ALGOLIA

FOUNDERS: Nicolas Dessaigne, Julien Lemoine; CEO: Bernadette Nixon

$184 mil • $50 mil EQUITY RAISED: ESTIMATED 2019 REVENUE:

LEAD INVESTORS: Accel, Alven, SaaStr Fund, Salesforce Ventures

Looking for an online class on Coursera’s website, or checking NPR for your favorite radio show? You might not know it, but you’re using Algolia’s software. Those companies and the likes of Twitch, Under Armour and Slack are among 9,000 businesses that rely on Algolia to power the search boxes on their sites and, in turn, increase online engagement and revenue. Visitors make 3 billion searches a day with the San Francisco–based firm’s help.