Startup profile for Swiftype: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (acquired), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Swiftype

Hosted site search and enterprise search SaaS.

Stage

acquired

Status

acquired

Coverage

full

Why Swiftype is interesting

Y Combinator search layer — a16z seed with Kleiner and NEA before Elastic buy.

Key facts

  • Seed (Aug 2013): $1.7M from a16z, NEA, Kleiner (TechCrunch)
  • Exit (Nov 2017): acquired by Elastic (TechCrunch)

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Swiftype's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Swiftype's financing or category context.

Last updated: 2026-07-24