Heptabase Public Wiki · May 2026
Official update on AI Agent Mode, the Heptabase CLI for Claude Code/Codex/Cursor, live public links for cards, and mobile PDF annotation improvements.
An intelligent, visual knowledge base for learning complex topics.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Heptabase is a visual knowledge base and research workspace for students, researchers, and lifelong learners, centered on whiteboards, linked cards, PDFs, journals, and AI-assisted learning.
Primary product
Visual knowledge base / note-taking and research workspace
Founded
2021
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom (official/LinkedIn profile; some databases list Taipei, Taiwan)
Team size
1-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Educational software / visual knowledge management
Offices
London, United Kingdom
Taipei, Taiwan
United States
Business model
subscription SaaS
usage-based AI credits
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.2M
Latest round
Seed · Apr 2022
Latest amount
$1.7M
Apr 2022 · Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, HOF Capital, Moving Capital, Tonic Fund
Jan 2022 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Co-founder & Principal Product Designer
Work & culture
Small fully remote team based across Taipei and London, with a strong bias toward shipping the product, talking to users, and iterating quickly toward clear goals.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands found. Public compensation signals include stock options plus perks such as a daily Uber Eats budget, flexible hours, PTO, and standard insurance/pension coverage.
Benefits
Fully remote work
Flexible work hours
PTO
Stock options
Daily Uber Eats budget
Health check-up allowance
Educational allowance
Health insurance
Labor insurance
Pension
Product & market
Pricing
Paid subscription tiers (Pro, Premium, Premium+) with annual discounting and AI-usage credits on higher tiers.
Differentiators
- —Visual whiteboard-first workflow for learning and research
- —Card-based knowledge model with bi-directional links
- —Strong PDF, web, YouTube, and Readwise capture flows
- —Designed around the collect → think → create knowledge lifecycle
- —AI Tutor for structured personalized learning sessions
- —Offline-first cross-platform syncing
- —Built for deep understanding rather than generic note storage
Technology
ProseMirror
Electron
React
React Native
Node.js
TypeScript
Redux
MySQL
SQLite
AWS
Tailwind CSS
Intercom
Stripe
PostHog
Customers
students
researchers
lifelong learners
knowledge workers
project managers
academic researchers
creators
Competitors
Notion
Obsidian
Evernote
Tana
Scrintal
Milanote
Roam Research
AFFiNE
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Public estimates vary from about $1.2M ARR to a few million ARR.
Estimated monthly visits
152.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
Heptabase · May 2026
Official launch page for AI Tutor, describing an AI agent that guides users through structured, personalized learning sessions from their own materials.
Heptabase Public Wiki · Dec 2024
Adds YouTube transcript import and insight generation, plus Premium+ plan updates and broader product-performance improvements.
Heptabase Public Wiki · Nov 2024
Shares product updates, a public AMA, and notes that the team expanded from 6 to 10 people while discussing 2025 product direction.
Ness Labs · Dec 2023
Founder interview covering Heptabase's knowledge-lifecycle philosophy, product direction, and how it supports deep understanding of complex topics.
Jobs and careers at Heptabase
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