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How TiDB is funded
- origin
- CN
- host
- PingCAP (company); TiKV donated to CNCF
- host type
- company
- licence
- Apache-2.0
| Channel | Finding | Label | Ev. |
|---|---|---|---|
| employer developers | PingCAP employees dominate | fact | B |
| foundation budget | TiKV under CNCF (graduated): infrastructure only | fact | A |
| public grants | none found | inference | C |
| corporate sponsorship | n/a | fact | C |
| commercial model | TiDB Cloud + enterprise subscriptions; VC-funded | fact | B |
| donations | none | fact | C |
dominant channel: corporate (PingCAP, VC)
top funder: PingCAP
top funder share: ~all core
funder nationality: CN (+ foreign investors)
evidence: B