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# LanceDB, which counts Midjourney as a customer, is building databases for multimodal AI

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

LanceDB is an open source database software designed to support multimodal AI models. It provides better flexibility, performance, and scalability compared to other vector databases. LanceDB makes money by selling fully managed versions of its software with added features.

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