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Realm (YC S11) — Better data structures = no DB

Realm (formerly tight.db) is a mobile database that enables its users to develop applications faster, develop applications that are fast, and craft amazing user experiences. Realm is a replacement for SQLite & Core Data.

Realm is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Better data structures = no DB. The founders listed are Alexander Stigsen (Founder/CEO), Bjarne Christiansen (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Realm

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2011
batch
51
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2011
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size51
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Infrastructure
RegionsUnited States of America, Denmark, America / Canada, Europe, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Copenhagen, Denmark
HiringNo
Sitehttp://realm.io

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Realm (formerly tight.db) is a mobile database that enables its users to develop applications faster, develop applications that are fast, and craft amazing user experiences. Realm is a replacement for SQLite & Core Data. It can save users thousands of lines of code & weeks of work, and lets them craft amazing new user experiences. It is a Y Combinator company, headquartered in San Francisco.

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