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Powerset

American search engine company

Powerset was an American company based in San Francisco, California, that, in 2006, was developing a natural language search engine for the Internet. On July 1, 2008, Powerset was acquired by Microsoft for an estimated $100 million (~$143 million in 2024).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1

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The story

Founded by Barney Pell in 2005, in San Francisco.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded in San Francisco1

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