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Berlin-based GlassFlow bags €4.43 million to enable Python devs to build event-driven data pipelines in minutes

EU Startupsby EU Startups
October 29, 2024
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GlassFlow, a Berlin-based startup enabling data teams to build event-driven data pipelines in Python within minutes, has raised €4.43 million in seed funding. The round was led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Robin Capital, TinyVC, the CEO of Weaviate and leading operators at Fivetran, dbt Labs and Redis.

Event-driven data pipelines are critical for AI applications like real-time recommendations, predictive maintenance, and dynamic pricing, but building and maintaining them is complex. It typically takes midsize companies 6 to 9 months to implement such solutions, with data engineers spending 50% of their time on maintenance. The complexity is driven by tools that are built for Java and Scala, leaving Python developers to create their own inefficient, hard-to-maintain solutions. GlassFlow simplifies this process for Python developers, reducing setup time, lowering maintenance costs, and speeding up project delivery.

Python has a market share of more than 25% and is the most popular programming language worldwide. It has become the go-to language for data processing due to its simplicity and strong community. GlassFlow is built for Python devs and providing a fully managed streaming platform, enabling developers to create data pipelines without infrastructure hassles. With serverless execution, built-in connectors, and automatic setup, teams can build end-to-end pipelines in just 15 minutes. Founders Armend Avdijaj and Ashish Bagri bring over a decade of experience building data products and designed GlassFlow to meet the needs of Python developers.

“Our mission is to provide the simplest, most powerful platform for Python developers to build data streaming pipelines,” said Armend Avdijaj, Co-Founder and CEO of GlassFlow. “By making data streaming accessible for small to mid-size data teams and organizations, GlassFlow can save users hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process. We aim to switch data engineers’ focus from building the infra to spending time creating value for the businesses.”

“What drew me to Armend and Ashish is their focus on addressing a key gap in the market for a more user-friendly, flexible streaming solution,” commented Kevin Zhang, Partner at Upfront Ventures. “As Python continues to dominate the modern data ecosystem, GlassFlow is well-positioned to empower the next generation of developers, giving them the tools they need to unlock the full potential of event-driven pipelines.”

With its new funding, GlassFlow is now available and has plans to continue expanding its platform’s capabilities, including enabling data transformations like stateful functions, chaining, data lineage and giving users the flexibility to host GlassFlow on their own cloud infrastructure. To date, more than 60 companies have used GlassFlow, including data engineers from Babbel, Deloitte and Juro.

Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2024/10/berlin-based-glassflow-bags-e4-43-million-to-enable-python-devs-to-build-event-driven-data-pipelines-in-minutes/

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