Zilliz

Zilliz is a technology company that specializes in data infrastructure and artificial intelligence products. The company was founded in 2019 in Shanghai, China by Enxiang Wang and Zhihou Zhang. Zilliz’s stated mission is to enable enterprise-scale data management and AI by providing high-performance, open-source solutions for vector data.

The flagship product of Zilliz is Milvus, an open‑source vector similarity search engine designed for large‑scale, high‑dimensional data such as images, audio, and text embeddings. Milvus supports efficient indexing, approximate nearest neighbor search, and integrates with popular machine learning frameworks. Since its initial release, Milvus has been adopted by a wide range of industries including finance, e‑commerce, and healthcare.

Zilliz maintains a community component around Milvus, hosting conferences, hackathons, and a forum to facilitate collaboration among developers, researchers, and end users. The company has also contributed to broader open‑source initiatives in the field of vector search and AI infrastructure.

In addition to Milvus, Zilliz has launched complementary services such as Zilliz Cloud, a managed vector search platform, and Zilliz Studio, a visual interface for data exploration and model training. These offerings aim to lower the barrier to entry for organizations looking to incorporate vector search into their applications.

Funding rounds have seen participation from leading venture capital firms, and the company has announced strategic partnerships with cloud providers and AI research labs. Zilliz continues to expand its product portfolio while maintaining a strong focus on open‑source principles and community engagement.