Databricks Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Databricks Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Databricks, Inc. (data and AI software). It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, United States. It invests from Seed to Growth in data, analytics, artificial intelligence.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Growth |
| Sectors | Data, Analytics, Artificial intelligence, Data and AI consulting partners, Security |
| Geography | Global ; portfolio includes US, UK, France, Germany, India, Brazil and Argentina based companies by company websites, not tallied |
| Offices | San Francisco, United States |
Sources: S1 Databricks Ventures page (portfolio cards and FAQs).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 42 | 80.8% |
| Exited | 10 | 19.2% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S1 Databricks Ventures page (portfolio cards and FAQs).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | Not disclosed by the firm. | |||
| Companies backed | 50+ | companies | Reported in the press | S3 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 52 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S1 |
Sources: S3 Global Venturing: Databricks Ventures, building an ecosystem (2026-03-09); S1 Databricks Ventures page (portfolio cards and FAQs).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Offices
- San Francisco, United States
Investment regionsS1
- Global ; portfolio includes US, UK, France, Germany, India, Brazil and Argentina based companies by company websites, not tallied
LeadersS7S10S9
- Andrew FergusonVP, Databricks VenturesFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Philip KirkSenior Vice President, Corporate Development and Ventures, DatabricksFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Phil ShinSenior Director, Corporate Development and Ventures, DatabricksFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Databricks, Inc. | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Data and AI software | Single source | S2 |
| Founded | 2021 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, United States | Single source | S2 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S3 |
| Companies backed | 50+ | Single source | S3 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth | Single source | S1 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
| Company | Type | Year | Acquirer or exchange | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | Acquisition | Klaviyo | S1 | ||
| Arcion | Acquisition | Databricks | S1 | ||
| Catalyst | Acquisition | Totango | S1 | ||
| Cleanlab | Acquisition | Handshake | S1 | ||
| dbt Labs | Acquisition | Fivetran | S1 | ||
| Galileo | Acquisition | Cisco | S1 | ||
| Neon | Acquisition | Databricks | S1 | ||
| Tecton | Acquisition | Databricks | S1 | ||
| Voyage AI | Acquisition | MongoDB | S1 | ||
| XponentL | Acquisition | Genpact | S1 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 52 companies: 42 active, 10 exited.S1
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 42 | 80.8% |
| Exited | 10 | 19.2% |
Every company on the Databricks Ventures list
52 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 42 active, 10 exited.S1 Read the firm's list.
Active 42
- Advancing Analytics
- Alation
- Anomalo
- Anvilogic
- Celebal Technologies
- Cube
- Datapao
- Entrada
- Gable
- Glean
- Hex
- Hightouch
- Hunters
- Immuta
- Inception
- Indicium
- Koantek
- Labelbox
- LanceDB
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Lovable
- Lovelytics
- Matillion
- Mistral AI
- Muttdata
- Noma Security
- Omni
- OpenRouter
- Perplexity
- Prophecy
- Replit
- Sigma
- Snowplow
- SuperAnnotate
- Tahoe Therapeutics
- Theom
- Tsuga
- Twelve Labs
- Unconventional AI
- Unstructured
- v4c.ai
Exited 10
- Agency
- Arcion
- Catalyst
- Cleanlab
- dbt Labs
- Galileo
- Neon
- Tecton
- Voyage AI
- XponentL
For founders
Fund vehicles
Recent rounds
History
- Databricks Ventures announced 2021-12-09 with the Lakehouse Fund (no cap).S2
- Databricks AI Fund launched as second fund (GCV, 'early last year').S4
- AI Accelerator for seed and pre-seed companies unveiled (Ferguson, GCV).S3
- More than 50 portfolio companies and roughly 15 new bets a year (GCV 2026-03-09).S3
Where sources disagree
- Leads rounds: No, we do not lead rounds (site FAQ) (S1) vs Advancing Analytics growth round led by Databricks Ventures and Tercera (Startupmag, 2026-08-18) (S6) vs Has more recently started taking a bigger role in funding deals, such as the Cube Dev Series B (GCV, 2025-06-17) (S4). Site FAQ says no lead; press reports a lead in 2026.S1S6S4
- Companies backed: more than 50 portfolio companies (GCV, 2026-03-09) (S3) vs 52 portfolio cards on the page (2026-10-02, includes 8 exited) (S1). Count basis differs by date; cards include acquired companies.S3S1
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.databricks.com/databricks-ventures
Sources
- S1Databricks Ventures page (portfolio cards and FAQs)Firm
- S2Databricks press release: announces Databricks Ventures (2021-12-09)Parent company
- S3Global Venturing: Databricks Ventures, building an ecosystem (2026-03-09)Press
- S4Global Venturing: Powerlist 2025, Andrew Ferguson (2025-06-17)Press
- S5PR Newswire: v4c.ai announces investment from Databricks Ventures (2026-05-26)Portfolio company
- S6Startupmag: Advancing Analytics growth round led by Databricks Ventures and Tercera (2026-08-18)Press
- S7Databricks Data + AI Summit speaker page: Andrew Ferguson, VP, Databricks VenturesFirm
- S8Databricks blog: articles by Andrew Ferguson (posts on Anvilogic, Noma Security, Theom investments)Firm
- S9Global Venturing Powerlist 2024: Phil Shin (Databricks)Press
- S10Global Venturing: Ex-ServiceNow investor Kirk joins Databricks in ventures rolePress
Disclaimer and corrections
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