The former leaders of two of Boston's biggest tech success stories of the past decade, Netezza and Endeca, have come together on a new startup that aims to simplify and speed up access to big data.
The company, Waltham-based Cazena, on Monday announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz and North Bridge Venture Partners.
The details on what the company is working on are thin, but the team contains a number of luminaries from Boston's enterprise-facing technology sector:
• Jit Saxena, founder and former chairman of Netezza (IPO, then acquisition by IBM for $1.7 billion). He is serving on the company's board
• Jim Baum, former CEO of Netezza, is serving on the board
• Prat Moghe, previously SVP at Netezza, is Cazena's founder and CEO
• Steve Papa, founder and former CEO of Endeca (acquired by Oracle for $1.1 billion). He is serving on the company's board, representing Andreessen Horowitz
Also involved with the company are Peter Levine of Andreessen Horowitz and Ed Anderson of North Bridge.
