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Databricks is a AI infra company, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2013. Latest valuation $190B (As of Aug 13, 2026, Bloomberg). Total funding $25.2B (As of Aug 13, 2026).
Recent changes
- Sep 24, 2026Sep 24, 2026Acquired for an undisclosed amount The Information
- Aug 17, 2026Aug 17, 2026Inside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to Fireworks Pulse story
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Raised $5B Strategic growth round at a $190B valuation Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026First reported total funding: $25.2B Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: MGX Bloomberg
Earlier changes (15)
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: TPG Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Point72 Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Blackstone (Tech Hub) Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Bond Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Coatue Management Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: T. Rowe Price Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Andreessen Horowitz Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Sixth Street Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Premji Invest Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026New investor: Thrive Capital Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Databricks Closes $5B Round at $190B Valuation Pulse story
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Revenue rose from $5.4B to $7B+ Bloomberg
- Aug 13, 2026Aug 13, 2026Valuation rose from $188B to $190B Bloomberg
- Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 2026Databricks' $188B Mark Gets a Retail-Adjacent Front Door Pulse story
- Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 2026First reported run rate: $5.4B entity-registry reconciliation
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | acquisition | — | — | The Information | |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Strategic growth round | $5B | $190B | Coatue ManagementLeadunverifiedBlackstone (Tech Hub)unverifiedMGXunverifiedT. Rowe PriceunverifiedSixth StreetunverifiedBondunverifiedPoint72unverifiedPremji InvestunverifiedTPGunverifiedAndreessen HorowitzunverifiedThrive CapitalunverifiedClearlake Capital | Bloomberg |
Underlying values
| As of | Value | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | $190B | Reported | Bloomberg |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $188B | Reported | Value Add VC entity registry |
| Feb 2026 | $134B | Reported | Bloomberg |
Investors
Coatue ManagementAndreessen HorowitzBlackstone (Tech Hub)BondMGXPoint72Premji InvestSixth StreetT. Rowe PriceThrive CapitalTPGAlkeon CapitalBerkeley Frontier FundCapital One Growth VenturesCounterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley)D. E. Shaw VenturesFidelity InvestmentsFranklin TempletonGlade Brook CapitalInsight PartnersJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementPlayground GlobalQatar Investment AuthoritySV Angel
Latest Pulse
- Oct 14, 2026CedarDB Takes On Databricks With One Database For AI AgentsCedarDB launched CedarDB Cloud in limited availability at TechCrunch Disrupt, betting that AI agents' mixed, unpredictable query patterns will force companies off separate transactional and analytical databases and onto one PostgreSQL-compatible engine.→
- Oct 8, 2026Google Gives Gemini Its Own Email Address And MemoryGoogle is rolling a unified agentic AI into Gemini, starting with businesses, giving it its own Workspace account, email address and audit trail before a later consumer release.→
- Oct 7, 2026North America VC Funding Fell 35% In Q3 Despite AI BoomNorth American startups raised $92 billion in Q3 2026, down 35% from Q2's megaround-fueled high but up 50% year over year, as AI companies captured roughly two-thirds of all venture dollars, per Crunchbase.→
- Oct 5, 2026AI Startups Grabbed 64% Of Q3's Record $159BAI-driven startups captured 64% of global venture funding in Q3 2026 even as total funding fell 25% from the prior quarter.→
- Oct 5, 2026Crunchbase: Q3 Set A Record For $1B+ RoundsCrunchbase's Q3 2026 data shows a record 27 companies raised billion-dollar-plus rounds as global venture funding hit $159 billion, with AI startups taking 64% of the total.→
- Sep 24, 2026Lightspeed Targets $250M for New India AI FundLightspeed Venture Partners is targeting $250 million for a new fund dedicated to early-stage AI startups in India, a distinct bet on the country's AI ecosystem.→
- Sep 24, 2026Databricks Acquires Excel Rival Row ZeroDatabricks has acquired Row Zero, a spreadsheet startup positioning itself as a faster alternative to Microsoft Excel, deepening its push from data infrastructure into analyst-facing tools.→
