Polars Startup Secures $21M Accel Funding To Scale Open Source Tool
The startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel to scale cloud data solutions and challenge Apache Spark.
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Polars Startup Secures $21M Accel Funding To Scale Open Source Tool
The Startup Behind Open Source Tool Polars Raises $21M From Accel Polars, the Amsterdam-based startup, has made headlines as the startup behind open source tool Polars raises $21M from Accel . The Series A funding, led by Accel with participation from Bain Capital Partners and angel investors, marks a big step for the company as it pushes deeper into the data infrastructure market. Image Credits:Polars What began as a side project during the COVID lockdown is now one of the fastest-growing data science tools. Founder Ritchie Vink, frustrated with the performance limits of Pandas, built Polars in Rust to deliver blazing-fast query capabilities. Just five years later, Polars has become a favorite among developers and enterprises managing massive datasets. From Pet Project To Global Data Tool Vink never set out to build a VC-backed company. Polars was simply his solution to Pandas’ limitations. But the tool’s speed and efficiency quickly gained traction in the open-source community. That moment…
