Shutdown
Jan 2026Founder Michael Royzen announced Phind would shut down on Jan. 16, 2026; paid users received prorated refunds and data export was available until Jan. 30, 2026.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Phind was a San Francisco–based, YC S22 developer search company that built an AI answer engine for programmers, combining multi-step reasoning, cited search results, code examples, and a generative UI; it shut down in January 2026 after a late-2025 funding round.
Primary product
AI answer engine / search engine for developers
Founded
2022
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI search engine / developer tools
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
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