About Keebo
Keebo’s vision is to be THE operating system for data platform efficiency, enabling continuous optimization and accelerating engineering velocity at scale.
Where Data Innovation Isn’t Capped by Cost or Complexity
Data is the engine of modern innovation.
But as data platforms grow, so does the friction. More workloads. More complexity. More spend. And more pressure on data teams to do more with less.
That shouldn’t be the tradeoff.
Keebo gives data teams the efficiency to scale what’s next, the performance to keep innovation moving and the operational intelligence to make every data investment go further.
Pictured: Keebo co-founder Barzan Mozafari presenting at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2026
Our Story
Keebo was born from more than 15 years of AI and database research at the University of Michigan, UCLA, and MIT.
Our founders saw that traditional approaches couldn’t keep pace with the exponential growth of data and infrastructure complexity. So they built a new approach: patented Data Learning™ algorithms that continuously learn how workloads behave and optimize data platforms in real time.
The name Keebo comes from kibō (希望), the Japanese word for “hope.”
Our mission is simple: give data teams the confidence to innovate without limits through agentic optimization.
Meet the Keebo Leadership Team
Eric Shoemaker
Chief Executive Officer
Jordan Brewer
Chief of Staff
Alex Tokarev
Vice President of Product
Marie Brown
Vice President of
Marketing
Aaron Rice
Global Head of
Partnerships
Mike Scherer
Director of
Engineering
Tammy Steffen
Director of Customer
Success & Support
Our Core Values
Ownership
We honor every commitment to our customers, partners, and teammates.
Urgency
We move quickly and focus on what matters most to deliver meaningful impact.
Collaboration
We work together openly, share context, and support each other to achieve better results.
Positivity
We bring energy and a solution-oriented mindset, supporting our team while building strong relationships with our customers.
