Charles Xie
星爵
Charles Xie (星爵) is the founder and CEO of Zilliz, a vector database company he established in 2017 and built into an early global pioneer in the field starting in 2018 . The company has since reached 7 million downloads and over 10,000 enterprise users . 5Y Capital led his Series A within a week of their first meeting in November 2017, with partner Yuan Ye backing what Xie described as a "crazy idea" . In 2020, Zilliz raised $43 million in what was then a record Series B for open-source infrastructure software globally . Xie has reflected publicly on entrepreneurship as a daily confrontation with one's own ignorance .
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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.
