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Database startup MotherDuck lands $52.5M to grow its DuckDB-based platform

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MotherDuck, the company behind the DuckDB lightweight database platform, has raised $52.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Felicis. The startup plans to use the funding to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams. MotherDuck's platform, based on the open-source DuckDB, offers cloud analytics services and can be used for data warehousing and query engine purposes. CEO Jordan Tigani highlights the platform's performance, cost-efficiency, and flexibility compared to alternatives like PostgreSQL, making it a compelling choice for organizations. The company has nearly 2,000 users and aims to bring improvements, such as a better programming notebook experience, to its platform.