DataStax and One Million by One Million (1Mby1M) have partnered to launch the "DataStax - 1Mby1M Startup Challenge." The virtual program offers entrepreneurs access to a wide network of potential customers, partners, investors, media, analysts, and advisors. This challenge reaffirms DataStax's commitment to supporting developer entrepreneurs using Apache Cassandra™ and open source tools for building modern data applications. Open to anyone using Cassandra, DataStax Enterprise, or Astra DB as a core component of their business, submissions are being accepted from September 9th through October 28th, 2021.