Databricks

How Databricks Grew to a $62B Valuation in Just 11 Years

February 22nd, 2025

Founded By
Ali Ghodsi
Monthly Revenue
$200M
Starting Costs
$11
Founders
7
Monthly Traffic
1.86M
Profitable
Yes
Year Started
2013
Customer
B2B
Revenue Per Visitor
$107.26

Who is Ali Ghodsi?

Databricks was co-founded by Ali Ghodsi, an engineer and entrepreneur from Sweden, who completed his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and initially worked as a visiting scholar at its affiliated AMPLab.

What problem does Databricks solve?

Databricks helps businesses easily manage and process huge amounts of data, making data analysis faster and enabling smarter decisions with AI.

How did Ali come up with the idea for Databricks?

The idea for Databricks emerged when a team of seven researchers, while working at UC Berkeley's AMPLab, created Apache Spark. Apache Spark was developed to efficiently process large-scale data, and it quickly gained traction due to its unique...

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