DuckDB
Amsterdam, NL · 2 known investors
DuckDB is an open-source SQL database engine that executes queries directly on files and cloud data sources like Parquet, JSON, and S3. It provides a columnar storage engine optimized for analytics workloads and is available across operating systems with client APIs for major programming languages.
Data & Infrastructure
Founders & leadership
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Hannes MühleiseninFounderHe has been a senior researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam since 2012, where the DuckDB database system originated, and served as Professor of Data Engineering at Radboud University Nijmegen from 2023 to 2025. In 2021 he co-founded DuckLabs, where he is CEO.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DuckDB do?
- DuckDB is an open-source SQL database engine that executes queries directly on files and cloud data sources like Parquet, JSON, and S3. It provides a columnar storage engine optimized for analytics workloads and is available across operating systems with client APIs for major programming languages.
- Who founded DuckDB?
- DuckDB was founded by Hannes Mühleisen.
- Who are DuckDB's investors?
- DuckDB's investors include Madrona Venture Group, Andreessen Horowitz.
- Where is DuckDB headquartered?
- DuckDB is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.