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runcaptain.comB2BSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Investor read

Evidence-bound summary — expand sections for movement, risks, and signals.

Memo snapshot · May 20, 2026, 6:20 PM

Worth a meetingEvidence-bound analyst verdict
  • •Funding: Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator.
  • •Named backers in indexed sources: Y Combinator.
  • •Hiring: 2 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards
  • •Product/news: 2 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings

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TL;DR

Seed (YC)

Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales Accurate knowledge search that scales

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Quick read

  • •Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •Reported angle: Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Key signals

Funding

Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Seed (Sep 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).

Hiring

2 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards (High).

Product / news

2 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).

Evidence summary

Verified facts

  • •Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •Reported angle: Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Recent movers

  • •May 10, 2026 · Press — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •May 10, 2026 · Jobs page — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •May 10, 2026 · Careers page — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

+2 more in Recent movement below

  • •May 10, 2026 · Press — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •May 10, 2026 · Jobs page — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •May 10, 2026 · Careers page — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •May 20, 2026 · ycombinator.com — Captain | Y Combinator
  • •May 11, 2026 · Blog / news — Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales
  • •Y Combinator

Suggested next steps

  • ▸Open a founder conversation this month; validate traction claims against the indexed evidence.
  • ▸Add to the active watchlist so new signals trigger alerts.

Funding & hiring signals

funding_articleConfidence: low

Captain | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; API-first accurate knowledge search / RAG for AI agents.

Affected score: noObserved: May 20, 2026

Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.

Open roles (indexed)

No open roles indexed yet.

Public index
84Activity 77/100Elevated public activity signal
7D—
30D+24 (+40.0%)
High Confidence

The index price and activity score are algorithmic estimates based on observed public company-level signals. They may be incomplete, stale, or inaccurate and are not investment, legal, tax, or business advice.

Source health

  • public_market_enrichmentok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_pressok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_newsok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_jobsok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_companyok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_careersok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_blogok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_aboutok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:_ok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:homeok
    Last checked Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM
  • public_page:customersok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:pricingok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:pressok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:newsok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:blogok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:jobsok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:careersok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:teamok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM
  • public_page:aboutok
    Last checked Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM

Signal timeline

11 dated public signals · newest on the right

Funding
Hiring
Product
Code
Press
Company
Other
Sep 18, 2025Feb 14, 2026Jul 13, 2026
Funding (1)Hiring (2)Product (2)Code (1)Press (2)Company (1)Other (2)

Signal breakdown

Latest momentum signal per category. Expand a card to inspect raw payloads.

Public source summary

Total evidence rows
11
Latest evidence
Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM

Source types found

blogcareers_pagecompany_sitefounderfunding_articlegithubhiringnewsofficial_siteproduct

Strongest / recent news-style rows

  • Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

    Pricing · Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM · confidence 90%high quality

  • Captain | Y Combinator

    Wed, May 20, 06:20 PM · confidence 88%high quality

Public signal timeline

Newest first · 11 event(s)

1
Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM · product · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Pricing

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
2
Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM · blog · 70% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Blog

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
3
Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM · github · 72% · verified_publichigh qualityGitHub - runcaptain/captain-mrag-bench: Captain evaluations on MultiModal Search · GitHub

Source: GitHub (linked from site)

GitHub presence linked from official site for Captain.

Source ↗
4
Wed, May 20, 06:20 PM · funding_article · 88% · verified_publichigh qualityCaptain | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; API-first accurate knowledge search / RAG for AI agents.

Source ↗
5
Wed, May 20, 05:51 PM · company_site · 85% · verified_publichigh qualityCaptain — Accurate knowledge search that scales

Enterprise RAG and file search API for agents.

Source ↗
6
Mon, May 11, 04:54 AM · official_site · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Homepage

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
7
Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM · product · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Customers

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
8
Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM · news · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Press

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
9
Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM · hiring · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Jobs page

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
10
Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM · careers_page · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Careers page

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗
11
Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM · founder · 90% · publichigh qualityCaptain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source: Team page

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Source ↗

Official / company site

5 row(s)

The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.

company_site·Wed, May 20, 05:51 PM·Confidence 85%high qualityverified_public
Captain — Accurate knowledge search that scales

Enterprise RAG and file search API for agents.

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
official_site·Mon, May 11, 04:54 AM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
product·Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
news·Sun, May 10, 11:01 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗
founder·Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.

Open source ↗

News

1 row(s)

Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.

product·Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.

Open source ↗

Funding / news

1 row(s)

Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.

funding_article·Wed, May 20, 06:20 PM·Confidence 88%high qualityverified_public
Captain | Y Combinator

Winter 2026 batch; API-first accurate knowledge search / RAG for AI agents.

Why it matters: Funding signal — Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.

Open source ↗

Hiring

2 row(s)

Open roles and careers pages. Active hiring implies runway to spend and shows where the company is investing (engineering vs GTM vs ops).

hiring·Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.

Open source ↗
careers_page·Sun, May 10, 11:00 PM·Confidence 90%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.

Open source ↗

GitHub

1 row(s)

Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.

github·Sun, Jun 28, 07:06 PM·Confidence 72%high qualityverified_public
GitHub - runcaptain/captain-mrag-bench: Captain evaluations on MultiModal Search · GitHub

GitHub presence linked from official site for Captain.

Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.

Open source ↗

Blog

1 row(s)

Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.

blog·Thu, Jul 2, 03:06 PM·Confidence 70%high qualitypublic
Captain - Accurate knowledge search that scales

Accurate knowledge search that scales

Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.

Open source ↗

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