Lantern
Open-source PostgreSQL vector database to build AI applications
TL;DR
What: Open-source PostgreSQL vector database and developer toolkit (Lantern Cloud) for building AI applications inside Postgres
Core features: Vector search (pgvector), BM25 text search, hybrid reranking, embedding generation, LLM integrations
Scale & hosting: Serverless indexing for millions of vectors and managed cloud with free tier and paid plans
Team size: 4 employees (reported)
Funding: Seed-stage funding reported; total funding $500,000 (USD) as of 2024-04-03
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Infrastructure and tooling for building and scaling AI applications (vector search and embeddings) within a PostgreSQL ecosystem.
Industry
AI infrastructure; developer tools; databases
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
125000.00 USD
Dealroom records a $125k seed entry tied to Y Combinator in March 2024 (YC W24)
500000.00 USD
Total funding reported as $500,000 (USD) as of 2024-04-03
Investor Signal
“Y Combinator (YC W24) and other investors listed on Crunchbase including Liquid 2 Ventures”