The problem
AI apps and agents need fast, accurate retrieval over company knowledge
What they do
Vector database and Nexus knowledge engine for AI agents
Traction 10,000+ customers, 1M developers
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 8
- Headcount
- ~130
Cooling: only 5 open roles
Hiring in
- New York
- Remote (US)
Funding
- Last round
- $100M
- Stage
- Series B
- Date
- Apr 2023
Led by Andreessen Horowitz
- Hiring+18 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency0Series B · $100M, Apr 2023 (42 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 10,000+ customers, 1M developers
- Red flags−11 significant flag in the last 24 months, −1 eachExplored a sale (2025) amid lost Notion account; founder stepped down as CEO Sep 2025; no round since 2023Tech in Asia (via The Information), sale talks ↗ · TechTarget, CEO change Sep 2025 ↗
- Total0.751 + 0 + 0.75 − 1 = 0.75 → Cool-down
Cool-down rule: score under 1.5 and the last round is over 24 months old.
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Created the vector database category, but clouds bundle it, big customers left and its CEO stepped down.
Sources: The Information: Pinecone considers sale, lost Notion ↗
Watch-outs
Explored a sale (2025) amid lost Notion account; founder stepped down as CEO Sep 2025; no round since 2023
Sources: Tech in Asia (via The Information), sale talks ↗ · TechTarget, CEO change Sep 2025 ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 25, 2026