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Swiftype
Swiftype is a search and index company based in San Francisco, CA, that provides search software for organizations, websites, and computer programs. Notable customers include AT&T, Dr. Pepper, Hubspot and TechCrunch.
History.
Swiftype was founded in 2012 by Matt Riley and Quin Hoxie. The company participated in Y Combinator’s incubator program and received investment from a number of prominent sources. Their site search uses semantic understanding of queries to differentiate the meaning of words based on their use. 
In September 2013,
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Swiftype was acquired by Elastic in November 2017. Elastic powers Elasticsearch, a tool Swiftype used previously to index and store their search content. While the acquisition didn't provide any drastic changes, they did set a new introductory price and work to incorporate some of Elastic's search features into their Enterprise Search.
In May 2018, Swiftype introduced Elastic App Search Service, a new search product for developers.