“I was hoping that with this we would have better answers as consumers, but Google is just so stuck… so we started You.com initially thinking it would be a consumer search engine,” Richard Socher, co-founder and CEO of You.com, said on the Future Proof podcast in June. “But eventually we realized that for complex work queries where this technology can really shine, we got the most traction.”
That pivot away from consumer search now defines the company. You.com has raised $100 million in new funding at a $1.5 billion valuation, marking its entry into the unicorn ranks. The round was led by Cox Enterprises, with follow-on investment from Georgian, Salesforce Ventures, and Norwest.
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Socher and co-founder Bryan McCann launched You.com in 202
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