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Pinecone

Vector database for AI applications. Powers semantic search and RAG.

Founded by: Edo Liberty

DMI: 14#97 of 262HN 30d: 31
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Developer Adoption

Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window

npm Downloads (30d)
2.0M +14%
@pinecone-database/pinecone
PyPI Downloads (30d)
1.3M +30%
pinecone-client
Total Downloads (30d)
3.4M +20%
npm + PyPI combined
Active Contributors (30d)
1
Unique committers, 30-day window

Active Contributors Trend

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npm Download Trend

913,7231,198,4251,483,1271,767,8292,052,531Dec 10Jan 7Jan 29Feb 12Feb 22Feb 26
90-day trend↑ +29.1%

npm downloads grew from 1,574,953 to 2,033,620 (+29.1%) over the last 90 days.

PyPI Download Trend

704,927864,3581,023,7881,183,2191,342,649Dec 10Jan 7Jan 29Feb 12Feb 22Feb 26
90-day trend↑ +10.2%

pypi downloads grew from 1,218,626 to 1,342,649 (+10.2%) over the last 90 days.

Developer Community Metrics

Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.

HN Discussion Rank#12 in AI Infrastructure by HN mentions (out of 75 tracked)
HN vs Category15.5x category median (31 vs 2 median)
GitHub VelocityCommit velocity paused (0.0x vs 4-week average)
Funding Trajectory3 rounds in 27 months, accelerating, ($10M → $28M → $100M)
Community Sentiment3% positive HN sentiment (31 comments) • High confidence

Category Benchmark

75 AI Infrastructure companies
3.4M downloads/mo168% above median
0Median: 1.3M2.5M+

Funding Rounds

Series B$100M

2023

Series A$28M

2021

Investors:

Seed$10M

2021

Cite This Data

According to AI-Buzz, Pinecone ranks #12 in AI Infrastructure for HN discussion share (out of 75 tracked with 1.9% of HN discussion), with 3% positive developer sentiment (31 HN comments analyzed), with 2,033,620 npm downloads in 30 days, with 1,342,649 PyPI downloads in 30 days, with 1 active contributors in 30 days.

Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/pinecone?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data

Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →

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Description

Vector database for AI applications. Powers semantic search and RAG.

Estimated Company Size

51 - 100 employees

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Founded

2019

Description

Pinecone is the leading vector database for AI. Powers semantic search, RAG, and recommendation systems. Used by thousands of companies. Raised $100M Series B.

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