Anna Y. Zhang · Jun 2026
Founder update noting the team rebuilt the product from scratch in March and only got revenue after that rebuild.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Nessie is a San Francisco-based YC F25 company building a privacy-first, local-first AI context and memory layer that syncs conversations and agent traces from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Codex into a searchable, reusable knowledge base for individuals and teams.
Primary product
Nessie: a local-first AI memory/context layer that turns AI chats and agent traces into a searchable knowledge base.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI knowledge base / context layer for AI-native teams
Offices
0 jobs at Nessie
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Business model
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$625K
Latest round
Pre-Seed Round · Dec 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Dec 2025 · Y Combinator
Sep 2025
Builder-oriented, privacy-first, and AI-native; the company emphasizes transparent control over memory, local-first defaults, public beta shipping, and compounding thinking across conversations and teams.
Compensation
YC jobs listings show founding roles in San Francisco at $100K-$150K salary plus 0.50%-1.00% equity, with 1+ years of experience required.
Pricing
Yearly-billed self-serve subscriptions with individual, pro, and team plans, plus custom on-prem deployment.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated monthly visits
2.3K
Anna Y. Zhang · Jun 2026
Founder update noting the team rebuilt the product from scratch in March and only got revenue after that rebuild.
Top AI Product · Feb 2026
External write-up on Nessie’s AI memory product, privacy posture, and early traction after launch.
Y Combinator · Feb 2026
Official launch post describing Nessie as a personal AI knowledge base / memory layer that turns scattered AI conversations into searchable, reusable context.
Fondo · Feb 2026
Launch recap covering the product, the founders, local-first positioning, and the target users who want their AI conversations to compound over time.
Jason Gray / Pioneer Fund · Nov 2025
Investment announcement describing Nessie as an AI knowledge base for your mind and naming Anna Y. Zhang and Tiger Wang as the founders.