Swiftype
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software Information Technology Search Engines |
| Genre | Search and index |
| Founded | San Francisco, California, U.S.A January 2012 |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 25 |
| Website | Swiftype.com |
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Swiftype is a company that sells search engines for websites and mobile applications (also known as enterprise search) and creates a PageRank specific to individual websites and mobile applications.[1][2][3][4] The company is based in San Francisco, CA and is funded mainly through venture capital.[3]
History
Swiftype was founded in 2012 by former Scribd engineers Matt Riley and Quin Hoxie.[3] The two met while working on an internal search tool for Scribd.[1][2][5] Swiftype participated in Y Combinator in 2012 and received investment from a number of prominent sources.[4][6][7][8] In September 2013, the company obtained Series A funding.[3][4][6][7][8][9]
As of August 2013, Swiftype had over 70,000 websites using their search bar, powering over 130 million queries per month.[5][8]
Features
Swiftype is available as an API or web crawler based engine.[7] The company also offers a VIP-approved WordPress Plugin, a Shopify App, and a Magento extension.[10][11][12] Swiftype sells eCommerce search, enterprise search, faceted search, full text search, real-time search, concept search, and website search engines for websites and mobile applications.[3][4] The company's paid plans offer on demand and live recrawls and indexing of websites.[8] Other features include drag and drop result customization[5][6][8] and real-time analytics.[1][5]
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References
- ^ a b c Ha, Anthony (May 8, 2012). "Y Combinator-Backed Swiftype Builds Site Search That Doesn't Suck". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b Roy, Jessica (July 21, 2014). "Can This Y Combinator Startup Solve the Site Search Problem?". BetaBeat. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Swiftype | CrunchBase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Marino, Faith (August 15, 2013). "Swiftype bags $1.7M from big names for better search". VatorNews. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Casserly, Meghan (2013-08-15). "Site Search (Should Be) Sexy: How Swiftype Raised $1.7M In Seed Funding From SV Bigwigs". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Grant, Rebecca (August 15, 2013). "YC startup Swiftype raises $1.7M seed round from Andreessen; NEA; Kleiner". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c Yang, Anthony (2013-08-15). "Site Search Engine Creator Swiftype Raises $1.7M From A16Z, Others". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Gannes, Liz (2013-08-15). "Swiftype Raises $1.7M for Smarter Site Search". All Things D. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ Editor (August 26, 2013). "Swiftype wants to dramatically improve search on websites and mobile apps of all types and sizes". StartUpBeat. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Autocomplete & Site Search by Swiftype – Ecommerce Plugins for Online Stores – Shopify App Store". Shopify App Store. Shopify. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "Modern Site Search by Swiftype - Magento Connect". Magento Connect. Magento. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "WordPress | Swiftype Search | WordPress Plugins". WordPress Plugin Directory. WordPress. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
