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Algolia

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Industry

Search Technology & APIs

Year founded

2012

Employees

800

About

Algolia provides search-as-a-service technology that powers instant search experiences for websites and mobile applications.

The company serves over 17,000 customers including Stripe, Slack, and Medium with its API-first search and discovery platform.

Founded in Paris and expanded globally, Algolia processes over 1.5 trillion search queries annually across diverse industries.

The platform combines machine learning, natural language processing, and real-time indexing to deliver sub-millisecond search results.

Headquarters
San Francisco, California, USA · Paris, France
Key leadership
Bernadette Nixon (CEO), Julien Lemoine (CTO and Co-founder)

Notable highlights

  • Processes over 1.5 trillion search queries annually
  • Serves 17,000+ customers including major tech companies
  • Maintains search infrastructure across 70+ data centers globally
  • Raised $150M Series C funding in 2021 at $2.25B valuation

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