Yugabyte is an early-stage startup in the distributed database segment that aims to make applications agile like never before. Yugabyte’s unique technology provides APIs for both PostgreSQL and Cassandra applications. The core YugabyteDB solution is available as an open-source and on-premise offering, as well as a cloud-based service. Yugabyte Cloud, which can be deployed in any virtual private or public cloud, is a fully managed Database-as-a-Service product and is suitable for SMBs and large enterprises alike.
Backed by Wipro Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital, Yugabyte is led by a team with rich experience developing business-critical databases for some of the Technology sector’s most-respected and future-looking companies. Yugabyte, headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, is powered by a high-performance, globally distributed document store inspired by Google Spanner.