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Powerset (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).

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Founded
San Francisco, U.S. (2005)
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Parent
Microsoft (as of August 1, 2008)

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Powerset (company)

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples3
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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Powerset (company)

Top relations

Founded · 1
Powerset (company) → San Francisco, U.S. (2005)
Headquarters · 1
Powerset (company) → San Francisco, California, U.S.
Parent · 1
Powerset (company) → Microsoft (as of August 1, 2008)

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Important terminology

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Powerset (company)FoundedSan Francisco, U.S. (2005)1.00infobox
Powerset (company)HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Powerset (company)ParentMicrosoft (as of August 1, 2008)1.00infobox

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