In the world of search engines, Google is as omnipresent as it is unbeatable. And not even a giant of Microsoft's size has been able to challenge the supremacy of the all-powerful Google in the search engine market. Nevertheless, and despite being aware that they have a good chance of biting the dust, two former Google executives have decided to embark on a David versus Goliath fight with the help of a new breed of search engine, Neeva, which is 100% free of advertising and "tracking".
Neeva , which was launched in 2019 and is headquartered in California, has just landed on European soil this Thursday. Its search engine boasts of searching for information not only on the Internet but also in personal files such as emails and other types of documents.
Neeva's main strength is that it does not display ads in search results and does not collect users' personal data.
Neeva is led by Sridhar Ramaswamy , who ran Google's multi-billion dollar advertising division until 2017, and Vivek Raghunathan , former vice president of monetization at YouTube.
In addition to offering users a free basic version , Neeva also has a egypt number data premium version that, for a fee of just 5 euros per month, offers users additional services such as a password manager and a VPN service to surf the Internet anonymously. Only the free version of Neeva is currently available in Europe.
The search engine's expansion into the European market was made possible by a round of funding in which Neeva raised $77.5 million in 2021. The company is supported by well-known venture capital firms such as Sequoia Capital, Greylock Ventures, Inovia Capital and Neythri Futures Fund.
Neeva has created its own search index, which includes billions of websites. When it returns search results, this search engine gives priority to quality content and also gives a leading role to community platforms such as Reedit.
The search engine also allows its users to access apps such as email, Dropbox, Slack or Figma or perform private searches in their own documents.
With a market share of over 90%, Google dominates the search market without a doubt. Neeva is not deterred, however, and wants to challenge Google's hegemony by offering Internet users a better search and browsing experience.
According to Ramaswamy, the biggest challenge facing his company at the moment is neither the quality of searches nor Neeva's funding. "The biggest challenge is the lack of choice ," he says. And the fact is that many Internet users are unaware that there are perfectly viable