# Elicit

> Elicit is an Oakland-based AI research platform that automates the slow, manual parts of scientific literature review - searching, screening, and extracting data from papers. Spun out of the nonprofit research lab Ought in 2023, it lets researchers query a corpus of over 125 million papers, run systematic reviews that are traceable and auditable, and extract data from tables and figures with accuracy that rivals expert reviewers. More than two million researchers across academia, biotech, and pharma use it to get evidence-based answers in hours instead of months.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, California, United States
- **Founders:** Andreas Stuhlmuller (Co-Founder & CEO), Jungwon Byun (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~59 employees
- **Products:** Elicit Research Assistant, Elicit Systematic Review, Data Extraction, Search & Discovery
- **Notable:** Hit 95% search recall, 97% abstract screening, 99% full-text screening, and 96% extraction accuracy across 994 Cochrane reviews, 99.4% data extraction accuracy (1,502 of 1,511 data points) in a real-world VDI/VDE systematic review, Grew to over 2 million researchers using the platform

## Products & services

- **Elicit Research Assistant** — An AI assistant that searches, summarizes, extracts data from, and lets users chat with a corpus of over 125 million academic papers, automating large parts of the literature review workflow.
- **Elicit Systematic Review** — A purpose-built workflow for systematic reviews and meta-analyses that automates screening and data extraction. Supports PRISMA 2020 guidelines and is reproducible, traceable, and auditable at every step, with every extraction backed by quotes or figures from the source.
- **Data Extraction** — High-accuracy extraction of both quantitative and qualitative data - including from tables and figures - where most clinical outcomes actually live.
- **Search & Discovery** — Combined search across PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Elicit's corpus of 138 million papers, with instant summarization into tables or reports.

## Achievements

- Hit 95% search recall, 97% abstract screening, 99% full-text screening, and 96% extraction accuracy across 994 Cochrane reviews
- 99.4% data extraction accuracy (1,502 of 1,511 data points) in a real-world VDI/VDE systematic review
- Grew to over 2 million researchers using the platform
- Raised $22M Series A at a $100M valuation led by Spark Capital and Footwork
- Spun out of nonprofit lab Ought into an independent public benefit corporation in 2023
- Launched Elicit Systematic Review with full PRISMA 2020 support

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Announced $22M Series A at a $100M valuation led by Spark Capital and Footwork.
- **2024-11** — Launched Elicit Systematic Review for automated screening and data extraction.
- **2024-09** — Updated Elicit Systematic Review to support PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines.

## Links

- Website: https://elicit.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elicit-research
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/elicitorg
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrk6FdO_Bg_Xcll270F2xDQ

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Last updated: 2026-06-09