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MariaDB spinout SkySQL secures seed funding to ‘bring conversational AI to databases’

SkySQL, which spun out of MariaDB in 2023, has secured its first funding as it looks to bring 'conversational AI to databases'.

MySQL, for the uninitiated, is the popular relational database management system (RDMS) created by Michael “ Monty ” Widenius, David Axmark, and Allan Larsson back in the mid-’90s. The startup’s $6.6 million seed funding includes participation from renowned seed-stage investor Eniac Ventures, which has previously invested in the likes of Airbnb and Reddit, in addition to Good Capital and WTI. “SkySQL represented a next natural step — a chance to deliver on the vision of being the operational data platform for modern applications, especially those leveraging generative AI,” Rao told TechCrunch.

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