Charles Xie
星爵
Charles Xie (星爵) is the founder and CEO of Zilliz, a vector database company he established in 2017 after returning from Silicon Valley in 2015 with the goal of building a globally oriented Chinese tech company . He chose the name "星爵" (Star-Lord) after the Marvel character because, as he put it, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy "take exploring the vast universe as their mission" — with the next destination always being the endless universe .
Per a 5Y Capital profile, Xie deliberately entered uncharted territory with Zilliz: when he began building in the vector database category, there was no prior experience to draw on and even his own team had doubts . The company started building vector databases in 2018, making them among the earliest global explorers in the space . From day one, operating out of a small office in Shanghai, Xie oriented Zilliz toward global users rather than treating international expansion as a later-stage add-on .
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Coverage
January, a Fresh Start | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
五源资本·Born Global: Their Opportunities and Challenges | 5Y View x PingCAP x Zilliz
Where Does China's Opportunity in Global Software Lie?
五源资本·2023: Raising a Glass to Vast Possibilities at the 5Y Capital Pub | Year in Review
New year, let's play together.
五源资本·Beyond What Meets the Eye | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
五源资本·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?
五源资本·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.
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