


Aerospike is the world’s fastest database powering a new class of real-time, context-driven applications. Developers use Aerospike, an open-source, flash-optimized, in-memory NoSQL key-value store for caching, as a context store, and to simplify scaling with smaller clusters benefitting from the price/performance of flash. Recognized by industry analysts as a visionary and leader, Aerospike powers 13 of the top 26 real-time bidding platforms including AppNexus and developers are rapidly taking advantage of the Startup Special to scale their business.
Cockroach Labs is the company behind CockroachDB, an open source database headquartered in New York City. CockroachDB is a distributed relational database that is scalable, survivable, and strongly consistent - hence the name. It combines the rich functionality of SQL with the horizontal scalability common to NoSQL offerings, and provides enterprise-grade disaster recovery. The company was founded in 2015 with a mission to Make Data Easy.
MemSQL is the leader in real-time Big Data analytics, empowering organizations to make data-driven decisions, better engage customers, and gain competitive advantage. The in-memory distributed database at the heart of MemSQL's real-time analytics platform is proven in production environments across hundreds of nodes in the most high-velocity Big Data environments in the world. Based in San Francisco, MemSQL is a Y Combinator company funded by prominent venture capitalists and angel investors, including First Round Capital and New Enterprise Associates.











