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Mountain View, US · Founded 2018 · 103 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors

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PlanetScale is a database platform built on the Vitess open-source project, designed for scaling large distributed systems. The company serves engineering teams requiring high-performance database infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Founders & leadership

PlanetScale was founded in 2018 by Jiten Vaidya.

JVJiten Vaidya
Jiten VaidyaCo-Founder & CSOJiten Vaidya co-founded PlanetScale and previously held backend and infrastructure positions at Google, YouTube, Dropbox, and the US Digital Service, including leading teams responsible for operating YouTube's large-scale MySQL database infrastructure using Vitess.
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Jitendra VaidyaFounder
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Sam LambertFounder
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Sugu SougoumaraneFounder

Investors · 11

BoxGrouplisted by BoxGroupNew York · $250K – $1M

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Dig Ventures Management Limitedlisted by Dig Ventures Management LimitedSt Peter Port

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Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llclisted by Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto

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Insight Partnerslisted by Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M

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Kleiner Perkinslisted by Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

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Preston-Werner Ventureslisted by Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M

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SignalFirelisted by SignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

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South Park Commonslisted by South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

AndreessenCultural Leadership Fund

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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

Related companies · 5

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OracleOracle sells enterprise database software, applications and cloud infrastructure, and has grown through large acquisitions including PeopleSoft, Siebel and Sun Microsystems.
Red GateRedgate develops database management software that helps organizations automate, secure, and scale their data infrastructure throughout the DevOps lifecycle. The platform serves IT leaders, development teams, and data professionals across enterprise organizations.
Ping CapPingCAP develops TiDB, a cloud-native distributed SQL database built for scalability, strong consistency, and high availability. This solution page targets fintech companies that need reliable data infrastructure for real-time insights and consistent transaction processing at global scale.

Companies working in the same space as PlanetScale.

In the news

PlanetScale raises $50M Series C as its enterprise database service hits general availability | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Nov 2021PlanetScale raises $30M Series B for its database service | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jun 2021Andreessen invests $22M in PlanetScale’s database-as-a-servicetechcrunch.com · Jun 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does PlanetScale do?
PlanetScale is a database platform built on the Vitess open-source project, designed for scaling large distributed systems. The company serves engineering teams requiring high-performance database infrastructure.
Who founded PlanetScale?
PlanetScale was founded by Jiten Vaidya in 2018.
Who are PlanetScale's investors?
PlanetScale's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, BoxGroup, Dig Ventures Management Limited, Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc, Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Preston-Werner Ventures, SignalFire and 1 more.
Where is PlanetScale headquartered?
PlanetScale is headquartered in Mountain View, US.