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Terark
AcquiredYC W17Beijing, CN · 2 employees · 2 known investors
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Terark builds a storage engine for databases and data systems that performs direct search on highly compressed data, offering faster read performance and reduced storage costs for big data applications. It positions its technology as an alternative to engines like Google's LevelDB and Facebook's RocksDB.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)
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Sean FuCEOSean 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.
Investors · 2
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Empower CapitalreportedSofia · $270K – $3.2M
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Terark do?
- Terark builds a storage engine for databases and data systems that performs direct search on highly compressed data, offering faster read performance and reduced storage costs for big data applications. It positions its technology as an alternative to engines like Google's LevelDB and Facebook's RocksDB.
- Who founded Terark?
- Terark was founded by Sean Fu, Peng Lei.
- Who are Terark's investors?
- Terark's investors include Y Combinator, Empower Capital.
- Where is Terark headquartered?
- Terark is headquartered in Beijing, CN.