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The fastest analytics database — from deep tech to public markets.

A high-performance in-memory analytics database built in Nuremberg that took on the global data warehouse incumbents and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Our role

Investor · Pre-IPO support

Stage

Growth → IPO

Geography

Germany, UK, US

Period

2018 – 2020

Key figures

2020

Frankfurt IPO

#1

TPC-H benchmark record

€90M+

IPO proceeds

3

Continents served

Figures are company-reported or publicly disclosed and reflect the most recent available data point.

Storyline

How it unfolded.

  1. 01

    The opening

    Enterprise analytics workloads were outgrowing legacy warehouses, and query latency had become a strategic constraint.

  2. 02

    The thesis

    Genuine engineering advantage is defensible: a database that is measurably the fastest wins procurement on evidence, not marketing.

  3. 03

    What we did

    Supported the commercial build-out and international sales structure ahead of the public listing.

  4. 04

    Where it stands

    Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2020 — a full realisation for early holders.

Outcomes

  • Successful IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Repeated record positions in independent performance benchmarks
  • Enterprise customer base across Europe and North America

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