Acquisition
Sep 2022Algolia acquired Search.io, combining Search.io's NeuralSearch vector technology with Algolia's keyword search. Financial terms were not disclosed publicly.
SourceA developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 28, 2026
Overview
Algolia is a privately held software company founded in Paris that provides a hosted, API-first AI search and retrieval platform. It helps developers and business teams build fast, relevant search, discovery, recommendations, merchandising, and agentic experiences for commerce, content, and enterprise knowledge. Algolia reports 18,000+ business customers, 500,000+ developers, 1.75+ trillion annual searches, and 800+ employees; third-party workforce data estimates 696 employees as of March 2026.
Primary product
Algolia AI Search and Retrieval Platform: managed keyword, vector, neural, and generative search with APIs, SDKs, analytics, personalization, recommendations, merchandising, and Agent Studio.
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States (older company and funding sources describe San Francisco as headquarters).
Team size
600-800; Algolia says 800+ while Revelio Labs estimates 696 worldwide as of March 2026.
Work style
Flexible
Open Positions
40 jobs at Algolia
Solutions Engineer
On-siteField EngineeringSeattle, Washington4d ago
On-site