By KATIE BENNERJUNE 6, 2017 The company, which has 175 million monthly users and is seven years old, said in a statement that it will use the new money to improve its visual-search-and-recommendations technology to make ads that people see more relevant to their interests, and to expand globally. “They look for a recipe and then want to buy everything in the recipe,” he said. That would allow venture firms to cash out of their big bets and return money to investors.