Mintlify Acquires Trieve to Improve RAG Search in Documentation

Mintlify, the next-generation documentation platform for developers, founded by Han Wang and Hahnbee Lee, acquired Trieve, a provider of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) infrastructure designed to power quality AI search and chat experiences, led by Nicholas Khami(CEO & Co-Founder), Federico Chavez(COO), Denzell Ford(CTO & Co-Founder), and Dens Sumesh(Founding Engineer).

The acquisition strengthens efforts to make product knowledge instantly accessible, with a deeper focus on delivering fast, accurate, and context-aware answers from documentation—at the scale required by modern, high-growth companies.

Trieve, founded by developers Nick and Denzell, emerged from the frustration of existing vector search tools that weren't optimized for modern LLM capabilities. Designed as a one-click, production-ready RAG system, Trieve enables easy deployment of AI-powered chat and search. Its early demo stood out for quality and speed, quickly becoming a core part of Mintlify’s infrastructure, delivering high-performance, accurate results with minimal fine-tuning.

Trieve complements the next phase of AI-native documentation. With the rise of real-time, conversational assistants, documentation is evolving from static pages to dynamic support systems. Mintlify already handles over 23 million documentation queries monthly, requiring infrastructure built for scale and intelligent interaction. Trieve’s strength in high-performance retrieval aligns perfectly, enhancing semantic indexing and contextual responses. Co-founders Nick and Denzell also bring a strong focus on developer experience—prioritizing craft, speed, and reliability—making the partnership a natural fit.