History of Databricks in Timeline

Databricks is a data, analytics, and AI company founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark. It offers a cloud-based platform for enterprises to build, scale, and govern data and AI applications, including generative AI and machine learning models.

September 2013: Databricks Raises $13.9 Million

In September 2013, Databricks announced it raised $13.9 million from Andreessen Horowitz and aimed to offer an alternative to Google's MapReduce system.

2013: Databricks Founded

In 2013, Databricks, Inc. was founded by the original creators of Apache Spark as a global data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) company, providing a cloud-based platform for enterprises to build, scale, and govern data and AI.

November 2017: Databricks Announced as First-Party Service on Microsoft Azure

In November 2017, Databricks was announced as a first-party service on Microsoft Azure via integration Azure Databricks.

2019: Microsoft Invests in Databricks

In 2019, Microsoft was a noted investor of Databricks, participating in the company's Series E at an unspecified amount.

June 2020: Databricks Acquires Redash

In June 2020, Databricks acquired Redash, an open-source tool for data visualization and building of interactive dashboards.

June 2020: Databricks Launches Delta Engine

In June 2020, Databricks launched Delta Engine, a fast query engine for Delta Lake, compatible with Apache Spark and MLflow.

November 2020: Databricks Introduces Databricks SQL

In November 2020, Databricks introduced Databricks SQL (previously called SQL Analytics) for running business intelligence and analytics reporting on top of data lakes.

February 2021: Databricks Raises $1 Billion in Series G Funding

In February 2021, Databricks raised $1 billion in Series G funding led by Franklin Templeton, reaching a $28 billion post-money valuation.

February 2021: Databricks Integrates with Google Cloud

In February 2021, Databricks, along with Google Cloud, announced integration with Google Kubernetes Engine and Google's BigQuery platform, with over 5,000 organizations using Databricks' products at that time.

August 2021: Databricks Raises $1.6 Billion in Funding

In August 2021, Databricks completed its eighth round of funding by raising $1.6 billion and valuing the company at $38 billion.

2021: Databricks Buys 8080 Labs

In 2021, Databricks bought German no-code company 8080 Labs whose product, bamboolib, allowed data exploration without any coding.

2021: Fortune Ranks Databricks as a Top Workplace for Millennials

In 2021, Fortune recognized Databricks as one of the "Best Large Workplaces for Millennials".

October 2022: Lakehouse Receives FedRAMP Authorization

In October 2022, Databricks' Lakehouse received FedRAMP authorized status for use with the U.S. federal government and contractors.

March 2023: Databricks Introduces Dolly

In March 2023, Databricks introduced Dolly, an open-source language model that allowed developers to create chatbots, in response to the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT.

May 2023: Databricks Acquires Okera

In May 2023, Databricks bought data security group Okera, extending Databricks data governance capabilities.

November 2023: Databricks Unveils Data Intelligence Platform

In November 2023, Databricks unveiled the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, which combines the unification benefits of the lakehouse with MosaicML’s Generative AI technology to enable customers to better understand and use their own proprietary data.

2023: Databricks Reports $1.6 Billion in Revenue

In 2023, Databricks reported $1.6 billion in revenue for the fiscal year, more than doubling its previous level.

March 2024: Databricks Releases DBRX

In March 2024, Databricks released DBRX, an open-source foundation model built on the MegaBlocks open-source project. At the time of launch, it was the fastest open-source LLM.

December 2024: Databricks Announces $10 Billion Financing

In December 2024, Databricks announced a $10 billion financing at a valuation of $62 billion.

December 2024: Databricks Valued at $62 Billion

In December 2024, Databricks was valued at $62 billion following a funding round.

December 2024: Databricks Runs Products on AWS via "Buy with AWS" Button

In December 2024, Databricks, along with Wiz and Workday decided to run their products on top of AWS via the new "Buy with AWS button".

2024: Databricks Releases Mosaic Set of AI Tools

In early 2024, Databricks released the Mosaic set of tools for customizing, fine-tuning and building AI systems, including AI Vector Search, AI Model Serving, and AI Pretraining.

March 2025: Databricks Partners with Anthropic

In March 2025, Databricks partnered with Anthropic, with Anthropic's AI products to be put on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform in a deal for five years and $100 million.