MotherDuck
Cloud analytics platform
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MotherDuck is a serverless cloud analytics platform developed by MotherDuck and built on the open-source DuckDB database system.[1][2]
| MotherDuck | |
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| Developer | MotherDuck |
| Website | motherduck |
Features
MotherDuck is designed to query databases that are too small to be considered "big data" and do not need distributed systems to run computations. Queries are run using a "hybrid" combination of local and remote computing. Remote queries are run on serverless compute instances called "Ducklings".[3] It also allows users to write queries using generative AI.[4]
History
Founding and Early Development
MotherDuck was founded in 2022.[5] The company operated in stealth mode until November 2022, when it announced $47.5 million in combined seed and Series A funding.[6]
Product Development
The company launched its platform in private preview in June 2023.[7] General availability was announced in June 2024.[8] As part of the announcement, MotherDuck employees held a mock protest dressed in duck costumes in front of Moscone Center in San Francisco.[9]