Swiftype
| Company type | Private (acquired) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Search software |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Matt Riley, Quin Hoxie |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Matt Riley, Quin Hoxie |
| Products | Site search platform, Enterprise search solution, Elastic App Search Service |
| Parent | Elastic NV |
Swiftype is a company specializing in search and indexing solutions, headquartered in San Francisco, California. It delivers search software tailored for businesses, websites, and applications. Prominent clients include AT&T, Dr. Pepper, Hubspot, and TechCrunch.
History
Swiftype was established in 2012 by Matt Riley and Quin Hoxie. The company took part in the Y Combinator accelerator program and attracted funding from prominent investors. Their search technology leverages semantic query interpretation to distinguish between different meanings of words.
In September 2013, Swiftype secured Series A financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). By March 2015, they obtained an extra $13 million through Series B funding led by NEA, bringing total investment to $20 million. These capital injections facilitated growth beyond site search into areas such as knowledge management, customer service, and e-commerce.
The site search platform by Swiftype features capabilities like faceted search, full text search, real-time search, and concept search. Additional functionalities include on-demand live recrawling, drag-and-drop customization of search results, real-time analytics, and configurable ranking parameters.
To expand its offerings, Swiftype launched an enterprise search solution in February 2017 that allows organizations to perform searches across platforms including G Suite, Office 365, Dropbox, and Zendesk. This product also offers an API for integrating custom data sources and utilizes artificial intelligence to construct an "enterprise knowledge graph."
In November 2017, Swiftype was acquired by Elastic, whose Elasticsearch product had previously been employed by Swiftype. Following the acquisition, pricing structures were revised and Elastic’s functionalities were incorporated into Swiftype’s Enterprise Search products.
In May 2018, the company rolled out the Elastic App Search Service, a search solution designed specifically for developers.
See also
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- Articles with short description
- Search engine software
- American companies established in 2012
- Companies based in San Francisco
- Internet search engines
- Software companies based in California
- Y Combinator companies
- Semantic Web
- Online companies of the United States
- Defunct software companies of the United States
- 2012 establishments in California