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Firebolt Welcomes Former Oracle and Confluent Leader Hemanth Vedagarbha as President, Overseeing Global Go-To-Market Expansion and Customer-Facing Operations

1. Hemanth Vedagarbha appointed President of Firebolt to enhance global expansion. 2. Vedagarbha has over 20 years in enterprise SaaS, including experience at Confluent. 3. Firebolt's Data Warehouse targets real-time data analytics for AI applications. 4. The company plans to scale operations globally and open new offices. 5. Vedagarbha's leadership aims to revolutionize the AI and analytics landscape.

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PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Firebolt, the Data Warehouse for AI applications, today announced that Hemanth Vedagarbha has joined the company as its first-ever President. In this role, Vedagarbha will oversee all go-to-market (GTM) and customer-facing functions—including Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Business Development, Field Engineering, Technical Support, Revenue Operations and Partnerships & Ecosystems—as the company continues to rapidly scale its global market presence. Vedagarbha is a highly accomplished GTM leader and brings over 20 years of successful, high-growth enterprise SaaS experience at industry-leading companies such as Oracle and most recently Confluent. As President of Firebolt, Vedagarbha will focus on expanding Firebolt’s GTM organization globally. Hiring a world-class leader of Vedagarbha’s caliber underscores Firebolt's bold vision to supercharge its global expansion, including opening up several new offices and scaling operations globally. Vedagarbha’s appointment coincides with the launch of Firebolt’s Data Warehouse for AI applications and the company’s unwavering focus on empowering organizations to harness the transformative power of AI. Firebolt’s Data Warehouse for AI applications platform is designed to address the challenges of real-time data analytics for AI applications, enabling organizations to process proprietary data with low latency at scale. “I’m thrilled to welcome Hemanth Vedagarbha as President of Firebolt,” said Eldad Farkash, CEO & Co-Founder of Firebolt. “Hemanth is an exceptional leader with a proven track record of building and scaling successful global organizations. His experience, vision and passion for delivering customer value make him the perfect fit to accelerate our hyper-growth and achieve our massive customer acquisition goals. We couldn’t be more excited to have him join our leadership team as we continue to revolutionize the AI and analytics space.” “I am delighted to join Firebolt at such a pivotal moment in its journey. This is an opportunity to redefine the future of AI and analytics,” said Hemanth Vedagarbha, President of Firebolt. “Firebolt’s unique low-latency and high-concurrency AI platform is suited for modern AI applications, where real-time data processing at speed and scale are critical. I look forward to working closely with Eldad and our talented team to accelerate our go-to-market efforts worldwide and deliver exceptional value to our customers.” “Hemanth’s decision to join Firebolt is a testament to the company’s immense potential in shaping the future of AI-driven data analytics,” said Amit Karp, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and an investor of Firebolt. “His experience leading high-growth, global organizations will be invaluable as Firebolt continues its rapid expansion and innovation. We at Bessemer Venture Partners are excited to see Firebolt’s vision quickly materialize under his leadership and look forward to the strong impact he will make in accelerating the adoption of Firebolt’s transformative technology.” As AI continues to rewrite the rules of data infrastructure, Firebolt’s Data Warehouse for AI applications leads the charge, providing businesses with the platform they need to leverage their proprietary data alongside Gen AI for real-world impact. Firebolt empowers organizations to run sub-second data processing at scale. With Vedagarbha at the helm of GTM and customer-facing functions, Firebolt aims to bring its next-generation analytics capabilities to an even broader global audience, fueling innovation and driving customer success in every corner of the world. About Firebolt Firebolt is the Cloud Data Warehouse designed to handle the speed, scale, and flexibility of AI applications. By delivering ultra-low latency, high concurrency, multi-dimensional elasticity, and flexibility, Firebolt empowers organizations to build data-intensive AI applications that perform at scale. For more information, visit www.firebolt.io and follow on LinkedIn.

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