MapR
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Big data |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Fate | Technology assets and intellectual property acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in August 2019 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara , United States |
| Products | Big data platform integrating Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark, distributed file system, database management system, event stream processing |
MapR was a software enterprise headquartered in Santa Clara, California specializing in business solutions. Its platform integrated multiple data sources within a unified computer cluster, facilitating big data processes like Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark. The solution incorporated a distributed file system, a versatile database management system supporting various data models, and event stream processing, enabling simultaneous real-time analytics and operational workloads. MapR’s products were compatible with both commodity hardware and public cloud computing infrastructures. Following financial difficulties, in August 2019, the company’s technology assets and intellectual property were acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Funding
As a privately held entity, MapR initially secured $9 million in 2009 from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and New Enterprise Associates. Its management team featured veterans from companies such as Google, Lightspeed, Informatica, EMC Corporation, and Veoh. In August 2011, the firm obtained further capital through a funding round led by Redpoint Ventures. Another financing round in 2013 was spearheaded by Mayfield Fund with involvement from Greenspring Associates. By June 2014, MapR completed a $110 million funding round led by Google Capital, alongside contributions from Qualcomm Ventures and existing backers Lightspeed, Mayfield, NEA, and Redpoint.
In May 2019, amid significant financial challenges, MapR disclosed the possibility of ceasing operations if additional investment was not acquired.
History
MapR made notable contributions to prominent Apache Hadoop ecosystem projects such as HBase, Pig, Apache Hive, and Apache ZooKeeper.
In 2011, the company entered into a technology licensing partnership with EMC Corporation to support an EMC-customized Apache Hadoop distribution. MapR was also chosen by Amazon Web Services to enhance the capabilities of Amazon's Elastic MapReduce (EMR) service. Furthermore, MapR achieved a record for minute sort speed on Google's Compute platform.
See also
- Apache Accumulo
- Apache Software Foundation
- Big data
- Bigtable
- Database-centric architecture
- Hadoop
- MapReduce
- RainStor