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Hannes Mühleisen

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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About

He has been a senior researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam since 2012, where the DuckDB database system originated, and served as Professor of Data Engineering at Radboud University Nijmegen from 2023 to 2025. In 2021 he co-founded DuckLabs, where he is CEO.

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DuckDB's investors · 6

Altimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2023Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2023Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2023Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2023Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023

Experience

  1. DuckLabsCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentAmsterdam
  2. Centrum Wiskunde & InformaticaSenior Researchercurrent2012 — present
  3. Radboud University NijmegenProfessor of Data Engineering2023 — 2025Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Writing4Technology Solutions9Engineering8Data Analytics7Project Management5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hannes Mühleisen?
He has been a senior researcher at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in Amsterdam since 2012, where the DuckDB database system originated, and served as Professor of Data Engineering at Radboud University Nijmegen from 2023 to 2025. In 2021 he co-founded DuckLabs, where he is CEO.
Where does Hannes Mühleisen work?
Hannes Mühleisen is Founder of DuckDB.
What companies did Hannes Mühleisen found?
Hannes Mühleisen founded DuckDB.
Where did Hannes Mühleisen go to school?
Hannes Mühleisen studied at Freie Universität Berlin (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science); University of Stuttgart (Computer Software Engineering).

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