---
title: "MotherDuck - DuckDB in the Cloud"
description: "Explore how MotherDuck brings DuckDB's powerful data analytics to the cloud, enabling seamless hybrid execution and effortless data sharing for startups and tech teams."
categories: ["fundraising"]
keywords: ["MotherDuck","DuckDB","cloud data analytics","hybrid execution","data sharing","venture capital","SaaS","data management","Theory Ventures"]
ai_summary: "MotherDuck enhances DuckDB for cloud analytics, enabling hybrid execution and seamless data sharing for tech teams."
date: 2023-06-23
lastmod: 2026-07-20
canonical_url: https://www.tomtunguz.com/motherduck-launch/
author: "Tomasz Tunguz"
---

[MotherDuck](https://motherduck.com) announced their product, managed DuckDB in the cloud, is available by invitation.

I have a raft of extra early invitations that I'll distribute randomly on Monday. If you'd like to put your email in for a chance to receive one, [just fill out this form.](https://o0b76ybwkxt.typeform.com/to/fzLY3qfX)

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DuckDB is one of the most powerful, lightweight, & fastest adopted analytical databases. MotherDuck extends DuckDB to the cloud. The video above with a french-accented Duck walks through the product with elan.

I've been a beta tester for a few weeks. 

I recently downloaded a 2GB csv file containing information from nearly every company on LinkedIn. I started analyzing it on my MacBook. Then I wanted to share a lead list internally at Theory, so I connected this database to the MotherDuck cloud, created a link, & voila. 

Now when I analyze this data set, MotherDuck determines which analyses to run in the cloud & which to run on my MacBook. Some of my data is in the MotherDuck cloud, some data sits on my computer. But I can query across them as if they were all in the same place, a feature called hybrid execution.  

This improves performance while reducing cost. 

But the biggest benefit for a user is the experience. Users can start locally on their computers & extend to the cloud without having to change formats or ingest or remember where their data is.

If you're as excited about MotherDuck & DuckDB as I am, [join the flock & register for the launch party on June 29th in San Francisco](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/motherducking-party-after-duckcon-and-dataai-summit-san-francisco-tickets-586172165727?aff=tomtunguz).