Cockroach Labs raises $27 million and unveils an enterprise version of its open source database for developers

Cockroach Labs, which provides an open source database for developers, announced today the launch of an enterprise offering, as well as funding of $27 million. Redpoint Ventures led the round, with Benchmark Capital, FirstMark Capital, GV, and Index Ventures returning as investors.
“We are offering what is going to become the new standard — ‘multi-active availability’,” wrote Cockroach Labs’ founder and CEO, Spencer Kimball, in an email to VentureBeat. “