In the ocean of academic research, finding that key paper is like finding a needle in a haystack. But now,AI Academic Search EngineConsensusAnnounced the completion of $11.5 million Series AFinancing, led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from other well-known investors, marks a further step for Consensus to help researchers and academic practitioners.
Based on AI technology, Consensus is committed to enabling researchers to search for relevant academic papers faster and more accurately. It has a huge database of more than 200 million papers, covering all fields of science and academia, bringing users an unprecedented search experience.
Since its launch in the winter of 2022, Consensus has exceeded 400,000 monthly active users and is expected to achieve an astonishing growth of 600% in 2024, with annualized revenue reaching US$1.5 million.
Consensus' search covers more than 200 million research papers. The data comes from the Semantic Scholar database, covers all fields of science, and is updated monthly.
Whether you are a student, researcher, doctor, clinician, or even a health and fitness expert, Consensus provides the scientific evidence and research papers they need.
Consensus supports word search, concept association, and question-and-answer search to meet the needs of different users.
Consensus uses a custom language model and combines metadata such as citation count and study design to re-rank search results, ensuring that the top 20 most relevant results are provided.
Similar to ChatGPT, Consensus Copilot can answer questions, draft content, create lists, and each result is linked to the corresponding research paper.
It provides search filters, paper-level insights, automatic citation generation and other functions, and integrates tools such as Zotero to improve research efficiency.
The success of Consensus’ Series A financing not only brings financial support to it, but also brings new vitality to the academic search field. With the continuous advancement of technology and the expansion of its user base, Consensus is expected to become an indispensable tool for academic researchers.