# Lei Xu

> Lei Xu is co-founder and CTO. LanceDB on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CTO.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddyxu/
- X: https://x.com/eddyxu
- GitHub: https://github.com/eddyxu

## What Lei builds

- [LanceDB](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lancedb.md), graded B, 65.5/100, in Retrieval & vector search. Open-source embedded database on the Lance columnar format. Co-founder and CTO, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Chang She](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chang-she/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Theory Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/theory-ventures/)
- [CRV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/crv/)
- [Databricks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/databricks/)
- [Runway](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/runway/)
- [Zero Prime Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zero-prime-ventures/)
- [Swift Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/swift-ventures/)

## Questions

### Who is Lei Xu?

Lei Xu is co-founder and CTO.

### What does LanceDB make?

Anchor Terminal lists LanceDB from LanceDB. Open-source embedded database on the Lance columnar format.

### Who has invested in LanceDB?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Theory Ventures, CRV, Databricks, Runway, Zero Prime Ventures and Swift Ventures.

### How are Lei's tools graded?

LanceDB is graded B, 65.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lancedb
- https://www.lancedb.com/
- https://www.lancedb.com/contact

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