Powerset

About:

Powerset is a search engine focused on in-depth natural language processing.

Twitter/X: Powerset

Top Investors: Founders Fund, Felicis, Foundation Capital, CommerceNet, Amidzad Partners

Description:

Powerset is a search engine focused on natural language processing. In other words, Powerset will not search based simply on keywords alone, but will try to understand the semantic meaning behind the search phrase as a whole. The company [launched](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/11/powerset-launches-showcase-for-user-search-experience/) in Sep 2005 with intentions of making search more easy and intuitive. Powerset was acquired by [Microsoft](/organization/microsoft) on 1st July 2008.

Total Funding Amount:

$20.5M

Estimated Revenue Range:

Less than $1M

Headquarters Location:

San Francisco, California, United States

Founded Date:

2005-09-01

Contact Email:

info(AT)powerset.com

Founders:

Barney Pell, Lorenzo Thione, Steve Newcomb

Number of Employees:

51-100

Last Funding Date:

2007-01-01

IPO Status:

Private

Industries:

Search Engine

Internet

Natural Language Processing