Open source database developer raises In-Q-Tel venture funding
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System stores data in formats other than tables and rows.
10gen, developer of the open source document-oriented database system MongoDB, announced funding from CIA venture capital wing In-Q-Tel.
Its NoSQL database systems -- which do not store data in tables and rows, but other kinds of schemas – are designed to facilitate the storage and retrieval of large quantities of data. “The ability to store and query both unstructured and structured data with performance at scale makes MongoDB an important addition to our strategic investment portfolio," Robert Ames, vice president of information and communication technologies at In-Q-Tel, said in a statement.
10gen has received backing from venture firms Flybridge Capital Partners, NEA, Sequoia Capital and Union Square Ventures.
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