
Algolia is an API-first platform offering AI-powered search and discovery solutions. With over 18,000 customers across 150+ countries, Algolia's technology is used to power AI search across various industries including Retail, Manufacturing, Media, Marketplaces, and SaaS. The company provides a range of products such as AI Search, AI Browse, AI Recommendations, Advanced Personalization, and Merchandising Studio, designed to improve user experience and drive business goals like conversion rates and order processing speed. Algolia is recognized by Gartner and offers various pricing tiers from Free to Elevate, with a strong focus on ease of integration and scalability. The company has a global presence with teams across multiple continents.

Algolia is an API-first platform offering AI-powered search and discovery solutions. With over 18,000 customers across 150+ countries, Algolia's technology is used to power AI search across various industries including Retail, Manufacturing, Media, Marketplaces, and SaaS. The company provides a range of products such as AI Search, AI Browse, AI Recommendations, Advanced Personalization, and Merchandising Studio, designed to improve user experience and drive business goals like conversion rates and order processing speed. Algolia is recognized by Gartner and offers various pricing tiers from Free to Elevate, with a strong focus on ease of integration and scalability. The company has a global presence with teams across multiple continents.
Product: Search and discovery platform (site, store, in‑app) with Neuralsearch®
Founded: December 21, 2017
Founder / CEO: Hamish Ogilvy
Last known funding: Seed (Jul 13, 2020) — led by Tidal Ventures
Acquisition: Acquired by Algolia (announced Sep 12, 2022)
Site and e-commerce search and discovery
2017
Search / Software
Seed round reported with participation from Daniel Stefanic
“Led by early‑stage investor Tidal Ventures with angel participation”