Algolia just got $110M

Algolia, one of the group of startups that provides search as a service for websites and apps as an alternative to Google and other search engines, is announcing a major round of funding today to fuel its growth. The startup — which already has more than 8,000 customers, including big names like Twitch, Slack, Discovery and LVMH — has closed a Series C of $110 million, money it plans to invest in R&D around its search technology, including doubling down on voice, and further global expansion in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/15/algolia-finds-110m-from-accel-and-salesforce-for-its-search-as-a-service-used-by-slack-twitch-and-8k-others/