Databricks
$5B+ revenue run-rate growing 55-65% YoY. $134B valuation confirmed via Series L ($5B total — $3B equity + $2B debt). AI products alone generate $1B+ ARR as the fastest-growing subsegment. Over 60% of Fortune 500 on platform. $850M UK investment announced March 31, 2026 to quadruple London HQ space — EMEA enterprise expansion becomes material growth vector. IPO discussions ongoing for H2 2026.
Key Investors
Scenarios
IPO in H2 2026 will set AI infrastructure valuation benchmark. Open-source moat (Delta Lake, MLflow, Spark) means engineers build careers around Databricks, creating organic demand.
Snowflake at $4.5B ARR shows market supports two major players, not three. AWS/Azure/GCP all subsidizing competing products. Consumption revenue can crater if AI ROI disappoints.
Key Factors to Watch
- ●55-65% YoY growth at $5B+ run-rate — almost unprecedented at this scale
- ●AI products $1B+ ARR is the fastest-growing sub-segment; Snowflake growing 29% at comparable scale
- ●Series L closed $5B ($3B equity + $2B debt); $850M UK investment announced March 31 2026
- ●IPO likely H2 2026 will define AI infrastructure valuations
Score History
| Date | Score | Direction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 8.3 | Very Positive | Score 8.2→8.3 (rounding drift correction — dimensions unchanged, formula recomputed to match stored value) |
| 2026-03-08 | 8.2 | Very Positive | Score 8.4→8.2 (formula reweight: sb 0.25→0.15, are 0.20→0.25, md 0.20→0.25, dr 0.20→0.25, aam 0.15→0.10) |
| 2026-03-08 | 8.4 | Very Positive | Score 8.6→8.4 (are 10→9). External research cross-ref: AI products $1.4B of $5.4B ARR; platform enables AI but not all revenue is pure AI |
| 2026-03-08 | 8.6 | Very Positive | Initial assessment from batch 8 research |
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Last researched: 2026-03-10
This is research and analysis, not financial advice. Scores reflect AI impact potential, not investment recommendations.