Google uses machine learning and graphs to deliver search results. Most search engines do not. Weaviate wants to change that.

Bob van Luijt's career in technology started at age 15, building web sites to help people sell toothbrushes online. Not many 15 year-olds do that today, and fewer still did it then. Apparently that gave van Luijt enough of a head start to arrive at the confluence of technology trends today.

Van Luijt went on to study arts, but ended up working full time in technology anyway. In 2015, when Google introduced its RankBrain Algorithm, the quality of search results jumped up. It was a watershed moment, as it introduced machine learning in search.

A few people noticed, including van Luijt, who saw a business opportunity, and decided to bring this to the masses.

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