Co-Founder and CEO of ClickHouse

Aaron Katz

Aaron Katz is the Co-Founder and CEO of ClickHouse, the real-time analytics database powering companies like OpenAI and Tesla. Previously, he was Chief Revenue Officer at Elastic, scaling revenue from $5M to $500M and leading the IPO, and spent 12 years at Salesforce during its hypergrowth.

Known For

scaling revenue at Elasticbuilding ClickHouse into a $350M ARR business

Canon

AI Expands the Demand Frontier Rather Than Simply Replacing Work

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Episodes

#20VC: The AI Bubble Is Wrong | AI Margins Need to Improve | Revenue Concentration Should be a Concern | Why People Over-Estimate Open Models But Enterprises Still Fear Frontier Models with Aaron Katz, ClickHouseAug 31, 2026