About PlanetScale
PlanetScale provides a serverless database service that is compatible with MySQL, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability for developers managing large data sets. Its features include horizontal sharding, non-blocking schema changes, built-in connection pooling, and Data Branches, which create isolated copies of databases in the cloud. This approach simplifies complex database management tasks, allowing developers to work without downtime or the need for staging environments. The goal is to enhance the developer experience by enabling seamless scaling of applications.
Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$102.1MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees
Risks
Competition from AWS Aurora Serverless and Google Cloud Spanner is intensifying.
Rapid feature releases may lead to stability issues affecting user experience.
Dependence on cloud marketplaces could cause revenue fluctuations with policy changes.
Differentiation
PlanetScale offers a MySQL-compatible serverless database with Vitess-based sharding.
The Boost feature accelerates query performance by up to 1000X, eliminating external caching.
PlanetScale provides non-blocking schema changes, enhancing developer workflow without downtime.
Upsides
Serverless computing trend aligns with PlanetScale's offerings, boosting developer focus on coding.
PlanetScale's availability on Google Cloud Marketplace supports multi-cloud strategies.
Boost feature meets growing demand for real-time data processing with enhanced query performance.
Funding
Total raised$102.14 M
Latest valuation$250.00 M
StageSERIES_C
SERIES C
10/31/2021$50
$250.00 MSERIES B
5/31/2021$30
$150.00 MSERIES A
4/30/2019$22
$110.00 M