KuroBase

KuroBase, Inc. was a Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) provider established in 2013 by co-founders Ahmed Chaudhary, Mohamed Hamedi, and Ali Hamidi. The San Mateo-based company secured $280,000 in a seed funding round on October 29, 2013, to fuel its operations. Mohamed Hamedi, who served as the company's CEO, articulated that the venture was created to relieve developers from the operational burdens of database management, allowing them to concentrate on core product development.

The firm's business model was centered on providing a fully managed cloud platform specifically for NoSQL databases, targeting web, game, and mobile application developers at small to midsize enterprises. KuroBase offered its services through what was likely a subscription-based model, typical for DBaaS. The company's core product was the KuroBase Orchestration Platform, designed for the high-speed and low-latency delivery of big data content and real-time data access. A key feature was its Elastic Storage capability, which dynamically adjusted database parameters as application data grew, eliminating the need for manual disk allocation. The platform also provided automated backups and a RESTful Web API for integration.

A cornerstone of its technical offering was a partnership with Couchbase, through which KuroBase hosted the Couchbase NoSQL database and Couchbase Sync Gateway for its clients. This collaboration aimed to extend the reach of Couchbase's powerful database solutions to a broader market of smaller businesses. Despite its initial launch and funding, KuroBase is now reported as inactive.

Keywords: Database-as-a-Service, DBaaS, NoSQL, managed database, Couchbase hosting, cloud data platform, big data content delivery, real-time data access, elastic storage, automated database backup, developer tools, application development, data management, sync gateway, Mohamed Hamedi, Ahmed Chaudhary, Ali Hamidi, database provisioning, cloud infrastructure, backend-as-a-service