- Sep 8, 2026Venture Funding's 2026 Boom Is Really Fewer, Bigger BetsAugust's $42B in global venture funding, a $14.6B defense-tech record, and a wave of billion-dollar seed rounds all point to the same mechanism: more dollars chasing fewer, later-feeling deals.→
- Sep 7, 2026August Venture Funding Hit $42B, Up 122%Global venture investors deployed $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August 2026 -- more than double August 2025, but a quarter below July's $56 billion.→
- Sep 4, 2026Why AI Infrastructure Is Eating the IPO MarketThe IPO market isn't rewarding software margins anymore -- it's rewarding physical AI infrastructure scarcity, and founders building point-solution software should stop assuming 2021-style multiples will return.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 24, 2026BIG TECHDatabricks Acquires Excel Rival Row Zero→
- Sep 3, 2026FUNDINGAugust VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year Ago$42B in August→
- Aug 20, 2026FUNDINGAugust's AI Infrastructure Deals Already Top $8.7B→
- Aug 18, 2026REGULATIONDOJ Probes a16z Over Rival Board Seats→
- Aug 17, 2026FUNDINGInside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to Fireworks$5B round / $190B valuation→
- Aug 17, 2026FUNDINGAugust's Mega-Rounds Have Already Cleared $9B$9.25B in 5 rounds→
- Aug 14, 2026FUNDINGForm Energy Raises $750M to Scale Grid Batteries→
- Aug 14, 2026FUNDINGThe 2026 Repricing Sprint: What This Week Means for Term Sheets→
- Aug 13, 2026FUNDINGDatabricks Closes $5B Round at $190B Valuation→
- Aug 3, 2026IPODatabricks' $188B Mark Gets a Retail-Adjacent Front Door→
- Jul 18, 2026IPODatabricks' $188B Mark Tests the Private-Public Gap$188B private mark→
- Jul 17, 2026FUNDINGDatabricks Hits $188B on Coatue-Led Round$188B valuation→
- Jun 18, 2026FUNDINGGradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'$65M→
All Coverage
BIG TECH
Databricks Acquires Excel Rival Row Zero
Databricks has acquired Row Zero, a spreadsheet startup positioning itself as a faster alternative to Microsoft Excel, deepening its push from data infrastructure into analyst-facing tools.
DEEP DIVE
August VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year Ago
FUNDING$42B in August
August VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year Ago
Global venture funding hit $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August, up 122% year over year but down 25% from July, with seven companies closing billion-dollar rounds led by Databricks at a $190 billion valuation.
BY THE NUMBERS
August's AI Infrastructure Deals Already Top $8.7B
FUNDING
August's AI Infrastructure Deals Already Top $8.7B
Databricks' $5B raise, Firmus' $2B round, Castelion's $1B Series C and Etched's $700M add up to $8.7B in AI infrastructure and adjacent capital-intensive funding in August alone.
BY THE NUMBERS
DOJ Probes a16z Over Rival Board Seats
REGULATION
DOJ Probes a16z Over Rival Board Seats
The Justice Department has spent nearly a year investigating whether Andreessen Horowitz violated the Clayton Act by holding board seats at Databricks and Fivetran, two companies whose products now overlap.
DEEP DIVE
Inside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to Fireworks
FUNDING$5B round / $190B valuation
Inside AI Infra's Money Trail: Databricks to Fireworks
Databricks' $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation, Together AI's doubled $8.3 billion mark, and Fireworks AI's leap to $17.5 billion trace a single financing pattern reshaping AI infrastructure investing.
DEEP DIVE
August's Mega-Rounds Have Already Cleared $9B
FUNDING$9.25B in 5 rounds
August's Mega-Rounds Have Already Cleared $9B
Five disclosed rounds in the first two weeks of August 2026 -- Databricks, Firmus, River AI, Lovable and Form Energy -- total roughly $9.25 billion, with data infrastructure and AI compute taking three quarters of it.
BY THE NUMBERS
Form Energy Raises $750M to Scale Grid Batteries
FUNDING
Form Energy Raises $750M to Scale Grid Batteries
Form Energy raised $750 million led by T. Rowe Price to scale its 100-hour iron-air grid battery technology, the third-largest round in Crunchbase's tracking of this week's biggest U.S. deals behind Databricks and River AI.
DEEP DIVE
The 2026 Repricing Sprint: What This Week Means for Term Sheets
FUNDING
The 2026 Repricing Sprint: What This Week Means for Term Sheets
This week's Databricks, Cognition and Anthropic developments show valuation cycles for AI leaders compressing from years to months, forcing founders and investors to rethink how long a primary valuation should even hold.
DEEP DIVE
Databricks Closes $5B Round at $190B Valuation
FUNDING
Databricks Closes $5B Round at $190B Valuation
Databricks closed a $5 billion round at a $190 billion valuation led by Coatue, after the company said it crossed a $7 billion annualized revenue run-rate with more than 80% year-over-year growth.
