Founder of a listed tool
Kristian Aune
Founder and Head of Customer Success, named behind the Vespa listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Kristian builds
Vespa BB · Retrieval & vector search
Vespa is an open-source search engine from Vespa.ai AS for vector, text and hybrid retrieval with ranking, run self-hosted or on Vespa Cloud. Agents reach it through HTTP query and document APIs, the Vespa CLI and a Python client.
Founder and Head of Customer Success, researched 26 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Frode Lundgren Founder and CTO
- Jon Bratseth Founder and CEO; architect and main contributor
- Kim O. Johansen Co-founder, Vespa.ai AS
- Kim Omar Johansen Founder and COO; board chair
Backed by
Questions
Who is Kristian Aune?
Kristian Aune is a founder of Vespa.ai and its head of customer success. He has spent more than 20 years working with Vespa application owners, developers, product managers and operations staff, with a focus on operations, cost and serving quality.
What does Vespa.ai AS make?
Anchor Terminal lists Vespa from Vespa.ai AS. Vespa is an open-source search engine from Vespa.ai AS for vector, text and hybrid retrieval with ranking, run self-hosted or on Vespa Cloud. Agents reach it through HTTP query and document APIs, the Vespa CLI and a Python client.
Who has invested in Vespa.ai AS?
The sources our research read name Blossom Capital and Yahoo.
How are Kristian's tools graded?
Vespa is graded BB, 70 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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