TradeFlock · Jul 2026
External profile describing The Hog as an AI-powered go-to-market command center and discussing its positioning, customers, and early funding.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
The Hog is a YC-backed, two-person AI startup building a real-time web intelligence layer for AI agents and GTM teams. Its core pitch is one API and command center for search, scrape, enrich, monitor, and deep-research workflows across people, companies, social, and the open web, with ranked, agent-ready outputs.
Primary product
Real-time web intelligence API and GTM command center for AI agents and growth teams.
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Sub-industry
AI-native go-to-market intelligence / web intelligence API
Business model
usage-based API
self-serve SaaS
enterprise contracts
freemium trial
Funding
Stage
seed / early-stage VC
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Early Stage VC · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
Sep 2025 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Investors
Work & culture
Lean YC startup, founder-led, fast-moving, product-centric, and oriented around human-in-the-loop GTM automation. Public hiring and launch materials suggest a remote-friendly, execution-heavy culture with strong emphasis on speed, market awareness, and customer-facing output.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public YC job listing for Senior AI Engineer (Full-Stack) shows $40K-$85K, 6+ years of experience, and remote availability across Brazil (SP), Argentina (Buenos Aires), Chile, and Colombia.
Product & market
Pricing
Usage-based, pay-as-you-go API pricing with a free monthly allowance and enterprise custom pricing.
Differentiators
- —One API covering search, scrape, enrich, monitor, and deep research
- —Multi-provider waterfall logic with automatic fallback
- —Agent-ready normalized and deduplicated outputs
- —Social listening across Reddit, LinkedIn, X, forums, and review sites
- —Ranked next actions / command-center workflow instead of passive dashboards
- —Usage-based pricing with no seats or tiers
- —Enterprise options for custom data, SSO/SAML, RBAC, SLAs, and dedicated support
Technology
REST API
async operation polling
API key authentication (X-Access-Key / X-Secret-Key)
multi-provider waterfall routing
normalized typed JSON responses
web search
scraping
people/company enrichment
social monitoring
deep research
MCP integration
Customers
AI agents
GTM teams
solo founders
lean B2B SaaS teams
sales teams
marketing teams
growth operators
startups seeking multi-channel acquisition
Competitors
Clay
Apollo
Exa
Tavily
ZoomInfo
Aviso
Landbase
Common Room
Brandwatch
GummySearch
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
USD 40M-$50M
Estimated monthly visits
3K
Traffic estimate as of Nov 2025
Latest news
The Hog blog · Jun 2026
Official announcement of the API for search, scrape, enrich, and monitor workflows, with normalized typed outputs and early-cohort availability.
The Hog LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Company post announcing an MCP-style workflow for controlling The Hog in plain English and generating enriched ICP lists quickly.
Y Combinator LinkedIn · Nov 2025
YC’s LinkedIn post frames The Hog as an AI head of growth for customer acquisition and highlights its command-center positioning.
Y Combinator · Nov 2025
YC launch post describing The Hog as an AI-native go-to-market command center, with social listening, competitive monitoring, and ranked next actions for growth teams.
Jobs and careers at The Hog
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