In an unexpected turn of events, Neeva, the ad-free and privacy-focused search engine, has announced plans to shutter its consumer search operations.
The company, co-founded by former Google executives Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan, announced on its website today.
Neeva’s Journey
Launched in 2019, Neeva aimed to disrupt the search engine market by offering an alternative that prioritized user privacy and provided an ad-free experience.
The company was born out of Ramaswamy’s belief that an over-reliance on ads was compromising the quality of search results. As CEO of his own search company, Ramaswamy sought to create a better search experience without the need for ads.
Neeva’s mission was to take search back to its users, focusing on providing an experience that put their interests first rather than advertisers’.
The company built a search stack from the ground up, using a team of 50 people to compete against larger, more entrenched organizations.
By early 2022,…
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