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PlanetScale
Serverless database for developers
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- SaaS
- DevOps
- Data Analysis
- Cloud Computing
- The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To simplify and revolutionize the way organizations manage and scale their databases.
-1% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
PlanetScale stems from the founder's integral role in preventing YouTube's collapse during its scaling phase. They devised Vitess, an open-source technology that powers the world's largest applications. Now, PlanteScale has evolved into a MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform making it easier for developers to build multi-cloud databases with limitless scaling.
By introducing features like Data Branching®, non-blocking schema changes, instant schema revert, and PlanetScale Boost, the platform prioritizes workflow velocity and deployment without downtime. This approach accelerates product launches and innovation through GitHub-style workflows.
Excitingly, PlanetScale has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program. This collaboration opens doors for co-selling opportunities, connecting PlanetScale with AWS field sellers worldwide. As an AWS Partner, PlanetScale's serverless database solution is poised to reach a broader audience, promising better customer outcomes and a mutually beneficial partnership with AWS.
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Benefits
- Home office stipend: We'll reimburse up to $1,000 on gear to get you comfortable working remotely
- Quarterly snacks: Check for your quarterly delivered snack box based on your preference
- Unlimited PTO: Rest up when you need to, plus enjoy our company-wide monthly recharge days
- Work from anywhere: We're a remote-first company distributed all over the world
- Generous healthcare plan: 100% coverage for you and 85% for your family
- Phone stipend: $100 per month taken right off your cell phone bill
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Jun 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $105m
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Leadership
Jiten Vaidya
(CSO)Background in Chemical Engineering. Was Senior Software Engineer at InterTrust Technologies, before joining Google as SRE-SWE Manager II. Also previously a Software Engineer at Dropbox.