Citation tracking · last updated 2026-05-21
AthenaHQ
AI search visibility analytics with a strong methodology focus and an extensible query model.
- Category
- Citation tracking
- Founded
- 2024
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- Pricing model
- Contact sales
- Methodology transparency
- High
- Data exportability
- Yes
- Engines tracked
- 5 (ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews)
- Website
- www.athenahq.ai
AthenaHQ has been one of the more methodology-forward citation-tracking vendors since launch. The team publishes detail on how queries are constructed, how citations are parsed across engine UIs, and how share-of-voice numbers are calculated. For organizations that care about the data underneath the dashboard, that transparency matters.
The product covers the major AI engines with on-demand query expansion and competitor benchmarking. Data export is generally clean (CSV and API), which makes it a credible primary measurement vendor for teams running their own analysis on top of vendor data.
The enterprise feature set (multi-team workspaces, SSO, audit logs, custom reporting) is improving but not yet at the level of incumbents like BrightEdge or Conductor. Buyers prioritizing those features should evaluate carefully; buyers prioritizing measurement integrity will likely find AthenaHQ competitive.
Standout strength
Among the more transparent vendors on how queries are run, citations parsed, and data normalized across engines.
Honest limitations
- Younger company; enterprise feature set still maturing.
- Bing Copilot coverage thinner than Profound at the time of writing.
Best fit for
Buyers who weight methodology rigor and clean data export over polished dashboards.
Funding & investors
Full investor landscape →Venture-backed · $2.7M disclosed
Seed · $2.2M · 2025-06
Led by Y Combinator; with FCVC, Red Bike Capital, Amino Capital
Y Combinator–backed (W25). Seed combines a pre-seed and a $2.2M seed.