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Stavros Papadopoulos, Founder and CEO of TileDB joins Endeavor’s Network

By Endeavor Greece Mar 2, 2022

TileDB offers the only modern, integrated solution for managing different types of data worldwide that’s suitable for every industry, and has already secured $20 million in funding

Greece, March 3rd, 2022 – Stavros Papadopoulos, Founder & CEO of TileDB, joins Endeavor’s Global Network. After being part of Endeavor Greece’s ScaleUp program for one year, the momentum and results TileDB demonstrated led to the selection of Founder & CEO Stavros Papadopoulos to the network’s international program, as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Undergoing a demanding selection process, during which he met with 6 internationally recognized executives around the world, he was invited to highlight his business model, innovative services, competitive advantages, and growth prospects of the company in the global market. 

Following the completion of the International Selection Panel, Stavros Papadopoulos unanimously secured his membership in the network as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. With this title, he will gain access to high-quality services offered by the global organization, such as meeting important global funds, world-renowned entrepreneurs, and mentoring by leading professionals in all disciplines. Endeavor’s global network includes 43 Greek entrepreneurs, who have raised funds amounting to $1.1 Billion.

Stavros Papadopoulos founded TileDB in 2017 with the aim of solving one of the most important problems that large organizations face worldwide: the inability to collect, manage, store, and analyze different types of data under a unified platform. Today, the leading startup provides the only modern integrated solution for efficiently managing different types of data, suitable for any industry.

TileDB’s innovative software has evolved rapidly. It offers a state-of-the-art open-source storage engine called TileDB Embedded that allows all types of data to be integrated into a common, highly efficient model. In addition to the storage engine, TileDB has developed a global serverless platform called TileDB Cloud, which facilitates fast and secure analysis and collaboration. Both the storage machine and the platform are interoperable with a variety of tools and machine learning frameworks in the wider data science ecosystem. 

In just 5 years since its establishment, TileDB has raised upwards of $20 Million in funding, with the support of well-known international funds, and works with world-class clients including, Swiss Re, NanoString, Helix, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. It has a specialized team of more than 45 professionals and offices based in Greece and the USA. 

Stavros Papadopoulos, founder & CEO of TileDB, following the unanimous vote he received to enter the global network of Endeavor, states:

“I am honoured and humbled. This is a recognition of years of effort of my team consistently delivering on a truly disruptive yet practical vision in data management. My interaction with the Endeavor network has been truly amazing over the past couple of years. I am looking forward to learning from the vast expertise of the Endeavor global network and evolving as an entrepreneur as we grow the business.”

Ioanna Giannakopoulou, ScaleUp Program, Endeavor DeepTech Portfolio Lead mentioned:

“We are very happy to welcome Stavros Papadopoulos, one of the most promising Greek entrepreneurs, to Endeavor’s Global network. TileDB, built on many years of academic research, offers the only unified solution for managing different types of data worldwide. Its growth potential is huge considering that it’s active in the global database market, a rapidly growing industry with a total value of 80 billion dollars, given that now, it’s more necessary than ever to securely store and process large volumes of data in decentralized structures.’’