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Andi

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Founded 2021Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Instead of just links, Andi AI gives you answers - like chatting with a smart friend.

Andi is a new type of search engine that uses generative AI and language models combined with live data to generate factually correct answers to questions, and to explain and summarize information combined from the best sources.

Andi works as a search chatbot that's ad-free and privacy-focused. Ask Andi to...

✅ Answer questions

🧠 Find, summarize and explain information

🔍 Navigate and search the web

Search is broken because of SEO spam, ads, and surveillance capitalism. Andi cuts through the clutter to get you straight to the knowledge you need. It presents results visually in a way that's easy to understand with a simple chat interface, and protects you from ad tech and distraction.

You can try the search app at https://andisearch.com

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously LazyWeb, Andi, LazyWeb

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Angela Hoover

Founder

Angela (CEO) is from a totally non-traditional founder background. She's a community college dropout who went from construction laborer to working with Microsoft on Azure, before launching Angie's Travels, a travel influencer startup. She started Andi after going through YC Startup School as a 23-year-old non-technical female founder with the idea for a "not searching" engine for Gen-Z.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Jed White

Founder

Jed (CTO) has been programming since he was 8, and sold his first software aged 12. He studied computer science (USyd-part/USFCA), and was editor-in-chief of Australia's top computer magazine at 23, before making a popular start page with 3m users, and building a media search and personalization startup. He has 20+ years experience in search and AI.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2021 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Operating · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website explicitly reports customer or user adoption. This is a source-based assessment of a company claim; scale and revenue are not independently verified.

Company website: home Checked 2026-09-16

Loved by over 1m users — free, private AI search you can trust ❤️

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