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Hydra

AcquiredYC W22

San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 6 employees · 19 known investors

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Hydra provides analytics query execution for Postgres databases with separated compute resources, automatic scaling, and built-in caching, designed for time series and event data workloads across multiple deployment environments.

Also known as Hydras Corporation

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAnalyticsOpen SourceData EngineeringUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)

Hydra was founded in 2021 by Joseph Sciarrino.

JSJoseph Sciarrino
Joseph SciarrinoCo-founder & CEO2022–2026Joseph Sciarrino was a product manager on Microsoft's Azure Open-Source Databases team and previously worked at Heroku and Citus Data. He now leads Hydra as CEO.
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Investors · 19

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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10X CapitalreportedNew York

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10x FoundersreportedMünchen · $270K – $2.7M

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AntlerreportedSingapore · $125K

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Comcast VenturesreportedNew York · $2M – $15M

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Era FundsreportedNew York

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Flume VenturesreportedIncline Village

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Founders FundreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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Kindred VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $2M

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Lombardstreet VenturesreportedWoodside · $500K

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MagnetarreportedEvanston

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Marzoev Capital LPreportedSeattle

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NVIDIAreportedSanta Clara

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Partners Investment Co. Ltd.reportedSeoul

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PEAK6reportedAustin

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PioneerreportedToronto, Ontario

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Sterling RoadreportedSan Francisco · $25K – $150K

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Uncorrelated VenturesreportedLas Vegas

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Hydra went on to found or lead other companies.

Simon WijckmansProduct LeadFounded c/sideXavier GreenCo-Founder (acquired)Founded ScorePlay

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SupabaseSupabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications. It provides authentication, real-time database sync, storage, serverless functions, and vector support for AI/ML applications.
PeerDBPeerDB provides fast and cost-effective data replication from PostgreSQL to data warehouses including Snowflake, BigQuery, and ClickHouse, as well as to event queues like Kafka and EventHubs. The open-source tool and commercial cloud service enable change data capture and parallel data migration for engineering and data teams.

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In the news

Hydra: Serverless Realtime Analytics on Postgresycombinator.com · Mar 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Hydra do?
Hydra provides analytics query execution for Postgres databases with separated compute resources, automatic scaling, and built-in caching, designed for time series and event data workloads across multiple deployment environments.
Who founded Hydra?
Hydra was founded by Joseph Sciarrino in 2021.
Who are Hydra's investors?
Hydra's investors include Lightstone Ventures, Y Combinator, 10X Capital, 10x Founders, Antler, Comcast Ventures, Era Funds, Flume Ventures and 11 more.
Where is Hydra headquartered?
Hydra is headquartered in San Francisco, US.