Ten years ago, we set out to build a database that could survive anything — and thrive anywhere. That idea grew into CockroachDB: a database born in the cloud, built to scale globally, and engineered for resilience. Today, we’re marking a new chapter in our journey with the appointment of Sailesh Munagala as Chief Financial Officer.
Sailesh brings a rare blend of financial discipline and operational experience. Previously, Sailesh served as CFO at Relativity, a PE-backed legal tech platform. He also played key roles in scaling both Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks during their high-growth phases. Most recently, he was CFO at Vectra AI, a cybersecurity leader in AI-driven threat detection, where he oversaw Finance, Business Operations, Revenue Operations, IT, and Legal.
Welcoming Sailesh to the team marks an important milestone in our journey, reflecting the maturity of our company and our ambitions for the future.
Scaling for What Comes Next
The future of applications belongs to AIs accessing databases—and they’ll do so at breathtaking scale. This is precisely what CockroachDB was designed to accommodate, with zero tolerance for downtime. Sailesh’s expertise with high-growth technology companies will be critical as we drive the next wave of innovation. His leadership will help propel our financial strategy as we continue redefining how businesses manage data at scale.
Our success as a company has always been tied to our customers’ ability to succeed – at scale, under pressure, and across the globe. That’s been our focus for the past ten years, and the results speak to that commitment:
Enterprise customer adoption is surging: As businesses modernize their architectures, Cockroach Labs has seen a 200% year-over-year increase in new customer lands, underscoring the industry’s rapid shift to distributed databases.
Revenue growth signals a long-term market shift: As cloud-first strategies become the norm, new ARR surged 80% year-over-year, proving accelerating demand for distributed, cloud-native solutions.
Cloud momentum tailwinds: Demand for scalable, cloud-native databases is driving over 100% year-over-year ARR growth in the cloud, positioning Cockroach Labs as the go-to database for the next generation of applications.
Our ten-year celebration is not the time to slow down and look back at our accomplishments. We’re using this moment as a springboard. With Sailesh onboard, we’re better equipped than ever to support our customers as they build what’s next.
Cockroach Labs' strength lies not only in its cutting-edge technology but in its ability to bridge legacy architectures to a future defined by resilience, scale, and continuous availability. The work done over the past decade sets the stage for the next era of innovation, and I’m excited to join this talented team to drive that transformation, delivering exceptional value to our customers.
– Sailesh Munagala, CFO of Cockroach Labs
Welcome, Sailesh. We’re excited too. The future is already here, and we’re building for what’s next.
To learn more about what we’re building, visit our product page.
