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RethinkDB

The open source database for the realtime web.

Y CombinatorSummer 2009AcquiredB2BInfrastructureOpen Source

What they do

Problem

Building scalable realtime applications is slow and complex when databases require polling to detect and deliver data changes.

Solution

RethinkDB is an open-source, scalable database that pushes live query result updates to applications in realtime via a developer-friendly query language and clustering tools.

Who it's for

Software developers and engineering teams building realtime web and application backends.

Founders

Michael Glukhovsky
Founder

Ex-founder of RethinkDB (S09), currently product lead for Stripe's API platform and developer product teams.

Slava Akhmechet
Founder

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