The Elicit media kit
Elicit in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Elicit.
Media kit
Elicit is made by Elicit Research, PBC, a venture-backed public benefit corporation that began inside the nonprofit research lab Ought and became independent in 2023. It earns money from Pro, Scale and Enterprise subscriptions, alongside a free Basic plan.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Elicit’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Elicit. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
In a sentence
Elicit is made by Elicit Research, PBC, a venture-backed public benefit corporation that began inside the nonprofit research lab Ought and became independent in 2023. It earns money from Pro, Scale and Enterprise subscriptions, alongside a free Basic plan.
In a paragraph
Elicit was based in Oakland, California, with team members across North America and Europe. Andreas Stuhlmüller is its cofounder & CEO. It has raised over $30 million, most recently a Series A in February 2025. Its last reported valuation was $100M, in February 2025.
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Andreas Stuhlmüller
Cofounder & CEO
Jungwon Byun
Cofounder & COO
Justin Reppert
Head of Engineering
Brad Artziniega
Head of Design
10 open roles: 7 in engineering and machine learning (one a contract residency), 2 enterprise account executives and 1 in growth.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
over $30M
Raised in total, over 2 announced rounds
Raised a $22 million Series A at a $100 million valuation, led by Spark Capital and Footwork, in February 2025, after a $9 million seed round led by Fifty Years in September 2023, both per its own blog. Its careers page says it is financed by over $30 million in venture capital.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
Last valuation
$100M
Feb 26, 2025
Announced by Elicit itself in its February 2025 post on the $22 million Series A.
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Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
10
Open roles on Elicit's careers page
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