Seed · AI & Machine Learning · Paris, France · Founded 2024 · 10–20 employees
Linkup is a French AI startup that provides fast, ethical access to web content for AI systems through a sustainable alternative to web scraping. Founded in 2024 by Philippe Mizrahi, Denis Charrier, and Boris Toledano (with experience from Spotify, Lyft, and McKinsey), the company creates partnerships with premium content sources to provide AI systems with legitimate access to online data. They raised €3 million in November 2024 from leading investors including Seedcamp, Axeleo Capital, and Motier Ventures, and have gained trust of around 50 partners including prominent technology companies. Their RAG API is reportedly 15x faster than traditional web scraping methods and addresses the growing legal and ethical challenges of AI-driven web traffic.