Supabase, the open supply developer platform and Postgres database service that started off as an alternative choice to Google’s Firebase, on Wednesday introduced that it has raised an $80 million Collection C spherical led by Peak XV and Craft Ventures.
With this, Supabase has now raised a complete of $196 million, together with a Collection B spherical in 2022, which was additionally an $80 million spherical. And whereas Supabase co-founder and CEO Paul Copplestone didn’t disclose the brand new valuation in an unique interview with TechCrunch forward of Wednesday’s announcement, he did stress that it was an up spherical. He additionally famous that the corporate solely not too long ago began dipping into its reserves from the Collection B.
As with so many database companies today, it’s the AI increase that’s driving a variety of demand for Supabase as effectively. For Postgres, which means supporting the pgvector extension, one thing the corporate supplied very early on. “Not many cloud suppliers had pg vector, so we had been the primary to supply it […]. Then AWS got here, and we labored fairly intently with AWS to advertise utilization all through the business,” Copplestone defined. At present, he estimated, about 10% of lively databases on the service energy AI use instances.
One other utilization stat that has held true for some time is that 40% of startups within the newest Y Combinator class makes use of Supabase, however the firm can be more and more making inroads with enterprises, typically to energy a few of their extra experimental functions. GitHub Subsequent, for instance, makes use of the service, in addition to builders at corporations like Meta, Netflix, and Microsoft.
Supabase truly held off on calling its service “usually obtainable” till earlier this yr as a result of the workforce wished to ensure that it might assist enterprises and provide the strong service they’d want.
Copplestone additionally famous that within the firm’s early days, most pundits regarded on the firm as an open supply different to Google’s Firebase. The truth that the corporate was utilizing Postgres was secondary on the time. However over time, Supabase has positioned itself extra clearly as a Postgres platform — and whether or not deliberate or by luck, Postgres continues to develop in recognition whereas there hasn’t been a lot hype round Firebase for some time now.
“We’ve type of gained on two elements: individuals undertake us as a result of we’re straightforward to make use of, like Firebase, and other people undertake us as a result of we’re Postgres, and Postgres is widespread to make use of. Mix these two, and also you’ve bought the simplest Postgres providing,” Copplestone mentioned.
He additionally harassed that the corporate’s authentication product may be very widespread. For some corporations, it’s truly the primary Supabase product they use as a result of whereas Supabase affords a complete of six merchandise (database, storage, auth, edge features, vector, and realtime), they will all be used as standalone merchandise.
Along with lead buyers Peak and Craft, Avra Capital, the brand new fund of former YC Progress Fund Director Anu Hariharan, participated on this spherical, in addition to earlier buyers Coatue, Felicis, and Y Combinator.
“Supabase is redefining database administration with its open-source, managed Postgres platform, and with over 900,000 sign-ups in 4 years, it’s seen unprecedented natural adoption amongst builders,” Hariharan mentioned. “We’re excited to see the outcomes of Supabase’s Vercel market partnership. We consider that for corporations in search of a strong, developer-friendly answer, Supabase’s Postgres platform is quickly turning into the popular selection.”