Companies · Ecommerce / Retail

Algolia, Inc.Winter 2014Active

San Francisco · CA, USA; Paris, Île-de-France, France · Ecommerce / Retail · refined from filed group “Other Technology · founded 2013 · http://www.algolia.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Algolia, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$313.5M
Total raised · real
5
Rounds
462.7×
Latest step-up
Top 3%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Jul 20 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Algolia, Inc. has raised $313M over 5 rounds; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the retail sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Dormant
  • Last raise 4.9 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Ecommerce / Retail

Algolia, Inc. is one of 123 Ecommerce / Retail companies tracked from San Francisco, CA, USA; Paris, Île-de-France, France, on record since 2013. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 98% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

A developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API.

Our mission is to make every search interaction meaningful & rewarding, through developer-friendly and enterprise-grade APIs. Algolia is the leading Search & Discovery API for websites and mobile apps. We help the most innovative companies across e-commerce, media and SaaS industries create powerful, relevant and scalable discovery experiences for their users. Unlike other solutions, our hosted platform reduces the complexities of building and scaling a fast, relevant digital experience and helps teams accelerate development time. More than 9,000 companies like Under Armour, Twitch, Periscope, Medium and Stripe rely on Algolia to manage 50+ billion search queries a month. Founded in 2012, we're backed by $184M in funding from Accel Partners, Alven Capital, Point Nine Capital and Storm Ventures. The team is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Paris, London, New York, and Atlanta. To learn more, visit www.algolia.com. --- We’re looking for talented, passionate people to build the world’s best search technology. As an ownership-driven company, we seek team members who thrive under autonomy and diversity. We're committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We care about each other and the world around us, and embrace talented people regardless of their race, age, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, color, veteran status, disability and socioeconomic background

B2BDeveloper ToolsSaaSecommerce/retailsaas
Find Algolia, Inc. online

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
37
Investors (latest)
2021-07-20
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$250M$500M$750M$1.0BSeries B · 2015-05-06 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $109M (est)$19M$109MSeries B2015Series C · 2017-05-26 Raised $53M (real) Modeled valuation $308M (est)$53M$308MSeries C2017Series C · 2019-08-30 Raised $91M (real) Modeled valuation $528M (est)$91M$528MSeries C2019Series C · 2021-01-13 Raised $324K (real) Modeled valuation $1.9M (est)$324K$1.9MSeries C2021Series D+ · 2021-07-20 Raised $150M (real) Modeled valuation $892M (est)$150M$892MSeries D+2021+$53M+$91M+$324K+$150MCumulative $313M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series B$19.4M · 2015
Series C$53.0M · 2017
Series C extension$90.8M · 2019
Series C extension$324K · 2021
Series D+$150.0M · 2021

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$891.8M
Base estimate est.
$765.0M
Conservative case
$1.7B
Upside case
$1.3B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the retail sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $109.4M · 2015-05-062015Series C · modeled $308.4M · 2017-05-26Series C · modeled $528.2M · 2019-08-30Series C · modeled $1.9M · 2021-01-13Series D+ · modeled $891.8M · 2021-07-202021
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
77%
Survival probability
61% low · 85% high
0.99×/yr
Annual markup
1.10×/yr upside case
5.0 yr
Elapsed time used
5.0 yr actual, capped for stale marks
retail
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
19 mo
Avg between rounds
$50.5M/yr
Capital velocity
11.2 yr
On record since
2015
First round
5
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 123 companies in Ecommerce / Retail. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 116× above median
This company$313.5M
Sector median$2.7M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.0× above median
This company$150.0M
Sector median$150.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 72× above median
This company$891.8M
Sector median$12.4M

Raised more than 98% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 98% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series B$19.4M2015-05-06$107.8M$109.4M85%
Series C$53.0M2017-05-26$353.3M$308.4M90%
Series C$90.8M2019-08-30$605.0M$528.2M90%
Series C$324K2021-01-13$2.2M$1.9M90%
Series D+$150.0M2021-07-20$1.3B$891.8M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series B$19.4M2015-05-06
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 37 investors on this round.
  2. Series C$53.0M2017-05-26
    • Raised again after 25 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 30 investors on this round.
  3. Series C$90.8M2019-08-30
    • Raised again after 27 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  4. Series C$324K2021-01-13
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 280.0× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 2 investors on this round.
  5. Series D+$150.0M2021-07-20
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 462.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 37 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2023 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~19mo cadence
$450.0M
Modeled next size est.range $292.5M$720.0M
462.7×
Last step-up
$50.5M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Philippe Botteri3 other2015-05
Mark Burton2 other2021-01
Carlton Baab1 other2021-01
Adanech Getachew2021-01
Bernadette Nixon2021-01
Julien Lemoine2015-05
Kendall Colliins2017-05
Nate Niparko2019-08
Nicolas Dessaigne2015-05
Registry & provenance

Algolia, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1642852
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Algolia, Inc. raised?
Algolia, Inc. has raised approximately $313.5M in disclosed capital across 5 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Algolia, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Algolia, Inc. is approximately $891.8M (modeled range $765.0M–$1.7B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Algolia, Inc. at?
Algolia, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Jul 20.
What does Algolia, Inc. do and where is it based?
Algolia, Inc. operates in the Ecommerce / Retail sector, based in San Francisco, CA, USA; Paris, Île-de-France, France. A developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API.
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