turbopuffer · May 2026
External engineering write-up from turbopuffer describing SID's RL training loop, search backend scaling, and why the model is trained as an iterative retrieval system.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
SID is a San Francisco-based AI research lab and software company focused on agentic retrieval and custom-data RAG. Its flagship product is SID-1, a retrieval model that searches iteratively and is sold as an API, via AWS Bedrock, and as a self-hosted model.
Primary product
SID-1 agentic retrieval model
Founded
2022
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI research lab / retrieval software
Offices
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