Kx Systems is the developer of the highest performing timeseries database (low latency) on the market. The database is often referred to as kdb+ and uses a proprietary query language “Q”. Kx Systems was founded in 1998 by Arthur Withney, who built the trading systems for Morgan Stanley and UBS.

Customers use kdb+ for mission critical use cases such as trade analytics, surveillance, model creation and back testing (i.e. testing trading strategies and investment models using historical data).

Year of Investment: 2025
Fund: TA Associates
Sector: FinTech
Status: Current
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