FOLLOW-UP
Databricks' $188B Mark Gets a Retail-Adjacent Front Door
IPO
Databricks' $188B Mark Gets a Retail-Adjacent Front Door
Clear Street's new pre-IPO platform is opening accredited-investor access to $188B-valued Databricks through an SPV structure -- a preview of how late-stage AI names may get priced before they ever file an S-1.
Databricks' $188B Mark Tests the Private-Public Gap
IPO$188B private mark
Databricks' $188B Mark Tests the Private-Public Gap
Value Add Pulse analysis: Databricks tripled its valuation to $188B in 19 months without a single public trading day, making it the clearest test of whether private AI marks survive contact with public markets.
Databricks Hits $188B on Coatue-Led Round
FUNDING$188B valuation
Databricks Hits $188B on Coatue-Led Round
Databricks raised a strategic round led by Coatue that values the data-and-AI company at $188 billion, up from $134 billion in February, extending an 18-month run that has nearly tripled its valuation.
Gradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'
FUNDING$65M
Gradial Raises $65M at $675M to Build an 'Operating System for Marketing'
Gradial, a Seattle startup building agents that automate marketing work across tools like Adobe, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Databricks, raised $65 million at a $675 million valuation led by Insight Partners. It's a bet that agentic automation with measurable ROI -- not generic AI features -- is what enterprises will pay up for.
Value Add Research
- Market & Trends · Sep 7, 2026Databricks: Inside the $190B Data and AI Lakehouse Platform
- AI & Technology · Aug 25, 2026Databricks vs Snowflake in 2026: $190B Private vs $114B Public
- AI & Technology · Aug 14, 2026Databricks Raises $5B at $190B Valuation: Inside the Deal
- VC & Investing · Jul 19, 2026Databricks $188B Valuation: Coatue's $3B Round Explained
- AI & Technology · Jul 2, 2026Databricks Valuation 2026: $190B, $7B+ ARR, IPO Undated
- Market & Trends · Oct 15, 2026Biggest Expected IPOs of 2027: 7 Lined Up, OpenAI Leads
- AI & Technology · Oct 15, 2026LangChain Valuation 2026: $1.25B IVP Series B
- Market & Trends · Oct 14, 20262026's Biggest Startup Funding Rounds: OpenAI's $122B Leads
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The VC Read
Databricks is the most IPO-ready name on the AI list precisely because it isn't a foundation-model bet — it's picks-and-shovels with real revenue and >80% growth. But 'ready' and 'willing' are different things: Ghodsi keeps choosing a $5B private round over a public listing, which tells you the private market is still pricing Databricks more generously — and with fewer strings — than public investors would. If it eventually prices well, it becomes the template public-market investors use to sanity-check every private AI mark above it.
How Databricks makes money
Databricks sells a consumption-based data and AI platform — the 'lakehouse' — that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on one system. Customers pay for compute and platform usage, so revenue scales directly with how much data and AI workload they run.
Its strategic position is being the neutral, multi-cloud place enterprises build and run AI on their own data — competing with Snowflake on data and with the hyperscalers' native AI stacks. Crossing ~$7B in annualized revenue with over 80% year-over-year growth is what keeps it near the top of every AI IPO watchlist, even as it chooses to stay private for now.
Competitors
- Snowflake — The public data-cloud rival; the core lakehouse-vs-warehouse battle.
- AWS / Azure / Google Cloud — Hyperscalers' native data + AI services.
- Microsoft Fabric — Bundled analytics pressuring standalone platforms.
Profile sources (verified 2026-08-21): Databricks Raises $5B at $190B Valuation (Value Add VC) · Databricks IPO Date: CEO Says Not 2026, $134B Valuation
Databricks FAQ
How does Databricks make money?
Through consumption-based pricing on its data and AI 'lakehouse' platform — customers pay for the compute and platform usage they consume for data engineering, analytics, and machine learning.
What is Databricks's valuation?
Databricks's valuation is $190B (As of Aug 13, 2026, Bloomberg).
How much has Databricks raised?
Databricks has raised $25.2B in total funding (As of Aug 13, 2026, Bloomberg).
Who are Databricks's investors?
Databricks's investors include Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, Blackstone (Tech Hub), Bond, MGX, and 19 more (As of Aug 13, 2026).
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- Bloombergmajor outlet4 facts
- The Informationmajor outlet1 fact
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