The problem
Teams outgrow a single database server and need to scale without downtime or a big ops team
What they do
Managed MySQL (Vitess) and Postgres databases, including Neki sharded Postgres
Traction Several thousand Postgres customers onboarded in ~18 months; projected profitability after 2024 cuts
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 12
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~100
Rebuilt from ~53 (Q4 2024) to ~101; flat YoY in 2026 (-0.7%, Revelio); open roles ~10 → 12 since Aug
Hiring in
- San Francisco
- NA
- SF Bay Area
- Remote (US)
- Remote (Europe)
Glassdoor
3.6 ★ 13 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $50M
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- Nov 2021
Led by Kleiner Perkins (C); Insight Partners (B); Andreessen Horowitz (A)
- Hiring+1.512 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency0Series C · $50M, Nov 2021 (59 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+0.75Some growth: Several thousand Postgres customers onboarded in ~18 months; projected profitability after 2024 cuts
- Red flags0Watch-outs noted below, none scored as a significant flag
- Total2.251.5 + 0 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.25 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: hard to leave
Strong managed MySQL leader with thousands of new Postgres customers; databases are hard to move.
Watch-outs
Outside 24-mo window, not scored: Mar 2024 layoffs (reportedly ~half the company, mainly sales/marketing) alongside killing the free Hobby tier; headcount fell ~27% to ~53 in 2024, since recovered. Glassdoor reviews from 2024 cite layoffs multiple times. No new funding since Nov 2021 (~59 mo).
Sources: PlanetScale blog, 'PlanetScale forever' (Mar 2024) ↗ · The Register, layoffs and free tier end (Mar 2024) ↗ · PlanetScale changelog, Hobby plan deprecation (Mar 2024) ↗ · LinkedIn post by laid-off employee: 'almost half the company' (Mar 2024) ↗ · Revelio Labs headcount trend ↗ · Glassdoor reviews ↗ · Dealroom funding/valuation history ↗
Open ops roles · 2
Last checked Oct 25, 2026