Pinecone launches managed vector database beta, announces $10 million seed
Launched a managed vector database in public beta and announced a $10 million seed round
Why it matters
The first commercialization of the vector DB as a standalone product category. Triggered the market formation of Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma and Milvus
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