DataStax has agreed to acquire Logspace, the AI startup behind Langflow, an open source visual framework used to create recovery augmented generation (RAG) applications.
Langflow is designed to help developers create generative AI applications by using and combining Python-based composable building blocks and various pre-built components.
The open source, low-code offering provides a visual environment for developers to drag and drop pre-built components, the firm said, helping to significantly reduce the time it takes to build and deploy LangChain-based and large language applications. models (LLM) from weeks to minutes.
The Langflow community ecosystem creates, shares and reuses components that can be accessed through the Langflow Store, allowing developers to test, reuse and share flows to iterate on RAG applications with greater control and reduced hallucinations.
By integrating Langflow into its database offering, DataStax said it is creating a “comprehensive generative AI application stack” that offers flexible deployment options, such as integration with DataStax Astra DB, access to an extensive collection of Python libraries , as well as integration. with LangChain.
“We are focused on providing developers with tools that enable them to easily create RAG applications with the simplest and fastest path to production,” said Chet Kapoor, CEO and president of DataStax.
“This acquisition is transformative for us and for the industry.
“Langflow is an incredibly popular AI startup and our work with them will put us front and center of all RAG application development; “It is not just a tool or framework, it is a vibrant ecosystem where developers build, sell and reuse AI components that are going to shape the next generation of AI applications.”
Founded in 2020 by CEO Rodrigo Nader and CTO Gabriel Luiz Freitas Almeida, Logspace is headquartered in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and currently has a total of seven employees on its books. The company launched Langflow in 2023.
DataStax boosts AI capabilities
For DataStax, the acquisition marks the latest step in integrating new AI capabilities, as organizations increasingly turn to the technology to drive growth and profits.
In July 2023, the company added a new vector search tool to its Astra DB database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform, which is based on the open source Apache Cassandra database, to provide long-term memory for artificial intelligence applications using LLM.
In November last year, the company launched RAGStack, a turnkey RAG solution designed to simplify and streamline the deployment of RAG applications built with LangChain.
Upon completion of its latest acquisition, DataStax said Langflow will continue to operate independently and remain focused on project innovation through its community of contributors.
“We couldn't be more excited to join the DataStax team and leverage our ability to grow the Langflow platform, bringing it to more researchers, developers, companies and entrepreneurs working on generative AI applications,” said Rodrigo Nader, CEO of Langflow. .
“We couldn't be more excited to join the DataStax team and leverage our ability to grow the Langflow platform, bringing it to more researchers, developers, companies and entrepreneurs working on generative AI applications,” said Rodrigo Nader, CEO of Langflow. .
“With DataStax, we will be fully focused on executing our product vision, roadmap and community collaboration, and will continue to add the greatest breadth of integrations between different projects and products in the AI ecosystem, including more data sources and databases. , Models. , applications and APIs.”
