Seek AI

Overview

Seek AI was an NYC-based startup founded by Sarah Nagy in 2021 that provided a natural-language data analysis platform[1]. The company's generative-AI system allowed users across organizations to query enterprise data in natural language, with the platform automatically generating database queries[2]. The interface was accessible through email, Slack, text, and various customer relationship management systems[1][8]. By January 2023, Seek AI had raised $7.5 million in combined pre-seed and seed funding led by Conviction Partners and Battery Ventures[4]. At that time, the company reported more than a dozen pilots with tech, fintech, and consumer brands ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies[6]. IBM acquired Seek AI for an undisclosed sum, with the acquisition announced on June 2, 2025[1]. Following the acquisition, Seek AI relocated its headquarters to IBM's Watsonx AI Labs accelerator at One Madison in New York City[1].

Seek AI's team page stated that "A former quant, Sarah founded Seek AI in 2021", referring to CEO Sarah Nagy. [3]

Seek AI's funding press release carried the dateline "NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2023" and its launch release was datelined "NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 18, 2022". [5]

Seek AI's natural language interface could be reached "by means of email, Slack, text, and a range of customer relationship management (CRM) systems", and was sold as a monthly or per-user subscription. [8]

Business address: 145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10013. [11]

Funding history

Seek AI announced on January 11, 2023 that it had raised $7.5 million in combined pre-seed and seed funding, co-led by Sarah Guo's Conviction Partners and Battery Ventures, with participation from Bob Muglia, Tristan Handy, Mustafa Suleyman and NJP Ventures. [4]

Growth & traction

At its January 2023 funding announcement Seek AI said it had "more than a dozen pilots with tech, fintech, and consumer brands customers ranging from startups to the Fortune 100". [6]

Seek AI's team page listed CEO Sarah Nagy (ex-Citadel Ashler Capital), CRO Sarah Smith (who joined as an advisor in fall 2021 and as CRO in spring 2022), VP of Engineering Jose Pacheco (ex-Numerator, Oracle, GE Healthcare) and Director of AI Research Raz Besaleli, among a wider team. [10]

Customers

Seek AI's launch release quoted Tim Harrington, CEO of alternative-data supplier Battlefin, saying Seek AI gave an edge "in accessing and analyzing our 2,400+ datasets" and that "our ROI on Seek AI is about 10x". [7]

Partnerships

Seek AI's site footer promoted "Snowflake + Seek" and "Snowpark Container Services". [9]