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Adam Prout

Founder

Founder (MemSQL) at SingleStore

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

FoundedSingleStore · YC

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10,244 people in our graph share verified history with Adam — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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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

EFEric Frenkiel
Eric FrenkielFounder/CEO
NSNikita Shamgunov
Nikita ShamgunovFounder (MemSQL)
EF
Erik FrankielFounder (MemSQL)

Experience

  1. MicrosoftDistinguished Engineer & VPcurrent2026 — presentMississauga, Ontario, Canada
  2. MicrosoftPartner Architect2024 — 2026
  3. SingleStoreCTO & Co-Founder2018 — 2024
  4. SingleStoreChief Architect, SVP & Co-Founder2011 — 2018
  5. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Database Design10Enterprise Software12System Architecture7Stored Procedures1Hadoop3OOP1Leadership4Operating Systems4Relational Databases1Entrepreneurship1Scalability9Process Improvement1
+3 moreArchitectureSystems ProgrammingIntegration

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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).

Founder mafias

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