Nebius to Acquire Tavily for $275M to Boost AI Agent Infrastructure
Nebius announced a $275 million acquisition of Tavily to integrate AI agentic search software and onboard Tavily CEO Rotem Weiss into its leadership. The transaction accelerates Nebius’ strategy to build a unified full-stack AI infrastructure for enterprise-grade autonomous agent workloads using its cloud computing, GPU clusters and developer tools.
1. Acquisition Details
On February 10, Nebius Group N.V. agreed to acquire Tavily for $275 million, and Tavily founder and CEO Rotem Weiss will join Nebius’ leadership team. The deal secures proprietary software that enables AI agents to perform real-time information retrieval for financial trading and coding applications.
2. Strategic Benefits
The acquisition embeds a search layer directly into Nebius’ AI platform, reducing reliance on multiple vendors and enhancing its unified infrastructure. This strengthens Nebius’ position in the enterprise AI market by offering integrated tools for building, tuning and running autonomous agentic systems.
3. Platform Integration
Nebius will integrate Tavily’s agentic search technology into its AI-native cloud computing services, large-scale GPU clusters and developer tools. By combining hardware and software under one roof, Nebius aims to attract vertical AI companies and enterprises seeking turnkey solutions for autonomous workloads.