About Polars
Polars is an open-source, Rust-based DataFrame library and in-memory query engine designed for fast and efficient data manipulation. It provides a DataFrame API with multi-threaded, vectorized, and columnar processing, making it suitable for large-scale analytical workloads. The company, Polars BV, builds a managed compute platform to enable data scientists and engineers to run Polars at any scale without managing distributed infrastructure.
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Company details
Funding
Total raised
$25M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Chiel Peters
Former CTO of Xomnia. Joined Ritchie Vink as co-founder when Polars incorporated in 2023. Brings extensive experience leading data teams and building data platforms.
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Ritchie Vink
Creator of the Polars open-source project, started in 2020. Previously worked as a software/ML engineer at companies including Adidas and KLM. Holds a master's in structural engineering.
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