Startup · $590m raised · AI
San Francisco
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Databricks raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | Series D+ | - |
Companies Databricks acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sameer Paranjpye | VP of Engineering (former) | Blackbird Ventures |
| Greg Taylor | Regional Vice President for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) and Southeast Asia | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Ed Lenta | Senior Vice President and General Manager for the APJ Region | ARN (ARNnet) (Thu 25 Jun 2020), ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 25 Mar 2020) |
| Bede Hackney | A/NZ Country Manager | ARN (ARNnet) (Wed 25 Mar 2020), ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 12 Nov 2019) |
| Ali Ghodsi | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany, ARN (ARNnet) (Thu 25 Jun 2020), ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 12 Nov 2019) |
Stories naming Databricks. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
MatrixOrigin announced completing a Series A above $10 million with HAND, AsiaCom and Australian-headquartered Artesian among the backers; the piece also recalls a 2025 Pre-A+ round and six earlier institutional investors.
Also matrixorigin.io
Pengana's AI trust is now on the ASX as AIX after a $267 million IPO raise from wholesale investors, opening retail access to private AI companies; GCM Grosvenor manages the portfolio.
Blackbird's post explaining its participation in Baseten's $1.5 billion Series F, its biggest investment yet, and why inference infrastructure will anchor the open-source AI era; notes rapid growth and senior engineering hires.
Also Dealroom
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Lightspeed has closed over nine billion dollars across six new funds, its largest fundraising ever, spanning early to late stage, with the opportunity fund mainly for follow-ons into its portfolio companies.
Also valueaddvc.com
Crunchbase's unicorn tracker analysis finds AI-driven valuations added over half a trillion dollars in months, reshuffling the top twenty and minting eleven new decacorns in H2 2025, including Figure, Kraken, Mistral and Sierra.
Crunchbase News profiles 14 venture-backed companies its predictive models flag as likely IPO candidates, from Stripe to Sierra Space, recapping their funding histories, valuations and financial milestones.
Salesforce is shutting its Australian venture arm amid global layoffs. Local head Mike Ferrari has departed, and the unit's Australian investments will now be run from the company's American headquarters.
Also Startup Daily
Blackbird's investment note explains why it joined Spice AI's seed round led by Madrona Ventures, describing the web3 data and AI infrastructure platform and its founders.
A weekly SmartCompany Plus roundup recommending pieces on public speaking skills, an interview with Upstart's co-founder covering its path to listing, Black tech employees' experiences, and a Databricks CEO podcast.
Daily roundup reporting Databricks' billion-dollar Series G, Robinhood's emergency raise during the trading saga, DesignCrowd's $10 million pre-IPO funding, Xinja's wind-up vote, and record Australian venture capital in 2020.
Also Startup Daily
Data analytics vendor Databricks has bought open source data query platform Redash for an undisclosed sum, integrating it into its platform alongside the launch of its new Delta Engine.
Data analytics vendor Databricks appoints ex-AWS executive Ed Lenta to lead its APJ region alongside other recent hires, with the piece recalling the company's US$400 million Series F backed by Andreessen Horowitz.
Also ARN (ARNnet)