Semrush
Company typePublic
IndustrySearch engine marketing
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
FoundersOleg Shchegolev, Dmitri Melnikov
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
,
United States of America
Key people
  • Oleg Shchegolev (CEO)
  • Dmitri Melnikov (COO)
  • Evgeny E Fetisov (CFO)
  • Eugene Levin (CSO)
Revenue$124.9 million (2020)[2]
Number of employees
980 (2020)[3]
ParentSemrush Inc
Websitesemrush.com

Semrush is a SaaS platform.[4][5] It is often used for keyword research and online ranking data,[6] including metrics such as search volume and cost per click (CPC).[7] The platform also collects information about online keywords gathered from Google and Bing search engines.[8][9] It was released by Boston-based company Semrush Inc, founded by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov.[10][11] As of 2020, the company has 980 employees, working in offices from Boston, Philadelphia, Czech Republic, Cyprus and Russia.[12]

History

Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov started out as SEO enthusiasts, interested in industry developments and new technologies, and wanted to create a tool to identify market trends and industry best practices.[10]

The software was released as Seodigger before becoming an extension of Firefox, then renamed SeoQuake Company in 2007,[13] before landing on SEMrush. In 2016, the software broke the one million user mark with customers in more than 100 countries.[10]

In April 2018, the company received $40 million in funding as part of a financing transaction co-led by venture capital firms Greycroft, E.ventures and Siguler Guff, in preparation for its expansion into various platforms of research, including those owned by Amazon, Microsoft, and Baidu.[14][15]

In December 2020, the company rebranded with a new visual identity, updating its name from "SEMrush" to "Semrush".[16]

In March 2021, Semrush announced that it had filed a registration statement relating to a proposed initial public offering. The S-1 form revealed that the company had sales of $144 million and more than 67,000 customers.[17]

Possible criminal activity

Semrush seems to use robots under the ip 185.191.171. these bots crawl sites over and over, often destroying the functionality of the site for legitimate users. Semrush bots also seem to completely ignore robots.txt & requests to stop the bad actions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Semrush Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Semrush". Craft.co. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Semrush". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
  4. ^ Ward, Anne (2017). The SEO Battlefield: Winning Strategies for Search Marketing Programs. Newton, Massachusetts: O’Reilly Media, Inc. p. 64. ISBN 978-1491958377.
  5. ^ Maffei, Lucia (March 2, 2021). "Boston software company SEMrush plans IPO". Boston Business Journal – via Bizjournals.
  6. ^ Sabin-Wilson, Lisa (2013). WordPress All-in-One For Dummies. For Dummies. p. 429. ISBN 978-1118383346.
  7. ^ Jones, Kristopher (2013). Search Engine Optimization: Your Visual Blueprint for Effective Internet Marketing. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 21. ISBN 978-1118551745.
  8. ^ Shenoy, Aravind; Prabhu, Anirudh (2013). Teach Yourself VISUALLY Search Engine Optimization. New York City: Apress. p. 68. ISBN 978-1118470664.
  9. ^ Elmansy, Rafiq (2013). Introducing SEO: Your quick-start guide to effective SEO practices. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. p. 68. ISBN 978-1484218532.
  10. ^ a b c Shulman, Robyn D. (7 April 2017). "Oleg Shchegolev & Dmitri Melnikov: How These Two Self-Proclaimed Enthusiastic Nerds Built A Global SEO Company". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. ^ Marvin, Rob (August 31, 2019). "Semrush Review". PCMag.
  12. ^ "Semrush". UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
  13. ^ "SeoQuake Presents New SEO Product for Analyzing Web Sites' Search Engines Traffic". PR Web. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  14. ^ Mullin, Benjamin (April 24, 2018). "Search Marketing Firm SEMrush Raises $40 Million to Fund Expansion". The Wall Street Journal.
  15. ^ Shapland, Mark (25 April 2018). "Tech Tracker round-up". Evening Standard.
  16. ^ "Semrush Unveils New Logo and Refreshed Visual Identity". Semrush. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  17. ^ Hogan, Bruce (21 May 2021). "Semrush IPO: S-1 Data, Product Overview & Competitive Landscape". SoftwarePundit. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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