Expanso Secures $7.5M Seed Funding to Develop Bacalhau for Distributed Data Processing

The startup's open-source software aims to revolutionize big data processing by operating locally, reducing costs and enhancing security.

Expanso, a Seattle-based startup, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst and Hetz Ventures to develop its open-source software, Bacalhau, which aims to revolutionize distributed big data processing.
Bacalhau operates on the principle of 'Compute Over Data', processing data locally rather than transferring it to the cloud, thereby reducing costs, increasing speed, and enhancing security.
The software allows users to streamline their existing workflows without extensive rewriting by running Docker containers and WebAssembly (WASM) images as tasks, and can operate on-premises or within any cloud.
Since launching its free demo network six months ago, Bacalhau has handled over 1.5 million jobs for partners such as the University of Maryland and BOINC.
Expanso plans to use the funding to accelerate the development of Bacalhau and expand its user base.