Boray Data

What Boray Data does

Boray Data (柏睿数据) is a Beijing-based Chinese intelligent data computing company founded in 2014 that builds in-memory distributed database technology and AI compute infrastructure for enterprise customers. Its product portfolio is built around a proprietary full in-memory distributed database engine (全内存分布式数据库) and spans AI computing acceleration cards (AI智算加速卡), AI memory pooling equipment (AI内存池化设备), AI+Data series all-in-one machines (AI+Data系列一体机), big data all-in-one machines, a big data platform with integrated streaming-lakehouse architecture (一体化流湖仓), a dedicated artificial intelligence platform (人工智能平台), a vector database (向量数据库), RoCE optical switches across 10G to 400G SKUs, and GPU Direct/RDMA networking solutions. The company self-positions as “做中国的国际智能数据算力公司” (China's international intelligent data computing power company), targeting domestic enterprise digital transformation.

The company serves more than fourteen industry verticals, with intelligent manufacturing marked as the primary segment and additional solutions for the chemical industry, agriculture, ports/docks, mining, electric power, energy warehouse logistics, government (smart community, smart housing, smart city brain), telecom operators (data middle platform, multi-dimensional business analysis, smart SMS services), and financial services (real-time data warehousing, data archiving, integrated lakehouse). Its go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise sales in China, supplemented by a self-service cloud trial platform at cloud.boraydata.com for product evaluation.

Revenue model details are not publicly disclosed; no list prices, named customers, ARR, or revenue figures are available. The company has completed two disclosed funding rounds: a 2017 round with CASH Capital and a 2018 round of approximately $14.5M led by Hangzhou Dongfang Jiafu Asset Management with participation from China Equity, Prosperity Investment, and Zhongluan Investment. The company is privately held, headquartered in Beijing, with 51-100 employees and no parent company or subsidiaries disclosed in the available data.

Name

Boray Data

Legal name

Boray Data (柏睿数据)

Website

https://boraydata.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Boray Data is a Beijing-based intelligent data computing company that builds in-memory distributed databases, AI compute infrastructure (acceleration cards, memory pooling, vector DB), and vertical digital-transformation solutions for Chinese enterprise customers in manufacturing, energy, government, telecom, and finance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real-Time Database & Data Infrastructure Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Memory Databases (HDAEAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD), Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH), AI Networking for Clusters (InfiniBand/Ethernet/RDMA) (HDAAAAAE), Data Lake Platforms (HDAEABAC)

Keywords

• In-memory distributed database
• Real-time data processing
• AI computing infrastructure
• Big data platform
• Vector database

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Boray Data builds and sells an integrated intelligent data computing platform anchored by a full in-memory distributed database for real-time data processing and analytics. The offering combines AI computing acceleration hardware, AI+Data all-in-one appliances, a big data platform with integrated streaming lakehouse capabilities, an AI development platform, a vector database, and high-performance RoCE optical switches and RDMA networking for enterprise and government customers.

Product overview

Boray Data offers an integrated intelligent data computing platform built around a full in-memory distributed database as its core data engine. The product portfolio includes AI intelligence computing acceleration cards and AI memory pooling equipment, AI+Data series all-in-one machines and big data all-in-one machines, a big data platform with integrated streaming lakehouse capabilities, an artificial intelligence platform, and a vector database. Additionally, the company provides RoCE optical switches (S9600-4E series, S6600-48V8CQ-C series, S9600-64DQ 400G series, S9600-128DQ 400G series) and networking solutions including GPU Direct and RDMA. The company positions itself as an international intelligent data computing power company, serving industries including intelligent manufacturing transformation, energy (power), government (smart community, housing, city brain), telecom operators (data center), and finance (real-time data warehouse, data archiving, lakehouse integration).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Memory Distributed Database

Segments15 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OceanBase: OceanBase is a leading Chinese distributed relational database developed by Ant Group, offering HTAP capabilities and high-performance OLTP/OLAP processing. It directly competes with Boray Data's full-memory distributed database for enterprise workloads in finance, telecom, and government sectors across China.
• PingCAP (TiDB): PingCAP builds TiDB, an open-source distributed SQL database with strong HTAP capabilities serving global enterprises. Like Boray Data, PingCAP targets real-time analytical workloads in financial services, telecom, and logistics, and operates primarily in China and Asia.
• Redis: Redis is the most widely adopted in-memory data store globally, offering sub-millisecond latency for real-time applications. It is the closest international direct competitor to Boray Data's core full-memory distributed database technology and serves overlapping real-time processing use cases.
• MemVerge: MemVerge provides AI memory pooling and big memory infrastructure technology for AI and high-performance computing workloads. It is a direct peer to Boray Data's AI Memory Pooling Equipment, targeting similar GPU cluster optimization and large-model training use cases.
• Zilliz (Milvus): Zilliz develops Milvus, the leading open-source vector database for AI applications including similarity search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and recommendation systems. It competes directly with Boray Data's Vector Database product in the rapidly growing AI infrastructure segment.
• Aerospike: Aerospike is a real-time NoSQL database built for sub-millisecond latency at scale, used in ad-tech, financial services, and IoT. It is a direct technology peer to Boray Data's in-memory distributed database for real-time processing workloads, though it primarily serves Western markets.

Broad incumbents

• Huawei (GaussDB): Huawei's GaussDB is a flagship enterprise database offering deployed across Huawei Cloud and on-premise, with AI-augmented query optimization. As a much larger Chinese incumbent with significant R&D resources and government relationships, it competes broadly with Boray Data's database portfolio across enterprise and government verticals.
• Alibaba Cloud (PolarDB): Alibaba Cloud's PolarDB is a cloud-native relational database with high-performance in-memory acceleration and broad enterprise adoption in China. As a hyperscaler offering, it competes with Boray Data's in-memory database across the same enterprise and government customer base, but with substantially greater scale.
• Tencent Cloud (TDSQL): Tencent Cloud's TDSQL is a distributed database suite spanning relational, NoSQL, and analytics workloads, widely adopted across Chinese finance, government, and gaming sectors. It competes with Boray Data's data platform and lakehouse offerings within overlapping enterprise customer segments.
• SAP HANA: SAP HANA is the established global leader in in-memory database platforms for enterprise ERP and analytics workloads. While Boray Data's in-memory database targets a similar architectural niche, SAP HANA is a much larger incumbent serving global Fortune 500 enterprises — a benchmark competitor that domestic Chinese players seek to displace.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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