We are MotherDuck, a dynamic software company created by a dedicated group of seasoned data enthusiasts. Our team has held leadership roles in some of the most prestigious data organizations. Instead of focusing on costly and sluggish scale-out solutions, we propose a scale-up approach. The era of Big Data is behind us; it’s time for the era of easy data to take the lead. Your laptop outperforms your data warehouse, so why should you have to wait for the cloud? DuckDB has proven its worth, so let’s enhance its capabilities. When we established MotherDuck, we saw DuckDB as a potential revolutionary tool due to its user-friendliness, portability, incredible speed, and the swift evolution driven by its community. At MotherDuck, our mission is to support the community, the DuckDB Foundation, and DuckDB Labs in enhancing the recognition and adoption of DuckDB, catering to users who prefer local work or desire a serverless, always-on SQL execution method. Our exceptional team comprises engineers and leaders with extensive backgrounds in databases and cloud technologies from industry giants such as AWS, Databricks, Elastic, Facebook, Firebolt, Google BigQuery, Neo4j, SingleStore, and many others. We believe that with the right tools and community, the future of data management can be redefined for everyone.