Qbeast
Simplifying the work of engineers managing data lakes
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Big data
- Analytics
- SaaS
- Data Analysis
- West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
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Company mission
To empower open data ecosystems to scale efficiently—without complexity or lock-in.
Our take
In an increasingly data-driven world, effective management of data is important for businesses across all industries. The vast amount of data available provides valuable insights into a company's performance, empowers informed decision-making, and enables accurate predictions.
Qbeast, a spin-off from the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (Centro Nacional De Supercomputación), wants to make data lake management easier and help teams enhance their predictive capabilities and optimise operations. Qbeast's technology enables businesses to handle massive amounts of data, unlocking valuable insights and driving efficient decision-making processes.
So far, Qbeast has garnered interest from a wide range of sectors, highlighting its broad applicability and the potential impact of its offerings. With funding secured in 2023, the company is accelerating its go-to-market strategy by filling crucial commercial roles and doubling down on product development, technology, and partnerships. This injection of resources is propelling the company forward, enabling it to seize new opportunities and grow its reputation within its industry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2025
$7.6m
SEED
Feb 2023
$2.9m
SEED
Total funding: $11.1m
Leadership
Cesare Cugnasco
(Co-Founder & CSO)Graduated from the Technical University of Catalonia with a PhD in Computer Architecture. Previously worked as an IT Consultant at Next Fashion School and as a Researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
Srikanth Satya
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Qbeast, Srikanth was the CTO and Chief Development Officer at Wheels Up. Before that, they spent 6 years at Dell as a VP of Engineering, 3 years at Microsoft as a Principal of Data Platform Group, and 7 years at Amazon as a General Manager of AWS.
Flavio Junqueira
(Co-Founder & CTO)Flavio previously spent 2 years at Dell as a Chief Architect and Senior Distinguished Engineer. Before that, they spent nearly 16 years at The Apache Software Foundation as a Member, Officer, PMC and Committer.