What is Scylla?
Scylla is a high-performance, real-time big data database designed to meet the rigorous demands of modern enterprise applications. By offering API compatibility with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB, the platform enables seamless migration and integration for organizations seeking to optimize their data architecture. Its unique shared-nothing, C++ based architecture allows for significant throughput improvements and storage efficiency, often achieving up to 10X performance gains over traditional systems. The company's technology is currently utilized by industry giants such as Comcast, Discord, and Samsung to manage massive datasets while simultaneously reducing hardware overhead and operational complexity.
How much funding has Scylla raised?
Scylla has raised a total of $93M across 5 funding rounds:
Other Financing Round
$7M
Other Financing Round
$2M
Series B
$16M
Unspecified
$25M
Series C
$43M
Other Financing Round (2013): $7M with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, and Wing Venture Capital
Other Financing Round (2015): $2M led by Magma Venture Partners and Qualcomm Ventures
Series B (2017): $16M supported by Magma Ventures, Western Digital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung
Unspecified (2019): $25M featuring TLV Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Magma Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and Eight Roads Ventures
Series C (2023): $43M backed by Eight Roads, Qualcomm Ventures, and Magma Venture Partners
Key Investors in Scylla
Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm with a long history of supporting transformative technology companies across global markets.
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures is the corporate investment arm of Qualcomm, focusing on early to growth-stage startups that drive innovation in connectivity, AI, and intelligent computing.
Magma Venture Partners
Magma Venture Partners is a specialized VC firm that provides strategic guidance and capital to high-potential startups, with a strong emphasis on the Israeli technology ecosystem.
What's next for Scylla?
With the support of its latest strategic investment, Scylla is poised to deepen its market penetration and enhance its feature set to address the evolving requirements of cloud-native environments. The company's strategic focus remains on scaling its infrastructure to support increasingly complex, low-latency workloads. By leveraging its strong relationships with institutional backers and corporate partners, Scylla is well-positioned to maintain its competitive edge in the database management sector, driving further innovation in distributed systems and real-time data processing capabilities.
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