Sales & marketing

AthenaHQ

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Founded 2025Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Make sure your brand doesn’t get left behind as search shifts from traditional SEO to generative AI search.

AthenaHQ is an AI SEO platform for GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), helping brands show up in AI-generated answers across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and more.

AI search is expected to overtake traditional search within the next few years. AthenaHQ fills the gap with a system to measure visibility, identify what AI engines cite and recommend, and help your team improve content and brand presence for AI-first discovery.

Team of former product manager on Google Search's information acquisition team, Deepmind Generative Media team, and ChatGPT superusers.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Customers & use cases

AthenaHQ is a leading AEO & GEO platform trusted by commercial & enterprise businesses to become the answer AI gives and the brand AI trusts.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-10-18

Founders & team

Previously NewsPod, Otter Health

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Andrew Yan

Founder/CEO

Co-founder AthenaHQ--helping brands get discovered on ChatGPT. Formerly @googlesearch @deepmind @usarmylab @columbia In previous life, played in the band that inspired the Oscar-winning movie Whiplash.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
12team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2025 · Source

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Y Combinator

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Launched · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website offers product access through a trial, free start, app download, purchase, or onboarding with existing-account login. Customer adoption is not established by this evidence.

Company website: home Checked 2026-10-18

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