SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based seed fund founded by Ron Conway, specializing in early-stage investments primarily in the Internet software sector. Established in 1992, the firm distinguishes itself from traditional venture capital by adopting a portfolio approach, investing in a larger number of companies while refraining from taking board seats. This allows SV Angel to focus on providing extensive business development, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic advice to its portfolio companies. Over the years, SV Angel has supported numerous high-profile startups, including Facebook, Google, and Airbnb. The firm continues to leverage its extensive network to facilitate growth and innovation within the companies it invests in, aiming to foster a thriving startup ecosystem across the United States.

Ron Conway

Founder and Managing Partner

Ronald Conway

Founder and Managing Partner

Topher Conway

Managing Partner

Sourav Gupta

Principal

Steven Lee

Partner

Robert Pollak

Partner

Beth Turner

Managing Partner - Seed

Past deals in Search Engine Optimization

OpenStore

Series A in 2021
Ingenyes has a new business model in web hosting. It provides free web hosting, then 'clips the ticket' on ancillary services provided by partners such as SEO specialists, web designers, and ecommerce platforms. The company is building a global apps store of services from web partners and connects them to small businesses via its free web hosting service.

OpenStore

Series A in 2021
Ingenyes has a new business model in web hosting. It provides free web hosting, then 'clips the ticket' on ancillary services provided by partners such as SEO specialists, web designers, and ecommerce platforms. The company is building a global apps store of services from web partners and connects them to small businesses via its free web hosting service.

You.com

Series A in 2020
Developer of an online search engine designed to provide summarized web content while protecting data privacy. The company's artificial intelligence-based engine provides real-time results and summaries while avoiding junk, fake reviews, biases, and unhelpful advertisements, enabling clients to find the information they are looking for faster in a cost-efficient way.

Neeva

Series A in 2020
Neeva, Inc. develops and operates software as a service (SaaS) based an ad-free search engine that helps users to find online content. Its platform search for information on the web as well as personal files like emails and other documents. Neeva, Inc. was formerly known as Anamika Inc and changed its name to Neeva, Inc. in March 2019. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Mountain View, California.

RankScience

Convertible Note in 2017
RankScience is a continuous-optimization platform that improves website SEO through automatic A/B testing and data science.

SigOpt

Series A in 2016
SigOpt, Inc. operates an optimization platform designed to enhance model development across various applications, including web, mobile, machine learning, and physical experiments. Established in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, SigOpt provides a REST API that seamlessly integrates into existing machine learning workflows. The platform employs a black-box optimization approach, allowing users to input parameter spaces and performance metrics without needing to share underlying training data. By continuously refining its models, SigOpt suggests optimal hyper-parameter configurations, thereby accelerating the development process and improving the reliability of results. In 2020, SigOpt became a subsidiary of Intel Corporation, further strengthening its position in the market.

Teleport

Seed Round in 2014
Teleport, Inc develops and provides search engine for digital nomads. The company’s software matches people with the places on the earth depending on their incomes and expenses by providing information about various places around the world. It enables people at various life stages to choose a place to live for saving time and money. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Palo Alto, California. Teleport, Inc was formerly a subsidiary of OneMain.com, Inc. As of April 3, 2017, Teleport, Inc operates as a subsidiary of MOVE Guides Limited.

Swiftype

Seed Round in 2013
Swiftype, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-powered enterprise search platform and software for websites and applications. Founded in 2011, Swiftype offers a suite of products, including Site Search and Enterprise Search, which enable users to customize their search experiences. The platform allows organizations to index content from various cloud data sources, facilitating efficient data discovery and organization. Swiftype serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands such as AT&T, Shopify, and Dr. Pepper, and has raised $23 million in funding from investors like NEA and Y Combinator. As of 2017, Swiftype operates as a subsidiary of Elastic B.V.

