Heptabase

Heptabase is a technology company founded in September 2021 by Alan Chan, Yeefun Lin, and Ethan Wu. The company develops a visual note-taking and knowledge mapping software platform designed to assist individuals and teams in managing and synthesizing complex information. Heptabase's product aims to facilitate deep learning and sense-making through a user-centered, agile development process that incorporates intensive customer feedback. The company operates with a distributed, remote team structure, with significant presence linked to London, UK and Taipei, Taiwan, though no formal headquarters address is publicly available.

Since its inception, Heptabase has secured approximately $1.7 million in seed funding from investors including Y Combinator, HOF Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and others, and participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 batch. It operates profitably and has grown organically without paid marketing. The company's subscription-based SaaS model offers freemium and premium tiers tailored for both individual users and collaborative teams. Its primary target markets include students, researchers, knowledge workers, designers, and project or research teams who require tools to navigate complex information workflows.

Heptabase remains an independent legal entity without subsidiaries or parent company affiliations. The company focuses exclusively on its core SaaS platform across desktop, web, and mobile applications, emphasizing small, nimble teams to enable rapid product iteration and responsiveness to user needs.