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Harper has been named the winner of two 2026 Data Breakthrough Awards: Open Source Data Platform of the Year and In-Memory Solution of the Year. Harper is the only company recognized in two categories this year, reflecting its unified runtime for agentic engineering that co-locates database, vector search, cache, and application logic into a single multi-threaded process.

Harper 5.0 launches with a fully open-source core under Apache 2.0, RocksDB as a native storage engine alongside LMDB, and source-available Harper Pro. This release delivers a unified runtime purpose-built for agentic engineering, from prototype to production.

Harper is honored as a Built In 2026 Best Startup to Work For and Best Place to Work in Colorado, recognizing its people-first culture, strong employee experience, and values of accountability, authenticity, empowerment, focus, and transparency that help teams thrive and grow together.

Harper announced at JSConf North America 2025 that it’s open-sourcing its composable full-stack web application platform. The distributed system unifies database, cache, messaging, and runtime for ultra-low-latency performance, fostering open innovation and wider Node.js community adoption.

Stephen Goldberg, CEO of Harper, has been named a 2025 Most Admired CEO by the Denver Business Journal for his leadership and impact on Denver’s tech community.

Harper announces the launch of its open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, natively integrated into its data engine. This advancement delivers a high-performance, unified platform for LLM-native applications, enabling efficient, multi-modal context retrieval with minimal infrastructure overhead.

Harper 4.6 introduces vector indexing for AI-powered semantic search and caching, empowering brands to deliver faster, smarter digital experiences that boost engagement and drive conversions.

Harper joins the OpenJS Foundation as a Silver Member, bringing its Node.js-powered composable application platform to the JavaScript community. With a focus on performance, open-source collaboration, and developer experience, Harper strengthens its commitment to advancing modern, distributed applications.

‍Industry Veterans Andrew Chambers Joins as EVP of Marketing and Michael Proia appointed to EVP of Sales

Harper 4.5 adds Blob Storage support for unstructured data, enabling faster, media-rich web experiences with improved caching, speed, and scalability.

Harper unveils a cat-inspired rebrand to highlight agility, precision, and scalability—mirroring its powerful data and web performance solutions in a fast-paced digital world.

Harper unveils a bold rebrand, evolving from a high-performance database vendor to a full-stack application delivery platform. By collapsing traditional software stacks into a single, ultra-fast system, Harper empowers organizations to scale seamlessly, reduce complexity, and deliver lightning-fast digital experiences that drive revenue.

HarperDB, bringing next-level web performance to a digital-first world, announced that it has been named an IDC Innovator in the report, IDC Innovators: Edge Inference Delivery, 2024.

Built In announced that HarperDB was honored in its 2025 Best Places To Work Awards, earning a place on three lists: Best Remote Startup, Best Startup Colorado, and Best Overall Colorado. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers, as well as companies in large tech markets across the U.S.

HarperDB 4.4 delivers a breakthrough in performance and scalability. Get 50% faster replicated writes and leverage sharding for massive data with this distributed systems platform. Ideal for large-scale retail, gaming & media applications. Learn more!

HarperDB Successfully Demonstrates COD Prototype with the U.S. Navy, Delivering Fault-Tolerant Data Connectivity for Autonomous Vehicles.

HarperDB has appointed Bob Wiederhold as Executive Chairman to its Board of Directors. Wiederhold, a seasoned technology executive with experience scaling early-stage companies, brings deep expertise in databases and go-to-market strategies.

HarperDB has appointed cybersecurity expert Vince Berk to its Board of Directors. Berk, known for founding FlowTraq, brings a wealth of experience in scaling high-growth tech companies. His expertise in AI/ML and data management aligns perfectly with HarperDB's mission to provide fast and scalable database solutions.

HarperDB lands growth investment from Serent Capital to fuel the development and go to market of its industry-leading distributed systems solution. Learn how HarperDB empowers businesses to build high-performance backend services at lower costs.

HarperDB 4.3 brings relational querying, decentralized counters, and secure connections for distributed applications and improved developer experience.

HarperDB joins 5G innovation lab to empower startups with faster, cheaper 5G app development

HarperDB crowned top Denver startup by HackerNoon! Our unified data platform wins 2023 Startup of the Year. Try HarperDB today.

HarperDB Celebrates Five Built In Awards, Highlighting Top Workplace Culture

Introducing HarperDB 4.2, a groundbreaking release that unifies our lightning-fast database with application and data streaming systems to create a hyper-efficient backend solution. HarperDB helps developers deliver superior results with faster project delivery and improved performance.

Discover the future of application acceleration with Distributed Cache - a game-changing solution between CDNs and origin servers. Unmatched cache performance, new data types caching, SEO dominance, revenue boost, and industry-tailored scalability. Join us in redefining content delivery for a faster, more profitable, user-friendly experience.

HarperDB is making mobile computing experiences even easier and faster to develop and deploy with a new turnkey, self-service solution that leverages Verizon's 5G Edge and AWS Wavelength.