MLab

{{About-distinguish|the defunct American software company|MLAB|M-Labs}}

{{Infobox company

| name = mLab

| former_name = MongoLab (2011–2016)

| logo = MLab_company_logo.svg

| logo_size = 225px

| products = {{Unbulleted list|MongoDB (as a service)}}

| area_served = Worldwide

| foundation = 2011

| fate = Acquired by MongoDB Inc.

| defunct = {{End date|2019|01|31}}

| owner = MongoDB Inc.

| founder = {{plainlist|

Will Shulman
Jared Cottrell
Angela Kung Shulman

}}

| location = San Francisco, California

| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Database software}}

| homepage = {{URL|https://mlab.com/}}

}}

mLab (originally MongoLab) was a San Francisco-based cloud database service which hosted fully-managed MongoDB databases. mLab ran on cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, as well as various platform-as-a-service providers.

History

In May 2011, MongoLab secured $3 million in first-round funding from Foundry Group, Baseline Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Freestyle Capital, and David Cohen.[https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/18/cloud-database-provider-mongolab-raises-3-million-from-foundry-baseline-and-others/ Cloud Database Provider MongoLab Raises $3 Million From Foundry, Baseline, And Others – TechCrunch]

In October 2012, MongoLab received a follow-on investment of $5 million[https://archive.today/20131025040855/http://gigaom.com/2012/10/31/mongolab-explains-why-everyone-loves-mongodb-and-raises-5m/ MongoLab explains why everyone loves MongoDB (and raises $5M) – Gigaom] and shortly thereafter, mLab was named by Network World{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121912-cloud-databases-265224.html|title=10 of the most useful cloud databases|access-date=2013-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185514/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121912-cloud-databases-265224.html|archive-date=2013-10-29}} 10 of the most useful cloud databases as one of the 10 most useful cloud databases along with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud SQL, Microsoft Azure, Rackspace, and others.

In June 2014, MongoDB Inc. announced a fully managed MongoDB-as-a-Service add-on offering on the Microsoft Azure store, delivered in collaboration with Microsoft and MongoLab.{{cite web|url=http://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-announces-fully-managed-service-microsoft-azure|title=MongoDB Announces Fully-Managed Service on Microsoft Azure | MongoDB|access-date=2014-06-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630210918/http://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-announces-fully-managed-service-microsoft-azure|archive-date=2014-06-30}} MongoDB announces fully managed service on Microsoft Azure

In February 2016, MongoLab changed its name to mLab.[https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/29/mongolab-is-now-mlab/ MongoLab Changes Its Name To mLab As It looks Beyond Database Management]

In October 2018, mLab announced that it would be acquired by MongoDB Inc.{{Cite web|title=MongoDB Strengthens Global Cloud Database with Acquisition of mLab|url=https://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-strengthens-global-cloud-database-with-acquisition-of-mlab|access-date=2023-10-29|website=MongoDB|language=en-us}} All engineers at mLab were invited to join MongoDB Inc and existing customers will be transitioned to MongoDB Atlas instances. The acquisition closed on January 31, 2019.{{cite web |last1=Sawers |first1=Paul |title=MongoDB to acquire cloud database provider MLab for $68 million |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/mongodb-to-acquire-cloud-database-provider-mlab-for-68-million/ |website=VentureBeat |access-date=4 March 2024 |date=10 October 2018}}