San Francisco – December 12, 2024 – Algolia, the world's only end-to-end AI Search solution, today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Bernadette Nixon, has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Best Female Entrepreneur category in the 21st annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

This year, Bernadette spearheaded the unveiling of AI Personalization at Algolia enabling merchandisers and developers to deliver a personalized, unique experience for every online shopper. This intuitive, blazing  fast and scalable solution puts the power of personalization directly in the hands of retailers, driving significant improvements in critical business metrics such as revenue and conversion rates. 

Nixon expressed:  “I’m thrilled & humbled to be recognized, especially amongst the other amazing women who were awarded this year. Serving as the CEO of Algolia has allowed me to take a part in building our market-leading AI search technology, alongside our amazing team who works hard everyday. I look forward to continuing to foster a culture at Algolia where we continue to deliver innovative AI-powered search capabilities to our over 17,000 customers worldwide.” 

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor the achievements of women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run – worldwide. The Stevie Award has been hailed as the world’s premier business award.

Maggie Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, “In its 21st year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business received an outstanding body of nominations. We are gratified by how meaningful it is to women to win a Stevie Award, and how impactful it can be on the futures of their careers and their organizations.  We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”
 
​​More than 1,500 entries from organizations and individuals in 36 nations and territories were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, 

Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year.  Bernadette Nixon won Silver in the Best Female Entrepreneur category for Business Products for companies with 11 to 2,500 employees. 

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women. 

About Algolia  
Algolia is a leading provider of AI search solutions, serving over 17,000 businesses and 500,000 developers globally. Renowned for its user-friendly API-First platform and the fastest AI search technology, Algolia is the largest hosted search engine, trusted by businesses and developers for 1.75 trillion searches per year. Backed by a decade of innovation, expertise, and growth, Algolia continuously redefines the search landscape with its commitment to user-friendly solutions, significant scalability, and unmatched speed. Learn more: www.algolia.com   

About the Stevie® Awards 
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.  Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations and territories. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

HCLTech sponsored the Women in Technology categories in the 2024 competition.