The investment round is led by Union Square Ventures, whose previous Series A investments include Twitter, Coinbase, and MongoDB. USV is joined by other investors including Perplexity lead investors Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, and previous Seed investors Draper Associates, Kevin Carter, Path Ventures and Alumni Ventures.

Consensus is an AI-powered search engine designed to make searching for and consuming scientific research paper easier. The product was launched in the winter of 2022 and currently serves millions of students, researchers, doctors and consumers alike from across the world.