Valyu DeepSearch

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Proprietary data search for high-stakes domains (finance, medical). Claims 94% SimpleQA. a16z crypto backed. ~7 employees.

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Atomic

28/100

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Evidence

Videos

Reviews, tutorials, and comparisons from the community.

Gemini Deep Research Demo | Using AI to learn new topics in depth

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BitBiasedAI·2025-09-19

How to Build Custom Deep Research Agents (Better than OpenAI)

Arseny Shatokhin·2025-07-08

Editorial verdict

Below cut line in search-news. Unique proprietary data angle (50+ sources: SEC, clinical trials) but almost all evidence is self-reported. Minimal traction. Needs independent verification.

Source

Docs: valyu.network

Public evidence

moderateSelf-reported2026

Self-reported: 94% SimpleQA, 79% FreshQA (vs Google 39%)

Impressive claims on proprietary data retrieval but zero independent verification.

Self-reported benchmarksValyu (self-reported)

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Where it wins

50+ proprietary data sources (SEC, clinical trials)

Claims 94% SimpleQA, 79% FreshQA

a16z backed

LangChain integration

Where to be skeptical

Almost all evidence self-reported

~7 employees — very early stage

No HN traction

No AIMultiple entry

Only one independent reviewer found

Ranking in categories

Search & News

#15of 18

High-stakes knowledge work (finance, economics, medical) — if claims hold

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