Chroma is the open-source search and retrieval database for AI applications. It supports dense vector, sparse vector, regex, and full-text search. They support local, single-node, and cloud hosting. The team is ~14 engineers and works in Rust, Pytho…

ParadeDB is an alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. The team is building a Postgres extension in Rust that offers a new index type optimized for full-text search and aggregate/analytics workloads. They address lack of read-after-writes gu…