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Respan
Respan is a leading artificial intelligence venture, based in Alameda. Financial backing came from Gradient Ventures, Hat Trick Capital and private investors.
Company Overview
Company Name
Respan
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Funding Rounds
Total Funding
Contact Information
Mailing Address
406 Singleton Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
USA
Alameda, CA 94501
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Company Background Information
Overview
Respan (formerly Keywords AI) started at the University of Illinois, where co-founders Andy and Raymond met as engineering students. They began by building an API to dynamically route LLM calls. Andy left school to lead the company full time, and the company later joined Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch. Hendrix joined afterward and became the third co-founder. Early feedback made one thing clear: routing alone wasn't enough - developers needed visibility into how their agents behaved in production. Respan was rebuilt around that insight. Today, it helps teams trace workflows, evaluate agent behavior, and continuously improve quality in production. Hundreds of startups and enterprise teams now use Respan to operate AI agents at scale.
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Last Transaction
3/18/2026
Financing History
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Li
Chief Technical Officer
Raymond Huang
VP - Sales
Frank Chen
VP - Sales
Hendrix Liu
Company Investors
- Gradient Ventures
- Hat Trick Capital
- Y Combinator
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