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Capitol AI

S24
11 people|Active|Hiring|Website
AI-Enhanced LearningWorkflow AutomationAnalyticsMediaAI
62°Major Pivot
Before

Capitol is a custom perplexity for every website in the world.

After

Model-agnostic AI for enterprises: governed, embedded, decision-grade.

Full description — before

As Perplexity or Gemini replaces the Google Search we all use today, it will remove the need to ever visit a website. This is an existential risk to all media brands, which is why Capitol went from zero to $1.68M in revenue during YC: all media companies need to offer THEIR OWN Perplexity-like experience to maintain their direct relationship with customers. The most trusted brand in political news and analysis, Politico, chose us to power their Politico Pro Subscription product. Consumers expect instant personalized answers. Publishers won’t build this on their own. Capitol’s API lights up publishers' websites and apps so their end users can generate personalized search results, cited research reports, and even tweet storms using the publisher’s proprietary data—all within their paywall. Capitol is the new last mile of content delivery for publishing. This market is $16b in 2023, and will grow to $85.6b in 2030. Gemini and Perplexity are the imperial forces. Capitol is arming the rebels.

Full description — after

Capitol builds intelligence infrastructure for companies overwhelmed by data but starved for clarity. Today, 80% of enterprise AI projects fail because outputs aren't accurate, attributable, or usable. Capitol AI works with companies in high-stakes industries to turn information into intelligence that drives decisions with model-agnostic, purpose-built infrastructure. Capitol is building a different future - one where institutions, creators, and analysts stay in control of their knowledge, their IP, and their value. We deliver a model-agnostic platform that turns complexity into decision-grade insight. We don't believe the future should be dictated by a handful of closed models. We enforce attribution, minimize hallucinations, and preserve temporal accuracy - giving companies trusted answers they can act on.

Category shift
OtherEnterprise AI Agents
Summary

Capitol shifted from custom AI Q&A/chatbots for media companies to broader AI infrastructure for high-stakes enterprises in general, expanding beyond the media/publisher market to serve multiple industries.

Detected 5 months ago · 2025-10-02