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Ubicloud

YC W24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 15 employees · Hiring · 12 known investors

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Ubicloud is an open source cloud infrastructure platform that offers managed services or self-hosted deployment to reduce cloud costs and eliminate vendor lock-in. The platform serves startups and enterprises seeking lower-cost alternatives to major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureAIDatabasesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W24)

Ubicloud was founded in 2023 by Umur Cubukcu, Ozgun Erdogan, and Daniel Farina.

UCUmur Cubukcu
Umur CubukcuCofounderUmur Cubukcu co-founded Citus Data (YC S11), a distributed PostgreSQL database company acquired by Microsoft in 2019, where he later led the PostgreSQL product team at Azure. He served as a visiting partner at Y Combinator for W23 and S23 before co-founding Ubicloud.
OEOzgun Erdogan
Ozgun ErdoganFounder & co-CEOHe previously led PostgreSQL engineering at Microsoft following its acquisition of Citus Data, where he was cofounder and CTO, and earlier built distributed systems at Amazon.
DFDaniel Farina
Daniel FarinaCo-FounderDaniel Farina founded Ubicloud and previously built infrastructure and control plane products at Heroku, Citus Cloud, and Crunchy Bridge, including contributions to Heroku Postgres.
EA
Ekin AkarHead of Ops

Investors · 12

500 Emerging Europelisted by 500 Emerging EuropeAmsterdam
e2vclisted by e2vc

How we know: e2vc's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Irregular Expressionslisted by Irregular Expressions
Maxitechlisted by Maxitech
Pioneerlisted by PioneerToronto, Ontario

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Rainfall Ventureslisted by Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M

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ScaleX Ventureslisted by ScaleX VenturesAmsterdam · $216K – $2.2M

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TIBAS Ventureslisted by TIBAS VenturesAmsterdam
Wayfinder Ventureslisted by Wayfinder VenturesSan Francisco · $300K – $1M

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Liquid VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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Twenty Two VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $50K – $250K

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Ubicloud went on to found or lead other companies.

Dilek DayinlarliInvestorFounded ScaleX VenturesUmur CubukcuFounderFounded Citus DataOzgun ErdoganFounderFounded Citus Data

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In the news

ClickHouse chooses local NVMe backed Postgres powered by Ubicloudubicloud.com · Feb 2026Ubicloud - Open source alternative to AWSycombinator.com · Mar 2024Ubicloud wants to build an open source alternative to AWS | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Mar 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Ubicloud do?
Ubicloud is an open source cloud infrastructure platform that offers managed services or self-hosted deployment to reduce cloud costs and eliminate vendor lock-in. The platform serves startups and enterprises seeking lower-cost alternatives to major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Who founded Ubicloud?
Ubicloud was founded by Umur Cubukcu, Ozgun Erdogan, Daniel Farina in 2023.
Who are Ubicloud's investors?
Ubicloud's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Emerging Europe, e2vc, Irregular Expressions, Maxitech, Pioneer, Rainfall Ventures, ScaleX Ventures and 4 more.
Where is Ubicloud headquartered?
Ubicloud is headquartered in San Francisco, US.