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Hire, by Google
A new service for helping businesses recruit [Hiring, Tech, Search]
Productivity·Launched Jul 2017·0 upvotes
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CohortClass of 2017What it is
A new service for helping businesses recruit [Hiring, Tech, Search]
HTTP liveness
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Funding history
1 roundTotal raised
$85.0B
Latest valuation
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Stage
growth
Growth
Jun 2026
investors undisclosed
$85.0B
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.
Moat
Network effects
strong
Google's competitive advantages stem primarily from strong network effects in its search engine and advertising services, making it difficult for competitors to gain significant market share. The more users Google has, the better its service becomes, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of value.
- webThe network effect is clearly the case with Google's search business, and the company's advantage here is significant and sustainable. source
- webAs long as Google controls the majority of the market for search queries, its moat is deep and wide. source
- webThe more that Google learns about its users through their searches, the better its targeting ability becomes. source
- webMany well-funded competitors have unsuccessfully attempted to storm Google's castle, particularly in the search business. source
strong · 0.80 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · Jun 2026
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Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly
13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active
13,462 active35 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y