MindsDB
| Developer(s) | MindsDB Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2017 |
| Repository | https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb/ |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
MindsDB is an open-source automated machine-learning platform for developers that reduces the time between training and deploying the model.[1]
Through MindsDB, data can be accessed directly from the database, data stores and other intelligence tools to generate AI-driven forecasts.[2]
History
MindsDB was founded in 2017 by Jorge Torres and Adam Carrigan.[3][4]
On April 16, 2020, MindsDB raised $3 million. Among the investors were OpenOcean, Rogue Capital and Zyper founder Amber Atherton, SCM Advisors, and Berkeley SkyDeck.[5]
In late 2020, MindsDB began offering paid premium services. Forbes named it to the annual AI 50 list in 2021.[2]
On November 1, 2021, MindsDB announced an investment from Walden Catalyst Ventures, closing the total seed round to $7.6M.[6] Additionally, MindsDB announced partnerships with Snowflake, SingleStore, and DataStax (based on Apache CassandraTM) to connect its machine learning platform to these databases.[7][8]
On January 17, 2023, MindsDB was named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor in its Data-Centric AI report.[9]
In February 2023, the ROSS Index ranked MindsDB the tenth overall fastest-growing open-source startup in 2022 and the third fastest-growing in the US.[3]
In the same month, February 2023, MindsDB announced its integration with Hugging Face and OpenAI that would allow natural language processing and generative AI models into their database via API accessible with SQL requests. This integration enabled advanced text classification, sentiment analysis, emotion detection, translation, and more.[10][11]
During the same period, February 2023, MindsDB announced a $16.5 million Series A investment led by Benchmark. The round comes at a valuation of $56 million. Also, Chetan Puttagunta joined its board of directors.[12][13]
Overview
In November 2022, MindsDB announced it has more than 70 technology and data integrations with leading compute, storage, and multi-cloud databases. Additionally, the company has reached a milestone of over 15,000 stars on GitHub. MindsDB allows integration with MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Microsoft SQL Server, and Snowflake. It is compatible with BI tools like SAS, Qlik Sense, Microsoft Power BI, Looker, and Domo. MindsDB also supports Lightwood, a PyTorch-based deep learning framework.[14][15][16][17]
References
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- ^ a b Ohnsman, Alan. "AI 50 2021: America's Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ a b Millward, Wade Tyler (2023-02-07). "10 Hot Open Source Software Companies To Watch In 2023". CRN. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Jorge Torres, Co-founder & CEO of MindsDB - Interview Series - Unite.AI". www.unite.ai. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB raises $3 million for open source automated machine learning". VentureBeat. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Park, Kate (2021-11-01). "Walden Catalyst launches a $550M fund to invest in deep tech startups". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Team, Towards AI. "MindsDB Scores $7.6m Seed Funding to Democratize Machine Learning – Towards AI". towardsai.net. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB wants to give enterprise databases a brain". VentureBeat. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB Named in 2022 Gartner® Cool Vendor™ in Data-Centric AI report - AI-TechPark". 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB Raises $16.5 Million from Benchmark to Expand Machine Learning Applications". Data Phoenix. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB drives AI for open source machine learning". www.computerweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Cai, Kenrick. "Startup MindsDB Raises $16.5 Million To Power The AI Race In The Workplace". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "MindsDB Announces $16.5M Series A". vcnewsdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Hampton, Jaime (2022-11-04). "MindsDB Platform Now Features Over 70 Integrations". Datanami. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Heller, Martin (2022-12-19). "10 databases supporting in-database machine learning". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Asay, Matt (2022-07-18). "8 most innovative AI and machine learning companies". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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