Alibaba is leading a $27M investment in open source database startup MariaDB October 11, 2017 Investments Alibaba has spent 2017 pushing its cloud computing business and now it is preparing to make its first major investment in a Western startup in the space. The Chinese e-commerce giant has agreed to lead a €22.9 million ($27 million) Continue reading → Investments alibaba, Alibaba Cloud, alibaba group, Business, cloud computing, e-commerce, economy, jack ma, mariadb, mysql, SkySQL, Startup company