[company_age]8.0[/company_age][employees]11-50 employees[/employees][funding]Series A[/funding][description]Explosion is a software company specializing in developer tools and tailored solutions for Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing. They are the creators of spaCy, a leading open-source library for advanced NLP, and Prodigy, a modern annotation tool for machine learning models. Explosion is unique in its commitment to open-source software, its focus on developer experience, and its emphasis on data privacy. They are a bootstrapped and independent company, which allows them to prioritize stability and long-term vision over short-term gains. Explosion's team consists of experienced developers and researchers who are passionate about building tools that empower others to create innovative AI solutions.[/description][ps]spaCy (open-source NLP library), Prodigy (annotation tool), Tailored NLP consulting and implementation[/ps]