MariaDB

MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing applications.

MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing applications.
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Data Infrastructure
DevOps
Milestones
Founded in 2010 IPO via SPAC arrangement in 2022
Investment year
2018
Investment stage
Investment status
IPO
Deal team
Michael “Monty” Widenius
Patrik Backman
Ralf Wahlsten
MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing applications.

MariaDB frees companies from the costs, constraints and complexity of proprietary databases, enabling them to reinvest in what matters most – rapidly developing innovative, customer-facing applications.

Paul O’Brien

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Michael “Monty” Widenius
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Patrik Backman
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General Partner
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