Jelly HQ

Series A in 2013
Jelly is a human-powered discovery and search parsing engine driven by images, founded in April 2013 by Biz Stone and Ben Finkel. According to Biz Stone, the jellyfish was chosen to represent their product because it has a loose network of nerves that act as a “brain” similar to the way they envision loosely distributed networks of people coordinating via Jelly to help each other.

Moat

Series B in 2012
Moat is a free search engine for display ads. Moat also offers heatmap analytics and resources for creative. Online ads tend to be transient: visible one second and gone the next. Whether you want to see the ads from a particular brand, discover new advertisers, or get inspiration from innovative creative campaigns, the need for a centralized ad search is evident. Enter: Moat. Moat Ad Search is a search engine that focuses entirely on ads instead of other kinds of online content. Similar to traditional search engines, its results are compiled using a web crawler that is specifically tuned to look for ads on the web and index them for later retrieval. Moat also accepts submissions from advertisers and agencies that wish to have their ads included.

Locu

Series A in 2012
Locu helps local businesses be found. When businesses add their street address, phone number, hours of operation, and menus / service lists to Locu, Locu gets them on the map in front of over 200 million potential customers online. Instead of having to use multiple sites to manage their business listings and showcase their products and services, businesses can update just once with Locu, and Locu will publish changes in real-time to their web and mobile sites as well as to partner sites including Yelp, Foursquare, OpenTable, YP, TripAdvisor and Facebook.

Swiftype

Seed Round in 2012
Swiftype, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-powered enterprise search platform and software for websites and applications. Founded in 2011, Swiftype offers a suite of products, including Site Search and Enterprise Search, which enable users to customize their search experiences. The platform allows organizations to index content from various cloud data sources, facilitating efficient data discovery and organization. Swiftype serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands such as AT&T, Shopify, and Dr. Pepper, and has raised $23 million in funding from investors like NEA and Y Combinator. As of 2017, Swiftype operates as a subsidiary of Elastic B.V.

Moat

Series A in 2011
Moat is a free search engine for display ads. Moat also offers heatmap analytics and resources for creative. Online ads tend to be transient: visible one second and gone the next. Whether you want to see the ads from a particular brand, discover new advertisers, or get inspiration from innovative creative campaigns, the need for a centralized ad search is evident. Enter: Moat. Moat Ad Search is a search engine that focuses entirely on ads instead of other kinds of online content. Similar to traditional search engines, its results are compiled using a web crawler that is specifically tuned to look for ads on the web and index them for later retrieval. Moat also accepts submissions from advertisers and agencies that wish to have their ads included.

Embedly

Seed Round in 2010
Embedly provides a platform and suite of tools to make embedding and previewing links simple. Embedly helps publishers and consumers manage embed codes from more than 100 Websites and APIs, including YouTube, Flickr, Ustream, Picassa, Hulu, Twitpic, Quantcast, and CrunchBase. It automatically convert links from these sources into embedded media on the fly.

Stack Overflow

Series A in 2010
Stack Overflow Ltd operates an online community tailored for developers and technologists, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving in programming. The company provides several key services, including Stack Overflow for Teams, which supports mission-critical knowledge management, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs, a platform designed for hiring and employer branding solutions within technology sectors. Additionally, Stack Overflow Advertising enables businesses to promote products and enhance brand visibility. For larger organizations, Stack Overflow Enterprise offers a secure environment for sharing and accessing essential company information. Founded in 2008 and based in London, United Kingdom, Stack Overflow Ltd was previously known as Stack Exchange Ltd.

Blekko

Series A in 2007
Blekko is a search company founded in 2007 by Rich Skrenta and a team that includes members from Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. The company operates a web search engine and a social news platform designed to enhance the search experience by providing curated links based on user queries. Blekko allows users to filter search results according to specific categories, thereby improving the relevance and quality of the information accessed. The company has attracted investment from Baseline Ventures and two former Google employees, reflecting its innovative approach in the search engine market.
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