August 21st, 2012

Ness Nabs $15M From AmEx And SingTel To Expand Data-Driven, Personalized Search To Other Verticals

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Ness Computing, a startup that has developed a highly personalized, data-driven search engine, has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by SingTel Innov8 with American Express Ventures participating in the round. Ness previously raised $5 million from Khosla Ventures, Alsop Louie Partners, TomorrowVentures, Bullpen Capital, a co-founder of Palantir Technologies, and angel investors.

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August 25th, 2011

Ness Serves Up Their First Personal Search App Catering To Restaurant Discovery

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Last night I went out to dinner. But I didn’t pick where I was going, Ness did. The place was good. Score one for Ness.

We previously covered Ness Computing in July, talking about the technology that would power their eventual apps (as well as their funding). Today, the first such app has gone live in the App Store, called simply, Ness. It’s a personal search engine catering to restaurants. And… → Read More

July 19th, 2011

With $5 Million In Their Pockets, Ness Has Quietly Built A Subjective Search Engine

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For the past 18 months, Ness Computing has been very quietly working on some new technology that they believe will be the next big thing in search. It’s a new, highly personalized search engine that they hope to launch in the coming weeks. But first, they’re happy to announce they’ve been given $5 million in funding to fulfill this vision.

Vinod Khosla and Ramy Adeeb of Khosla Ventures led the… → Read More