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January 28, 2026
Exa AI Research Blog
Discover the latest in AI research and semantic search technology on the Exa blog. Learn how our neural network search engine provides high-quality web data for AI applications
TL;DR
- A private equity firm with $500B+ AUM sought to improve its research and portfolio monitoring.
- Challenges included fragmented research workflows, manual portfolio tracking, and data security concerns.
- The firm developed an internal AI-research co-pilot and automated portfolio monitoring solution using Exa's APIs.
- Key features include a secure, ChatGPT-style research tool with hybrid search and zero data retention.
- Automated portfolio monitoring provides continuous news scanning and company updates via websets.
- The implementation resulted in centralized research, enhanced portfolio oversight, and over 30% reduction in research time for analysts.