Swiftype
AcquiredYC W12San Francisco, US · Founded 2011 · 50 employees · 3 known investors
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Wesley Chanunlockedknows Quin Hoxie · together at Google (overlapped)
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Acquired by Elasticsearch Global November 2017 · terms undisclosed — SaaS site/enterprise search, crawler and App Search capabilities. · source ↗
Swiftype builds search platforms for organizations, including a hosted site search solution for websites and an AI-powered enterprise search product that indexes content across cloud data sources. The platform serves enterprises, applications, and websites across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W12)
Swiftype was founded in 2011 by Quin Hoxie and Matt Riley.
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Quin HoxieinFounder2011–2017Quin Hoxie was previously a tech lead at Elasticsearch before founding Swiftype, which was later acquired by Elastic through Y Combinator's Winter 2012 cohort.
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Investors · 3
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3 people who came through Swiftype went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 8
by search overlap
Algolia104 shared keywordsAlgolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.
Elastic82 shared keywordsElastic develops search-powered software for enterprises, offering products for search, observability, and security built on Elasticsearch. The company positions its technology to help organizations use their data for AI applications.
Searchenginejournal72 shared keywordsSearch Engine Journal is a digital media resource providing SEO news, best practices, and marketing guidance for professionals and entrepreneurs seeking to optimize their online presence and advance their careers.
SEMrush61 shared keywordsSemrush provides competitive intelligence, SEO, keyword research, and content generation tools for growth marketers and small teams to improve visibility and optimize their acquisition funnel across Google and AI search.
Luigi's Box60 shared keywordsLuigi's Box provides AI-powered product recommendation software for e-commerce businesses, delivering personalized suggestions across website placements to increase conversions and average order value. The platform serves online retailers seeking to boost revenue through smarter upselling and cross-selling.
SE Ranking57 shared keywordsSE Ranking provides a cloud-based SEO platform with AI and machine learning algorithms to help businesses, agencies, and SEO professionals manage search optimization tasks. The platform offers over 30 tools for keyword research, competitive analysis, backlink tracking, and rank monitoring across 188 country databases.
Ahrefs50 shared keywordsAhrefs is an AI-powered marketing platform built on proprietary web indexing that provides SEO, competitive intelligence, content optimization, and social media management tools for digital marketers. The platform integrates brand monitoring, rank tracking, website auditing, and AI-driven content improvement features.
Coveo48 shared keywordsCoveo provides an AI-powered search and generative experience platform that delivers relevant content across search, recommendations, and agentic interfaces for enterprises. The platform enables semantic search, AI recommendations, unified personalization, and GenAI answering to enhance customer and employee experiences.
Companies competing with Swiftype for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Swiftype do?
- Swiftype builds search platforms for organizations, including a hosted site search solution for websites and an AI-powered enterprise search product that indexes content across cloud data sources. The platform serves enterprises, applications, and websites across multiple industries.
- Who founded Swiftype?
- Swiftype was founded by Quin Hoxie, Matt Riley in 2011.
- Who are Swiftype's investors?
- Swiftype's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Y Combinator.
- Where is Swiftype headquartered?
- Swiftype is headquartered in San Francisco, US.