Startup · $30m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Search.io raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Tidal Ventures | Unnamed stage | - |
The transaction that ended Search.io's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algolia | Acquisition | 13 Sep 2022 | - | Techboard, Startup Daily (Mon 3 Oct 2022), Startup Daily (Tue 13 Sep 2022), SmartCompany |
Companies Search.io acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| David Howden | Founder | SmartCompany, Tidal Ventures portfolio |
| Hamish Ogilvy | CEO · Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, Tidal Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming Search.io. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Tidal Ventures reflects on leading Flagship's seed round, describing retail market tailwinds, the visual merchandising product, founder Simon Molnar's background, and its earlier investments in Shippit, Search.io, Carted and Drive Yello.
Techboard's September 2022 roundup reports Australian raises led by Morse Micro's $140m Series B, several acquisitions including ResApp Health to Pfizer, fund closes by Telstra Ventures, OIF and Main Sequence, and open raises.
Ignition Lane's weekly tech roundup covering fresh Australian startup raises, new venture funds and closes, a wave of acquisitions, delistings and a liquidation, executive moves, and Canva's product launch.
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Search technology firm Algolia has bought Sydney startup Search.io, formerly Sajari, and plans one API combining keyword and vector semantic search. Its founders and 2020 backer Tidal Ventures stand to gain.
Tidal Ventures profiles Search.io, the AI search startup founded by Hamish Ogilvy and David Howden, recounting how Tidal became its first venture investor and later advised the founders on scaling, hiring and sales.