Funder · Corporate

Databricks Inc.

Funds cloud and AI adoption in the United States through platform support and strategic investment.

United Stateswww.databricks.com

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About

Databricks Inc. is a U.S. private technology company founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco. It built the Data Intelligence Platform, a cloud environment for data engineering, AI and machine learning, and analytics, and it is tied to the creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow.

Its support for startups is mostly in-kind or hybrid rather than grant-based. Databricks for Startups offers up to $50,000 in platform credits with hands-on guidance, rolling intake, and an open application path, while the Databricks AI Accelerator Program targets pre-seed and seed startups building B2B applications on the platform with up to $250,000 in Databricks Ventures funding and product credits.

The company also runs a Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge and a University Alliance. The pattern is platform adoption first: credits, support, partner access, and selective venture capital are used to pull early teams into the Databricks ecosystem rather than to make unrestricted cash awards.

Programs & grants under this funder

Databricks AI Accelerator Program

Invests in early-stage startups building B2B applications on the Databricks Platform with equity and credits.

1 grant

Databricks AI Accelerator Program

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Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge

Runs an annual competition offering investment and product credits to Databricks customers building B2B applications.

1 grant

Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge

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