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AthenaHQ

Be the Answer in AI Search - AI SEO across SEO, GEO & AEO

Y CombinatorWinter 2025ActiveB2BMarketing

What they do

Problem

Brands lack visibility and measurable presence in generative AI search results as users shift from traditional search to AI-generated answers.

Solution

AthenaHQ is an AI SEO platform that measures and improves a brand’s citations and recommendations in answer engines across tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini.

Who it's for

Marketing, SEO, and content teams at brands and agencies that want to improve discoverability in AI-first search.

Founders

Andrew Yan
Co-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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Alan Yao
Co-Founder

Co-founder & CTO at AthenaHQ, formerly a jazz trombonist

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Open roles 6

Account Executive
San Francisco, CA, US · Full-time · $240K - $300K · 0.10% - 0.15%
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Product Engineer
SF In-Person · Full-time · $140K - $200K · 0.20% - 0.50%
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Growth Engineer
SF In-Person · Full-time · $110K - $160K · 0.15% - 0.60%
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Founding Growth Marketer
SF In-Person · Full-time · $130K - $220K · 0.10% - 0.40%
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Senior Product Designer
San Francisco, California · Full-time
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Founding Product Marketer
SF In-Person / Remote · Full-time · $130K - $220K · 0.10% - 0.40%
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