Improved Search - Validate Your Idea Against All 6.8k+ Companies
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Just shipped an improved version of the vector search for companies! Take a look & let me know what you think!
I also put it as main agentic search bar on the main page of ExploreYC, from reading all comments this is one of the most loved features and I think it deserves more visibility π
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i think this is the kind of update users actually notice. a great search experience can save a lot of time when looking for specific information.
@zajindacos123_coderΒ yessir!
Amazing improvement!
i'm interested to see how the new search compares with the old one. small changes in search can make a huge difference.
Smart move putting vector search front and center, Konstantin! π Instant semantic access to 6.8k+ YC datasets is a massive validation unlock.
As queries scale, managing embedding fallbacks and keeping agentic search sub-100ms gets heavy. Thatβs exactly why weβre building GTWY AI βto handle the multi-model routing and caching infra out-of-the-box so you donβt have to build the plumbing manually.
Are you handling the text-to-embedding routing natively right now?
@ankit_dongreΒ its native ye
I like that you moved it to the homepage instead of hiding it. If its the feature users love most, making it the default experience is probably the right product decision.
@maya_boothmanΒ def feel the same way Maya!
I have wasted hours manually digging through YC companies before. If this consistently surfaces relevant startups from natural language queries, that's a genuine time saver. Curious what your search accuracy looks like today.
here is the question i would love to know, whats the weirdest query you have tested that returned surprisingly good results? those edge cases usually tell you how strong the search engine really is.