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The cloud-native, operational database built for speed and scale.
MemSQL is The No-Limits DatabaseTM, powering modern applications and analytical systems with a cloud-native, massively scalable architecture for maximum ingest and query performance at the highest concurrency. MemSQL envisions a world where every business can make decisions in real-time and every experience is optimized through data. Global enterprises use the MemSQL distributed database to easily ingest, process, analyze, and act on data in order to thrive in today’s insight-driven economy. MemSQL is optimized to run on any public cloud or on-premises with commodity hardware. Visit www.memsql.com or follow us @memsql. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in Seattle, WA and Portland OR, MemSQL has raised over $100M from top investors including GV, Accel Partners, and Khosla Ventures, among others. MemSQL is trusted by customers including Uber, Akamai, Dell EMC, Samsung, Comcast, Kellogg, and more. If you want to work at a company that celebrates diversity, innovation, leadership, and creativity every day, check out our openings at https://www.memsql.com/careers/.
SingleStore is a cloud-native, distributed relational database platform designed for low-latency SQL, combining OLTP and OLAP with multi-model data support and real-time analytics. It targets enterprise AI and data-intensive workloads with a unified engine and AI/ML capabilities. The platform emphasizes high concurrency, petabyte-scale datasets, and real-time insights.
SingleStore provides a distributed database that runs transactions, analytics, and search in one unified engine. It supports multi-model data (vectors, JSON, time-series, full-text, geospatial) and includes AI/ML capabilities (Aura Analyst, AI and ML functions, embedding model support) that can be used directly within SQL. It offers deployment options via Helios cloud (self-managed or managed) across major clouds, with features like low-latency ingestion-to-query, read replicas, online PITR, and security controls. The platform aims to enable real-time analytics, AI-enabled insights, and scalable performance for enterprise applications.
Who it’s for: Enterprises and teams building data-intensive, AI-powered applications across industries (marketing, manufacturing, retail, finance, technology, healthcare) that require real-time analytics, high concurrency, and scalable data processing.
Pricing pages and product messaging indicate active go-to-market with multiple deployment options (Helios Cloud, Self-Managed), ongoing AI feature development, and customer references in marketing materials.
Partner at KV and Chairman at Singlestore. I founded Singlestore as CTO and took over as CEO in 2017. In this capacity I scaled the company from ~9 to ~40M ARR. Singlestore is a YC11 company that's on the trajectory to go public in 2023. Previously was a senior engineer at Facebook on the infrastructure team and Microsoft on the SQL Server. I'm interested in data, analytics, developer tools, AI, and blockchain technology. I have built an enterprise company, but investing much broader
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