Athena, a San Francisco, CA–based mostly generative engine optimization (GEO) platform supplier, raised $2.2m in seed funding.
The spherical was from Y Combinator, FCVC, Purple Bike Capital, Amino Capital, and search engine marketing and search executives together with Eli Schwartz and Ashley Stirrup.
The corporate plans to make use of the funding to scale its GEO platform and roll out new instruments for SaaS and ecommerce manufacturers as AI-powered purchasing will increase in reputation.
created by Andrew Yan and Alan Yao, Athena gives a generative engine optimization (GEO) platform that helps firms of all sizes safe prime placement in AI-powered search.
The corporate has constructed a catalog of over 3 million real-world AI responses and constantly maps them to greater than 300,000 distinctive websites that LLMs cite from. Its platform then recommends the precise web site configuration adjustments or content material wanted throughout textual content, picture, or video to rank larger in AI-search outcomes. The platform is already being utilized by greater than 80 firms together with Coupons.com, Checkr, Artisan, Ollie, and different firms.
FinSMEs
18/06/2025
