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Terark

AcquiredYC W17

Beijing, CN · 2 employees · 1 known investors

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Terark develops a database storage engine that supports queries directly on compressed data, delivering significantly faster read speeds and higher compression ratios than existing solutions for big data systems.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

SFSean Fu
Sean FuinFounder/CEOSean Fu is founder and CEO of Pinstyles, an AI platform. He previously founded Terark, a database storage engine company acquired by ByteDance, and UWorks, acquired by Zhubajie. He holds an MBA from Tsinghua University, studied as an exchange student at Stanford, and worked at Microsoft, Yahoo, and Zynga, including an internship at Microsoft Research Asia.
PLPeng Lei
Peng LeiinFounderPeng Lei founded Terark Inc., which developed TerarkDB, a database storage engine that was acquired by ByteDance in 2019. He subsequently founded Topling Inc. and created ToplingDB and MyTopling, database systems based on RocksDB and MySQL respectively.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Terark do?
Terark develops a database storage engine that supports queries directly on compressed data, delivering significantly faster read speeds and higher compression ratios than existing solutions for big data systems.
Who founded Terark?
Terark was founded by Sean Fu, Peng Lei.
Who are Terark's investors?
Terark's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Terark headquartered?
Terark is headquartered in Beijing, CN.