Databricks Ventures
Databricks Ventures invests in innovative companies that share the view of the future for data, analytics, and AI. Databricks' inaugural initiative, the Lakehouse Fund, is focused on early and growth-stage companies that are extending the lakehouse ecosystem or using the lakehouse architecture to create the next generation of data and AI-powered companies. Per Crunchbase, Databricks Ventures has made 65 investments, 15 as lead investor across 63 portfolio companies, with 15 exits.
Investing activity
Databricks Ventures has made 65 investments according to Crunchbase across 63 portfolio companies, and has led 15 rounds and seen 15 exits.
Databricks Ventures appears in 6 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $238M. The rounds are mostly Seed, Series A and Series B, with a median round size of $14M and the largest at $150M. The most recent are Reflex (Series A, $14M, Oct 2026), Pomo (Seed, $4.5M, Jun 2026) and Pomo (Seed, $4.5M, Apr 2026).
Databricks Ventures most often invests alongside Kindred Ventures, Seven Stars Ventures, SV Angel and Mehdi Ghissassi, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, Enterprise AI app platform and Inference infrastructure.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Databricks Ventures
What AI companies has Databricks Ventures invested in?
Databricks Ventures's AI investments include Reflex, Pomo, Datalinx AI, Inferact and Perplexity. The 6 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Databricks Ventures based?
Databricks Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Databricks Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Databricks Ventures has invested at Seed, Series A and Series B, with a median round of $14M.
Who does Databricks Ventures co-invest with?
Databricks Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Kindred Ventures (2 deals), Seven Stars Ventures (2 deals), SV Angel (2 deals), Mehdi Ghissassi (2 deals) and Massimo Mascaro (2 deals).
How can founders reach Databricks Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Databricks Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Databricks Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.