# Chris Weaver

> Chris Weaver is co-founder of Onyx. Onyx on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Onyx.

Chris Weaver co-founded Onyx, formerly Danswer, with Yuhong Sun. The company went through Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch. Before Onyx he was a tech lead at Robinhood.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-weaver101

## What Chris builds

- [Onyx](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/onyx.md), graded B, 65.2/100, in Company knowledge & data catalogues. Open-source enterprise search and chat platform, formerly Danswer. Co-founder, Onyx, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Yuhong Sun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yuhong-sun/), Co-founder, Onyx

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Khosla Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/khosla-ventures/)
- [First Round Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/first-round-capital/)
- [Gokul Rajaram](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gokul-rajaram/)
- [Arash Ferdowsi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/arash-ferdowsi/)
- [Amit Agarwal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amit-agarwal/)

## Questions

### Who is Chris Weaver?

Chris Weaver co-founded Onyx, formerly Danswer, with Yuhong Sun. The company went through Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch. Before Onyx he was a tech lead at Robinhood.

### What does DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Onyx from DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer). Open-source enterprise search and chat platform, formerly Danswer.

### Who has invested in DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer)?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Gokul Rajaram, Arash Ferdowsi and Amit Agarwal.

### How are Chris's tools graded?

Onyx is graded B, 65.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://onyx.app/
- https://onyx.app/contact
- https://www.onyx.app/about
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/onyx

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