YCX25· Data· DevtoolsPgDog
Scaling engine for PostgreSQL
Founders
- Lev KokotovFounder/CEO
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About PgDog
PgDog is an application for sharding PostgreSQL. It understands SQL and can distribute queries automatically between databases. It's built for managed databases, like AWS RDS, and doesn't require any changes to application code or schema. In addition to sharding, PgDog is a load balancer and pooler, so it can act as a replacement for PgBouncer, RDS Proxy, and other Postgres scaling products. It brings the simplicity and performance of HTTP load balancing to the database. Built from the experience of sharding Postgres at Instacart during peak growth in 2020, PgDog is the answer to the old question: does Postgres scale? It does now.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
PgDog: questions
Which YC batch was PgDog in?
PgDog was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is PgDog still active?
Y Combinator lists PgDog as active.
Who founded PgDog?
PgDog's founders, as listed on its YC page: Lev Kokotov (Founder/CEO).
Where is PgDog based?
PgDog lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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