Convex

Open-source backend for real-time apps

San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded 2021

Convex provides an open-source, backend-as-a-service platform enabling developers to build, sync, and scale real-time applications using only TypeScript. It manages database state, APIs, authentication, and workflows, eliminating frontend/backend boundaries and keeping apps automatically up to date.

Last Updated: August 9, 2026

Current Valuation

$342M

as of August 4, 2026 (Source)

Funding Summary

$83M

Total reported funding

Key People

Jamie Turner
Co-founder & CEOFounder
LinkedIn Profile
James Cowling
Co-founder & CTOFounder
LinkedIn Profile

Core OSS Projects

Convex backend is an open-source project providing a type-safe, reactive database and serverless function runtime, allowing real-time synchronization and backend logic using TypeScript.

License: FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0

Business Information

Category

Database

Industries

Software

Technologies

TypeScriptWeb DevelopmentBackend

Sectors

EnterpriseDevelopers

Licenses

FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0

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