AthenaHQ LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Introduced Athena AI, a conversational AI copilot that queries real-time brand data across 8+ AI platforms and returns next-step recommendations.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
AthenaHQ is a San Francisco-based AEO/GEO platform that helps brands measure, analyze, and improve how they appear in AI-generated answers across major LLMs, turning AI search visibility into a managed growth channel.
Primary product
AI search optimization platform / AEO-GEO command center
Founded
2025
Headquarters
800 Indiana St, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI search optimization (AEO/GEO) SaaS
Offices
4 jobs at AthenaHQ
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.8M
Latest round
Seed · Jun 2025
Latest amount
$2.2M
Leadership
Co-Founder, CEO
Co-Founder, CTO
Founding GTM
Founding GTM
Founding Engineering Manager
Head of Growth
Operations
Investors
Public signals suggest a fast-moving, in-person SF startup culture: collision-style collaboration, no daily standups, sauna standups, boba runs, and an emphasis on shipping quickly with a small team.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings show roughly $110K-$300K base salary ranges depending on role, plus equity grants around 0.1%-0.6%. Most roles are SF in-person; one role is listed as SF in-person or remote.
Pricing
Freemium/self-serve subscription with credit-based usage; enterprise custom pricing
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$1M ARR (GetLatka estimated $990K ARR as of 2025-09-14)
Estimated monthly visits
44.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
AthenaHQ LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Introduced Athena AI, a conversational AI copilot that queries real-time brand data across 8+ AI platforms and returns next-step recommendations.
AthenaHQ · Mar 2026
Announced a partnership to combine citation intelligence with brand-mention automation, with a phased path toward direct integration.
AthenaHQ · Sep 2025
Launched ACE, a machine-learning model trained on millions of AI search results to predict citation probability for content.
Forbes · Jun 2025
Profiles Athena/AthenaHQ’s June 2025 seed fundraising, leadership, and early customer traction in AI search.
WebWire · Jun 2025
Official launch-from-stealth press release announcing the $2.2M seed round, platform positioning, and initial customer use cases.