James Li, Founder of PhoenixAI

About James Li

James Li is the Co-founder & CEO of PhoenixAI, a company that rebranded from CelerData and describes its product as a database built for agentic AI. PhoenixAI's site says the company was founded to build a managed, enterprise-grade real-time analytical database for AI workloads.

James Li at a glance

• Company: PhoenixAI
• Total raised: $80M
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Sky9 Capital, Atypical Ventures, Olive Technology Ventures
• Location: Menlo Park, California

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