Databricks Ventures

Databricks Ventures is the investment arm of Databricks. It puts capital into private companies that work in data, analytics and artificial intelligence, especially those built around the lakehouse approach to data.

What Databricks Ventures offers

• Lakehouse Fund: its first initiative, aimed at early and growth-stage firms that extend the lakehouse ecosystem or build products on that architecture.
• Product roadmap access: depending on deal size and stage, portfolio firms may see where the Databricks product is heading.
• Technical and go-to-market support: help with integrations and with reaching customers.
• Mentoring: guidance from Databricks staff on good working practice.
• Event exposure: visibility through the Databricks global programmes, including the Data + AI Summit series.

Customers and markets

Founders of private companies, from early through growth stage, who share its outlook on data and AI. Named portfolio companies include Alation, Arcion, dbt, Hex, Hunters, Labelbox, Matillion, Revelate and Tecton.

Key facts

• Parent company: Databricks
• Stages: early to growth-stage private companies
• First vehicle: Lakehouse Fund