Real-time analytical database from the creators of OSS project StarRocks
The Quild Future Unicorn highlights one future of work early-stage startup with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
CelerData, powered by StarRocks, enables enterprises to quickly and easily grow their business with a real-time analytical engine that is 3X the performance/cost of any other solution on the market. StarRocks is used worldwide by market-leading brands including Airbnb, Lenovo, and Trip.com.
Founders: Andy (COO), James (CEO)
Signals:
1. Repeat founders
- James founded AbleCloud, a cloud platform for IoT devices
2. Venture-backed experience
- Andy led R&D for Umeng when it was acquired by Alibaba, eventually becoming the CEO for the division. He was also the chief product officer for Xforceplus, a fintech unicorn
3. Top company alumni
- Andy worked at Baidu (3 yrs), Alibaba (2 yrs)
- James worked at Baidu (4+ yrs), Microsoft (1+ yrs)
4. Top university alumni
- Andy graduated from Zhejiang University (BS, MS)
5. Fast growth
- Grew 2.6x YoY to 74 employees
- And hiring more (remotely)
- Grew to 3.3K Github stars today, one year after launch
