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Databricks Ventures

Databricks Ventures

San Francisco, Californiadatabricks.com

Overview

Databricks Ventures is the strategic investment arm of Databricks, investing in innovative companies that align with their view of the future for data, analytics, and AI. The firm focuses on supporting early- and growth-stage companies that are empowering AI in innovative ways on top of or alongside the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. These companies share a vision for an open ecosystem and a commitment to harnessing the power of data intelligence to create the next generation of data and AI-powered companies.

Year Founded

2021

Portfolio Companies

80

Investments

Databricks Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Applied Computing TechnologiesJul 2026Series ACo-investor
TsugaJun 2026Series ACo-investor
TsugaJun 2026Series ACo-investor
4c.aiMay 2026Series ACo-investor
OpenRouterMay 2026Series BCo-investor

Key People

Andy Konwinski

Co-Founder, Advisor

Egor Chentsov

Founder

Kristin Ariel

Founder

li yuan

Founder

Matei Zaharia

CTO Cofounder

Patrick Wendell

Co-founder And VP Of Engineering

Reynold Xin

Cofounder

Santosh Pavan Kumar Alla

Co-Founder

Marisol Diaz

Managing Partner

Mike Dusi

Investor, Managing Partner - West Coast Investments

Samantha Clark

Managing Partner

Vak Sambath

Investor, Managing Partner - West Coast Investments

Jee Khen Wong

Senior Partner Solution Architect

Jeffrey Lipkowitz

Senior Partner Solution Architect

Shotaro Kotani

Senior Partner Solutions Architect

Suneel Sunkara

Senior Partner Solution Architect

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2021

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