LanceDB (YC W22) — Open-source, serverless vectordb for production-scale generative AI
LanceDB is a new open-source vector database that can support low-latency billion-scale vector search on a single node. Built around a new columnar data format, LanceDB makes it incredibly easy to build applications for generative AI, recsys, search engines, content moderation, and more.
LanceDB is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Open-source, serverless vectordb for production-scale generative AI. The founder listed is Chang She (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, March 26, 2022).
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LanceDB is a new open-source vector database that can support low-latency billion-scale vector search on a single node. Built around a new columnar data format, LanceDB makes it incredibly easy to build applications for generative AI, recsys, search engines, content moderation, and more.
Chang She
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