About
He co-founded SingleStore in 2011, serving as chief architect and later CTO for more than a decade, after five years as a software engineer at Microsoft. He returned to Microsoft in 2024 as a partner architect and now works as a distinguished engineer and VP on Azure HorizonDB.
Founder (MemSQL) at SingleStoreYC W11
Intro paths
YC
Adam went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Adam can intro founders to SingleStore's investors below.
SingleStore's investors · 15
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Eastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2021Goldman SachsNew York · since 2022Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022Intrepid Growth PartnersTorontoKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2021Prosperity7 VenturesDhahranSanabil InvestmentsRiyadh · $100K – $157M checks · since 2022Summit Peak VenturesFort WorthY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011
Co-founders at SingleStore
Experience
- MicrosoftDistinguished Engineer & VPcurrent2026 — presentMississauga, Ontario, Canada
- MicrosoftPartner Architect2024 — 2026
- SingleStoreCTO & Co-Founder2018 — 2024
- SingleStoreChief Architect, SVP & Co-Founder2011 — 2018
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2006 — 2011
Skills & more
Database Design10Enterprise Software12System Architecture7Stored Procedures1Hadoop3OOP1Leadership4Operating Systems4Relational Databases1Entrepreneurship1Scalability9Process Improvement1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adam Prout?
- He co-founded SingleStore in 2011, serving as chief architect and later CTO for more than a decade, after five years as a software engineer at Microsoft. He returned to Microsoft in 2024 as a partner architect and now works as a distinguished engineer and VP on Azure HorizonDB.
- Where does Adam Prout work?
- Adam Prout is Founder (MemSQL) of SingleStore.
- What companies did Adam Prout found?
- Adam Prout founded SingleStore.
- Where did Adam Prout go to school?
- Adam Prout studied at University of Waterloo (Masters of Mathematics); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Mathematics, Computer Science).
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