve, inbound base, but a seven-person seed company in a crowded field against Firecrawl, Exa, Parallel and Bright Data, with no revenue disclosed.
Sources: Orange Collective: Context.dev investment memo (Aug 2026) ↗ · Runtimewire: Context.dev raises $9M (Oct 2026) ↗
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Last checked Oct 25, 2026