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Keewano — Agent-Focused Database Startup
Keewano (Sandstorm Ltd.), a Tel Aviv-based startup, launched KeewanoDB — an event-oriented database built for AI agent context and decision-making — alongside a $12 million funding round from Hetz Ventures and a16z Speedrun.
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## Overview
Keewano (formal corporate name: Sandstorm Ltd.) is a Tel Aviv-based database startup that launched KeewanoDB, an event-oriented database designed to give AI agents real-time context for analytics and decision-making (SiliconANGLE, September 15, 2026).
## Funding
The company announced $12 million in funding from investors including Hetz Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz's a16z Speedrun program (SiliconANGLE, September 15, 2026).
## Technology
Keewano argues that conventional relational databases are poorly suited to the real-time, event-driven context needs of AI agents, positioning KeewanoDB as purpose-built infrastructure for agentic workloads rather than a general-purpose database (SiliconANGLE, September 15, 2026).
## Strategic Context
Keewano is part of a broader wave of infrastructure startups emerging to serve the specific data and context needs of autonomous AI agents, alongside categories like agent identity platforms (NewCore, Arcade AI), agent security (Exaforce, Eve Security), and agentic orchestration layers (StackGen). Its backing by a16z's Speedrun accelerator signals continued VC appetite for picks-and-shovels plays in the agentic AI infrastructure stack.