As we continue our journey to build the world’s leading decentralized, hyper-private search engine, we want to share our latest progress with the community. The key themes of this update focus on execution and monetization — two areas where Presearch has made significant strides in recent months.

Every feature we release, every ad product we launch, every strategic hire we make drives us closer to our goal: Offering a new standard in Search Experience and carving into Big Tech’s search empire.

Btw, the Early Bird 15% discounted valuation is still available to those who invest in Presearch through Wefunder. 

With a clear roadmap, well-defined monetization strategy, and ongoing platform improvements, Presearch is positioned to achieve profitability and scale our impact in the search industry. Below, we outline our recent accomplishments in three critical areas:

• Monetization
• User Acquisition
• User Experience & Retention

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📊 Key Milestones & Accomplishments

We’ve been laser-focused on executing our roadmap and delivering tangible results for both our users and investors. Here’s a look at what we’ve recently achieved and what’s ahead:

Q4 2024: Laying the Foundation

• Streamlined Registration & Sign-In — Making it easier for users to join and engage within our ecosystem, improving retention.
• Launched TikTok Presence — Building brand awareness and engaging a new audience through consistent content.
• Upgraded Fraud & Violation Detection System — Strengthening the integrity of our ecosystem and ensuring fair rewards. Read More
• Reduced PRE Emissions — Cutting node rewards for legacy nodes from 80% APY to 40%, reinforcing sustainable tokenomics.
• Amazon Contextual Ads Launched — Expanding our ad offerings and revenue streams.
• Scout.click Acquisition & Beta Testing — Advancing Crowdranking, a key feature for our ed-tech and enterprise white-label search solutions.
• Base Onchain Showcase — Launching a new onchain content network on Presearch’s desktop search page, featuring top Base ecosystem projects. Read More

Q1 2025: Major Feature Rollouts

• Ad-Free Search Subscription (Jan 8) — Offering a premium, distraction-free search experience.
• Onboarded PR Firm (Transform) — Driving dozens of earned media placements and increasing mainstream visibility.
• NSFW “Spicy Mode” (Jan 23) — Unlocking a new category of search. Read More
• Tracking-Free Maps (Jan 31) — A privacy-first alternative to traditional maps.
• PreGPT Pro (Feb 6) — A private, fun, and uncensored AI companion built on Presearch’s values of privacy and decentralization. Read More
• Wefunder Private Launch March 6
• First Two Full-Time Salespeople Hired (March 10) — Expanding our ad sales capabilities for increased revenue growth.
• Wefunder Public Launch March 13.
• Web3 Beta Release (March 18) — Marking a major milestone in Presearch’s evolution.

Key Recognition

• Named PCMag’s Best Web3 Search Engine (Organically, not a paid listing) Read More

🔧 Executing at Startup Speed

The truth is, Presearch executes and ships more updates than almost any startup. Our development pace speaks for itself — from major product rollouts like Web3 native features, PreGPT Pro, tracking-free maps and an ad-free search option, to crucial improvements in monetization, user experience, and tokenomics.

We consistently deliver more features, faster than many well-funded Web3 projects — all while operating on a lean budget with minimal resources. This ability to outperform competitors with fewer resources demonstrates our team’s agility, efficiency, and deep commitment to building a better, more private search alternative.

An Efficient, High-Performing and Powerful Team

What sets Presearch apart is our ability to execute efficiently. Our team is fully in-sync, highly adaptable, and deeply experienced, allowing us to innovate, iterate, and ship without the bureaucracy or bloat that slows down traditional tech companies.

Over the past 18 months, we’ve climbed every major learning curve — from scaling decentralized infrastructure to refining tokenomics and launching new ad models — all while navigating a complex and evolving industry landscape.

📈 Strategic Growth and Smart Capital Allocation

Our team has a pragmatic, battle-tested approach to building — knowing when to develop in-house for adding direct value to the ecosystem (intellectual property rights etc) and when to allocate resources to strategically leverage external expertise, partnerships, and technology providers to maximize efficiency.

Every dollar raised will go toward:

🚀 Retention — Delivering more value to users

🚀 Increasing user acquisition

🚀 Driving a sustainable and thriving monetization machine

🧠 We Execute, We Deliver — Now We Scale

Presearch is at a pivotal moment in its evolution.

Expanding Presearch on the user experience and monetization front means more searchers, more impressions, more ad revenue, more opportunities and more buybacks — fueling long-term sustainability, driving the network effect and closing the loop.

With the right backing, Presearch has the potential to redefine search for the Web3 era. We’re not just another startup with big ideas — we’re a team that executes, delivers, and proves it every step of the way.

For those following our journey on Wefunder, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of decentralized search. 🚀

Presearch is currently averaging 400K+ daily searches and just launched its Wefunder crowdfunding campaign, already raising nearly $150K in just a few weeks.

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Stay private,

The Presearch Team