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Xeround is a company.
Xeround has raised $9.3M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Xeround.
Xeround has raised $9.3M in total across 1 funding round.
Xeround develops real-time database virtualization software, offering a cloud database specifically designed for MySQL applications. The company provides scalable, elastic cloud computing infrastructure that enables seamless MySQL scalability and robust data management. Its core technology involves an Intelligent Data Grid, built upon a novel cloud computing database paradigm, facilitating elastic data management and federation across various cloud environments.
Founded in 2005 by Sharon Barkai, Xeround emerged from the increasing demand for flexible and high-performing database solutions within burgeoning cloud infrastructure. The core insight revolved around addressing the challenges of scaling traditional databases in dynamic cloud environments, leading to the creation of a system that could automatically adapt to changing data loads.
Xeround's product targets businesses and developers utilizing MySQL applications that require significant scalability and resilient data services. The company's vision centers on empowering organizations with an agile data backbone, ensuring that their critical applications maintain performance and availability as their data needs evolve within the cloud, thereby optimizing operational efficiency and future adaptability.
Key people at Xeround.
Xeround has raised $9.3M in total across 1 funding round.
Xeround's investors include Arad Naveh, Giza Venture Capital, Ignition Partners.
Xeround has raised $9.3M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $9.3M Series C in December 2011.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2011 | $9.3M Series C | — | Arad Naveh, Giza Venture Capital, Ignition Partners | Announced |
Xeround was a cloud database software company that provided elastic, highly available database solutions for public and private clouds, enabling scalable infrastructure for MySQL users.[2][3] It served telecom providers like T-Mobile initially and later targeted the mass market of 12 million MySQL applications by adding a MySQL front-end in 2009, solving problems of database scaling and high availability on platforms like Amazon EC2.[2] The company launched its beta in 2010, reached general availability in 2011 with reported use by 2,000 organizations, but shut down in May 2013 after raising about $36 million in funding.[2]
Xeround was founded in 2005 by Sharon Barkai and Gilad Zlotkin, an MIT Sloan research fellow and serial entrepreneur who had previously started five companies, including Radview (NASDAQ:RDVW).[2] The idea emerged focusing on distributed database software for telecom providers, raising $6.5 million in Series A funding that year.[2] Early recognition came in 2006 when Israel's *Globes* ranked it among the most promising startups; it raised $16 million in Series B in 2008.[2] A pivot occurred in 2009 with Razi Sharir as CEO, repositioning to cloud database services with MySQL compatibility, followed by beta launch in 2010, $4-9.3 million more funding in 2011, and shutdown in 2013.[2][4]
Xeround rode the early 2010s cloud computing wave, particularly the shift to scalable Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) amid rising adoption of public clouds like AWS EC2.[2][6] Its timing aligned with exploding MySQL usage (12 million apps) and demand for high-availability solutions without vendor lock-in, differentiating it in a market dominated by giants.[2][6] Market forces favoring it included telecom needs for distributed databases and the IaaS portability trend, influencing the ecosystem by pioneering flexible PaaS options that pressured competitors to address interoperability.[6] Analysts like CNET's Dave Rosenberg saw it as poised for database market leadership pre-shutdown.[2]
Xeround demonstrated early vision in cloud-native databases but ceased operations in 2013, likely due to intense competition from AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, and others that matured post-pivot.[2] Its legacy persists in emphasizing portability and MySQL compatibility, trends now central to modern DBaaS like Neon or PlanetScale. No revival evidence exists as of 2026; its influence evolved into shaping vendor-agnostic cloud strategies, underscoring how timing and execution determine survival in hyperscale database markets.[2][6]
