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Rill Data

San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 30 employees on LinkedIn · 13 known investors

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Rill builds real-time data tooling covering data transformation, database architecture, and metrics exploration to help data teams create and explore operational dashboards. It was founded by the original creators of Apache Druid and is focused on open source software.

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Founders & leadership

Rill Data was founded in 2020 by Michael Driscoll and Nishant B.

MDMichael Driscoll
Michael DriscollCo-Founder, CEOMichael Driscoll began his career as a software engineer on the Human Genome Project and holds a Ph.D. in computational biology. He has founded or co-founded several analytics and software companies, including CustomInk.com, Dataspora (acquired by Via Science in 2011), and Metamarkets (acquired by Snap in 2017), and is a co-founder of Data Collective venture capital firm.
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Nishant BFounder

Investors · 13

DCVC (Data Collective)listed by DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M

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Octavelisted by OctaveSan Francisco · $1M

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Sierra Ventureslisted by Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M

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Swift Ventureslisted by Swift VenturesSan Francisco

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Zero Prime Ventureslisted by Zero Prime VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M

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468 CapitalreportedBerlin

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AIX VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

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Breakpoint CapitalreportedAspen

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Data Community FundreportedSan Francisco

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FINTOP CapitalreportedNashville

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GreatPoint VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $20M

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TenOneTen VenturesreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $5M

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Founder mafia

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

Michael DriscollFounderFounded Custom InkJason RichmanAdvisorFounded Safe graph

Frequently asked questions

What does Rill Data do?
Rill builds real-time data tooling covering data transformation, database architecture, and metrics exploration to help data teams create and explore operational dashboards. It was founded by the original creators of Apache Druid and is focused on open source software.
Who founded Rill Data?
Rill Data was founded by Michael Driscoll, Nishant B in 2020.
Who are Rill Data's investors?
Rill Data's investors include Bloomberg Beta, DCVC (Data Collective), Octave, Sierra Ventures, Swift Ventures, Zero Prime Ventures, 468 Capital, AIX Ventures and 5 more.
Where is Rill Data headquartered?
Rill Data is headquartered in San Francisco, US.