SingleStore

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SingleStore
Genre RDBMS
FoundedJanuary 2011 (2011-01)
Founders
  • Eric Frenkiel
  • Nikita Shamgunov
  • Adam Prout
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
380 [1]
Website www.singlestore.com

SingleStore (formerly MemSQL) is a distributed, relational, SQL database management system [2] (RDBMS) that features ANSI SQL support, it is known for speed in data ingest, transaction processing, and query processing. [3] [4]

Contents

SingleStore stores relational data, JSON data, geospatial data, key-value vector data, and time series data. It can be run in various Linux environments, including on-premises installations, public and private cloud providers, in containers via a Kubernetes operator, or as a hosted service in the cloud known as SingleStore Helios. [5] [6]

In its latest release, v.8.7, SingleStore offers bi-directional integration with Apache Iceberg, faster vector search, enhanced full-text search, autoscaling and a ‘bring your own cloud’ deployment. [7]

History

On April 23, 2013, SingleStore launched its first generally available version of the database to the public as MemSQL. [8] Early versions supported row-oriented tables, and were optimized for cases where all data fit within main memory.

Shortly after launch, MemSQL added general support for an on-disk column-based storage format to work alongside the in-memory rowstore. [9]

On October 27, 2020, MemSQL rebranded to SingleStore to reflect a shift in focus away from exclusively in-memory workloads. [10]

In April 2023, SingleStore introduced new features to enhance real-time AI capabilities, focusing on faster data processing and more efficient AI-driven applications. [11] In May, the company introduced additional  tools aimed at enhancing generative AI (GenAI) and analytics capabilities. [12]

In July 2023, SingleStore announced a partnership with AWS to advance real-time data analytics and AI applications. [13]

In August 2023, IBM announced a collaboration with SingleStore to integrate its watsonx.ai platform for developing generative AI applications. [14]

In January 2024, SingleStore announced a new capability under the name SingleStore Kai that added MongoDB API compatibility to SingleStore allowing users to bring in data from MongoDB and run the same queries within SingleStore. [15]

In September 2024, SingleStore announced its integration with Snowflake by making SingleStore available as a Snowflake Native App in the Snowpark Container Services (SPCS) marketplace. [16]

In October 2024, the company announced the acquisition of BryteFlow, a data integration platform. [17]

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, in June 2021 SingleStore opened an office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its other offices include Sunnyvale, California; Seattle, Washington; London, England; Hyderabad, India; and Lisbon, Portugal. [18]

Funding

In January 2013, SingleStore announced it raised $5 million. Since then, the company has raised $318.1M from investors including Khosla Ventures, Accel, Google Ventures, Dell Capital and HPE, among others. [19] In October 2022, SingleStore closed Series F-2 and welcomed new investor Prosperity7. [20]

Funding Rounds
SeriesDateAmount (million $)Lead Investors
A20135 DVCA, IA Ventures
B201435 [5] Accel
C201636 [5] Caffeinated Capital, REV
D201830 [2] Google Ventures, Glynn Capital
EDec. 202080 [21] Insight Partners
FSept. 202180 [3] Insight Partners
GJuly 2022116 [22] Goldman Sachs Asset Management
F-2October 202230 [23]

Distribution formats

SingleStore San Francisco office in 2020 MemSQL San Francisco office, October 2020.JPG
SingleStore San Francisco office in 2020

SingleStore can be downloaded for free and run on Linux for systems up to 4 leaf nodes of 32 gigs RAM each; an Enterprise license is required for larger deployments and for official SingleStore support.SingleStore is also available as a managed service named SingleStore Helios, available in various regions in Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services. The underlying engine and potential system performance are identical in all distribution formats. [1]

Recognition

In 2024, SingleStore was recognized with five TrustRadius Top Rated Awards. Four of these awards were won for the third consecutive year, while the recognition as #2 in the vector database category was a first for the company. [24] SingleStore also earned a 2025 Buyer’s Choice Award from TrustRadius, signifying the company received top ratings from independent customer reviewers in three key areas: capabilities, value for price, and customer relationship. [25]

In 2023, the company won InfoWorld’s Technology of the year in the database category. [26]

In December 2021, SingleStore was recognized in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems published by Gartner for the first time. [27] SingleStore was also included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 North America, San Francisco Business Times Fast 100, Dresner Industry Excellence and Inc 5000 awards in 2020. [28] The company is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Bytecode Alliance. [29]

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