In June 2018, the Mountain View, California-based firm debuted a subscription-only search engine in the U.S., eventually adding a free "basic" tier with limits. Neeva AI today has over 600,000 customers, most of whom are on a free plan, and is eager to expand into new regions.

 

Neeva Search Engine has launched its services in the U.K., France, and Germany tomorrow. Due to Google's antitrust issues in e-commerce (Google Shopping), Android, and online advertising, Europe was a good place to start Neeva's expansion.

 

The EU has pushed Google to relax its grip by offering Android users other default search engines during setup. Search is the doorway to the internet for billions of people worldwide. This has mostly failed, but it does make Europe a fertile ground for search startups.