Consensus Nabs $11 Million to Build AI Search Engine for Academics
Students, doctors and health-conscious consumers use Consensus to answer questions.
Consensus founders Eric Olson and Christian Salem
Consensus, a startup using AI to build a search engine for scholarly work and health topics, has raised more than $11 million in funding — the latest sign of investor demand for artificial intelligence products that change how people find information online.
Consensus now has 400,000 monthly active users, including students, doctors and health-conscious consumers, who rely on the search engine to answer questions about topics as diverse as creatine supplements, the benefits of mindfulness and whether cash transfers can reduce poverty. The company’s tool summarizes documents from credible academic publications in response to user queries.