Exa Labs, the United States-based AI search engine firm, has on Monday announced the opening of its first Asia office in Singapore.
The new location will serve as a critical hub for core engineering, specifically focusing on the company’s retrieval stack and infrastructure development, the firm said in a statement.
According to the statement, the expansion into Singapore places Exa at the center of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets.
By joining a thriving ecosystem that includes global tech giants and a burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) startup community, Exa aims to leverage the exceptional engineering talent from world-class institutions like the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
“Exa is building the search engine for the age of AI, and we cant do it from one city,
“Singapore offers a unique combination of forward-looking policy and deep talent pool. With the launch of our Singapore office, the sun never sets on Exa,” said Will Bryk, Chief Executive Officer of Exa.
It is noted that the Singapore office will focus on systems powering Exa’s search capabilities, including its massive-scale embedding and indexing pipelines, high-performant vector database in Rust, and H200-driven infrastructure designed for global-scale throughput.
“The opening of Exa’s first Asia Pacific office in Singapore is a testament to its confidence in Singapore’s position as a leading innovation and AI hub in the region,
“The new setup is a welcome addition to Singapore’s thriving AI ecosystem, and we look forward to Exa’s collaborations with local partners,” said Soo Haw Yun, Vice President, Global Enterprises, Singapore Economic Development Board.
In addition to its technical mission, the Singapore office will provide localized support for customers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Exa is currently hiring for several key positions in product, backend engineering, and infrastructure, said the statement.
The firm has raised over $100 million from investors including Benchmark, Lightspeed, Nvidia, and YC.