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KeyDB

Summer 2020 · Acquired

The only database you'll ever need

Location: Toronto, Canada, CA

Founded: 2019

Team size: 2

About

KeyDB is a fast key value database that combines in memory caching and FLASH persistence in a single package.

Founders

  • John SullyFounder

    John wrote his first program at the age of 8, and since then has a history of pushing the limits of technology. At Microsoft John was responsible for ensuring Excel’s performance was orders of magnitude faster than the competition. John also lead a team effort to port Excel’s grid rendering stack to Android and iOS ensuring Excel would be a dominate player in a mobile first world.

  • Ben SchermelFounder