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DBOS

Founded 2023 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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DBOS provides a durable workflow platform with observability and management tooling, letting developers view, cancel, resume, fork, and export application workflows through its Conductor console. It targets software teams building fault-tolerant applications that need to trace and recover long-running or failed workflow executions.

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Founders & leadership

DBOS was founded in 2023 by Peter Kraft, Qian Li, PhD, and Mike Stonebraker.

PKPeter Kraft
Peter KraftinCo-Founder & CTOPeter Kraft holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford, where he worked with Matei Zaharia and Peter Bailis. He is co-founder of DBOS, an open-source library for building fault-tolerant and observable workflows.
QLQian Li, PhD
Qian Li, PhDinCo-Founder & CEOQian Li holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford, where she studied databases and systems under Christos Kozyrakis, Matei Zaharia, and Mike Stonebraker. She is co-founder of DBOS, an open-source library that adds durable workflows and queues to applications.
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Mike StonebrakerCo-founder

Investors · 6

Construct CapitalWashington · $2M – $6M
SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M
The Engine VenturesCambridge
Gutbrain Venturesreported · 2 sourcesBoston

Also in the syndicate · 2

Engine VenturesleadSinewave

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$8.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

Show HN: DBOS Java – Postgres-Backed Durable Workflowsgithub.com · Nov 2025DBOS raises $8.5M to get cloud apps off the 'dirt roads'blocksandfiles.com · Mar 2024DBOS Raises $8.5M in Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Mar 2024DBOS: Cloud-Native Operating System Company Raises $8.5 Millionpulse2.com · Mar 2024Technology pioneer Mike Stonebraker raises $8.5M to launch DBOS and radically transform cloud computingprnewswire.com · Mar 2024DBOS 3/12/2024 Capital Raise - Gaebler.com Venture Capital Databasegaebler.com

Frequently asked questions

What does DBOS do?
DBOS provides a durable workflow platform with observability and management tooling, letting developers view, cancel, resume, fork, and export application workflows through its Conductor console. It targets software teams building fault-tolerant applications that need to trace and recover long-running or failed workflow executions.
Who founded DBOS?
DBOS was founded by Peter Kraft, Qian Li, PhD, Mike Stonebraker in 2023.
Who are DBOS's investors?
DBOS's investors include Construct Capital, SINEWAVE VENTURES, The Engine Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures.
How much funding has DBOS raised?
DBOS has disclosed $8.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.