Algolia

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Algolia is a company that develops a search-as-a-service platform. It enables developers and product teams to build, optimize, and personalize search and discovery experiences for users. The platform also comprises products for automatic extracting and enriching website content, A/B testing, analytics, and personalization.

TypePrivate
Founded2012
HQSan Francisco, USMap
Websitealgolia.com
Employee Ratings4.2More
Overall CultureA+More
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Employees (est.) (Nov 2020)383(+3%)
Job Openings67
Revenue (Y, 2018)$31.4 M(+107%)
Cybersecurity ratingBMore

Key People/Management at Algolia

Bernadette Nixon

Bernadette Nixon

CEO
Julien Lemoine

Julien Lemoine

Co-Founder and CTO
Nicolas Dessaigne

Nicolas Dessaigne

Co-Founder & Director
Gaetan Gachet

Gaetan Gachet

Chief Strategy Officer
Adanech Getachew

Adanech Getachew

General Counsel/Registered In-House Counsel in CA
Ashley Stirrup

Ashley Stirrup

Chief Marketing Officer
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Algolia Office Locations

Algolia has offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Paris and in 2 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
301 Howard St #300
Atlanta, US
3280 Peachtree Rd 7th Floor
New York, US
40 Wooster St
Paris, FR
55 Rue d'Amsterdam
Paris, FR
55 Rue d'Amsterdam
London, GB
14 New St, Street
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Algolia Financials and Metrics

Summary Metrics

Founding Date

2012

Algolia total Funding

$185.3 m

Algolia latest funding size

$110 m

Time since last funding

a year ago

Algolia investors

Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Kevin Rose, 500 Startups, Point Nine Capital, Storm Ventures, Lead Edge Capital, Alven Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Accel, Ilya Sukhar, Erik Swan, Solomon Hykes, Thibaud Elziere, Anshu Sharma, Localglobe, Zillionize Angel, SaaStr Fund, Acequia Capital (Acecap), Clark Valberg, Des Traynor, Jyoti Bansal, Aglaé Ventures, The Family, Michel Meyer, Moisey Uretsky
Algolia's latest funding round in October 2019 was reported to be $110 m. In total, Algolia has raised $185.3 m
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Algolia Revenue

Algolia's revenue was reported to be $31.40 m in Y, 2018 which is a 106.6% increase from the previous period.
USD

Revenue (Y, 2018)

31.4m

Revenue growth (Y, 2017 - Y, 2018), %

106.6%
USDY, 2017Y, 2018

Revenue

15.2m31.4m

Revenue growth, %

107%
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USDY, 2017

Revenue/Employee

116.8k
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Algolia Operating Metrics

Algolia's Customers was reported to be 9 k in May, 2020.
May, 2019Aug, 2019Oct, 2019May, 2020

Customers

5 k5 k8 k9 k

Total Users

33.46 k33.46 k

Searches

823.46 k823.46 k

Data Centers

70 70
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Algolia Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
SeaUrchin.IOMarch 14, 2018

Algolia Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

B

80/100

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Algolia Online and Social Media Presence

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Algolia Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    A+

    90/100

  • CEO Rating

    A+

    97/100

  • Compensation

    B+

    79/100

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Algolia News and Updates

November 10, 2020

Algolia Adds Three Key Executives To Continue Hypergrowth

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Algolia, the leading Search and Discovery platform, today announced three additions to its executive team: Michelle Adams as Chief Revenue Officer, Jim Schattin as Chief Customer Officer, and Piyush Patel as Chief Strategic Business Development Offi…
October 14, 2020

Algolia releases new AI search features

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October 14, 2020

Algolia Launches the Industry’s Most Intelligent Self-Learning Search Platform Powered by AI, Designed Using Trillions of Searches

Algolia AI allows companies to build tailored experiences that continuously learn, tune, and personalize based on user behavior Algolia AI allows companies to build tailored experiences that continuously learn, tune, and personalize based on user behavior
October 07, 2020

Algolia (YC W14) is hiring a Head of Support to help developers implement search

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July 02, 2020

Algolia introduces pay-as-you-go pricing for search

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July 01, 2020

Algolia (YC W14) is hiring tech support engineers to help devs implement search

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Algolia Blogs

November 24, 2020

What is natural-language understanding?

People and machines routinely exchange information via voice or text interface. But will machines ever be able to understand — and respond appropriately to — a person’s emotional state, nuanced tone, or understated intentions? More and more, the answer is yes. The science supporting this break…
November 20, 2020

What is headless commerce?

Headless commerce is the decoupling of a website’s front end (the content and user interface that comprise the customer experience) from the back end (the business engine that processes ordering, payment, tracking, and fulfillment), implementing a best-in-class API architecture that enables making…
November 18, 2020

Ruby Client v2 is out!

Good news in the Algoliasphere: we just released a new major version of our Ruby Client. Did you know that the Ruby client was the very first we designed? Version 1.1.3 went out almost seven years ago! It did deserve some new fresh air, to say the least. This new version gets a brand new design and …
October 28, 2020

Advice to women in tech from Algolia’s female leaders: Part II

We asked our women leaders about their career paths, challenges they faced, advice they’d share with other women in tech, and what makes Algolia a great place to work. Make sure to check out part I of this series! Lyline Lim Lyline is engineering program manager, working to improve efficiency and…
October 19, 2020

Meet the women leading Algolia: Part I

While commemorating the recent Women’s Equality Day, we thought we’d hit the pause button to take a glimpse at female leadership at Algolia. We asked our women leaders about their career paths, challenges they faced, advice they’d share with other women in tech, and what makes Algolia a great …
October 19, 2020

Advice to women in tech from Algolia’s female leaders: Part I

While commemorating the recent Women’s Equality Day, we thought we’d hit the pause button to take a glimpse at female leadership at Algolia. We asked our women leaders about their career paths, challenges they faced, advice they’d share with other women in tech, and what makes Algolia a great …
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 Algolia Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Algolia founded?

    Algolia was founded in 2012.

  • Who are Algolia key executives?

    Algolia's key executives are Bernadette Nixon, Julien Lemoine and Nicolas Dessaigne.

  • How many employees does Algolia have?

    Algolia has 383 employees.

  • What is Algolia revenue?

    Latest Algolia annual revenue is $31.4 m.

  • What is Algolia revenue per employee?

    Latest Algolia revenue per employee is $82 k.

  • Who are Algolia competitors?

    Competitors of Algolia include Swiftype, BloomReach and Elastic.

  • Where is Algolia headquarters?

    Algolia headquarters is located at 301 Howard St #300, San Francisco.

  • Where are Algolia offices?

    Algolia has offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Paris and in 2 other locations.

  • How many offices does Algolia have?

    Algolia has 7 offices.