Charles Xie
星爵
Charles Xie (星爵) is the founder and CEO of Zilliz, a vector database company he established in 2017 . He began building the company's core vector database technology in 2018, positioning Zilliz as one of the earliest global explorers in that space . As of late 2023, Zilliz had reached 7 million downloads and over 10,000 enterprise users . 5Y Capital led Zilliz's Series A round shortly after meeting Xie in November 2017, and has remained a backer . In a 2022 5Y Capital profile, Xie described entrepreneurship as "confronting your own ignorance every day" .
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From "No Competitors" to "Crashing Several Times a Day" | A Conversation with Zilliz Founder/CEO Charles Xie
"I've always believed that the world of technology needs idealism.
How Can Open Source Make Money? Does Vector DB Have a Future? Does AI Need Technological Idealism? | A Conversation with Zilliz Founder/CEO Charles Xie
January, a Fresh Start | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
Born Global: Their Opportunities and Challenges | 5Y View x PingCAP x Zilliz
Where Does China's Opportunity in Global Software Lie?
2023: Raising a Glass to Vast Possibilities at the 5Y Capital Pub | Year in Review
New year, let's play together.
Beyond What Meets the Eye | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
Zilliz's Charles Xie: Entrepreneurship Means Confronting Your Own Ignorance Every Day | 5Y Capital Tavern Vol. 8
How do you face uncertainty when walking through no-man's-land?
5Y News｜Zilliz Raises $43 Million, Setting New Global Record for Series B in Open-Source Infrastructure Software
Zilliz announced the completion of a $43 million Series B funding round, with continued support from 5Y Capital.
