Who are ClickHouse's decision-makers?
ClickHouse's visible leadership includes Aaron Katz (Co-founder and CEO), Alexey Milovidov (Co-founder and CTO), Tanya Bragin (VP Product). Sellers should map the functional owner before escalating to founders or C-level executives.
- CEO
- Aaron Katz
- CTO/key exec
- Alexey Milovidov
- Founded
- 2021 as company; open source released 2016
- Employees
- ~500+
- HQ
- San Francisco Bay Area / Amsterdam
- Prior exit/Notable
- Former Elastic executive leading commercia
- Aaron KatzCo-founder and CEOCo-founder - since 2021Former Elastic executive leading commercialization of ClickHouse.
- Alexey MilovidovCo-founder and CTOCreator - ClickHouse since Yandex eraOriginal creator of ClickHouse and technical leader.
- Tanya BraginVP ProductExecutiveProduct leader for database and cloud platform direction.
- Tyler HannanSVP MarketingExecutiveLeads positioning, developer marketing and ecosystem growth.
Who leads ClickHouse?
Aaron Katz serves as Co-founder and CEO (Former Elastic executive leading commercialization of ClickHouse.) Alexey Milovidov serves as Co-founder and CTO (Original creator of ClickHouse and technical leader.) Tanya Bragin serves as VP Product (Product leader for database and cloud platform direction.) Tyler Hannan serves as SVP Marketing (Leads positioning, developer marketing and ecosystem growth.) The founders and executive team set category strategy, product scope and the pace of hiring or international expansion.
Who actually makes buying decisions at ClickHouse?
The buying committee depends on the product being sold. Technical products usually start with engineering, security, data or infrastructure leaders; GTM products start with revenue operations or marketing; finance and people tools start with CFO, HR, payroll, compliance or operations owners. C-level approval becomes more likely for strategic, cross-functional or high-risk systems.
How is ClickHouse organized as it scales?
At ~500+, ClickHouse is large enough to have specialized procurement, security and functional budget owners. Sellers should expect multiple stakeholders, a documented business case and integration review rather than a founder-only buying path.
As of June 2026.Sources:ClickHouse Series C announcementClickHouse pricingWikipedia - ClickHouse
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