Startup Keewano launches agent-focused database and pulls in $12M in funding
$12M. That's what Keewano just raised for a database built for AI agents — not humans.
Why it matters
A fresh funding round signals that agent infrastructure (databases, storage, context systems) is becoming a distinct category worth capital. This matters to practitioners building agents at scale: Keewano's event-oriented approach suggests how AI systems will differ from traditional app architectures.
The key facts
11 to know$12M Series A funding from Hetz Ventures, a16z Speedrun, and others
KeewanoDB: event-oriented database for real-time agent context and decision-making
Tel Aviv-based startup (Sandstorm Ltd.)
Positioning against conventional relational databases for agent use cases
September 2026 announcement
$12M funding round
Investors: Hetz Ventures, a16z Speedrun (Andreessen Horowitz)
Product: KeewanoDB — event-oriented database for AI agents
Claimed use case: real-time context and analytics for agent decision-making
Company: Keewano (Sandstorm Ltd.), Tel Aviv-based
Launch date: September 15, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: Database startup Keewano today launched KeewanoDB, an event-oriented database designed to give artificial intelligence agents real-time context for analytics and decision-making. The startup also announced $12 million in funding from Hetz Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz LLC’s a16z Speedrun and other…