Shiv Iyer

Transforming Global Data Infrastructure Through Innovation and Investment
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As a serial entrepreneur, investor, and polyglot database systems expert with over two decades of experience, I architect and optimize mission-critical data infrastructure that powers some of the world’s most demanding applications. My expertise spans the entire spectrum of modern data technologies—from traditional RDBMS to cutting-edge vector databases and cloud-native analytics platforms.

Entrepreneurial Leadership:
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◾ Founder & CEO, MinervaDB (2015-Present): Leading polyglot Database Systems company serving 800+ enterprises across 35+ countries.
◾ Founder & CEO, ChistaDATA Inc. (2021-Present): Full-stack ClickHouse Platform and Infrastructure Engineering, Operations, and Consultative Support Provider with core expertise in Performance, Scalability, High Availability, Data Reliability Engineering, and Data Security.
◾ Angel Investor: Strategic advisor and investor in next-generation database and analytics startups.

Polyglot Database Systems Mastery:
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◉ RDBMS: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, Oracle MySQL HeatWave
◉ NoSQL: MongoDB, Couchbase, Cassandra, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, CosmosDB
◉ ColumnStore: ClickHouse, Apache Druid, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake
◉ In-Memory: Redis, Valkey, SAP HANA, MemSQL, VoltDB
◉ Vector: Milvus, Pinecone, Weaviate
◉ Graph: Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, ArangoDB
◉ AWS: RDS, Aurora, Redshift, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, Timestream
◉ Azure: SQL Database, CosmosDB, Synapse Analytics, Azure Database for MySQL/PostgreSQL
◉ GCP: Cloud SQL, BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, Firestore, Memorystore
◉ Trino, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery

Industry-Proven Experience Across Verticals
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◉ Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
◉ Mobile Advertising Networks
◉ E-Commerce Platforms
◉ Retail
◉ Telecom OSS/BSS
◉ Social Media Applications
◉ Gaming Industry
◉ Digital Payment Solutions
◉ BFSI
◉ Software as a Service(SaaS)
◉ Enterprise Software
◉ Data Analytics and OLAP

Let’s Connect
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Whether you’re scaling from startup to unicorn, optimizing mission-critical systems, or exploring investment opportunities in the database space, I’m passionate about solving complex data challenges and building the next generation of data infrastructure.

Contacts
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@ [email protected]
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☎ (415) 212-6625