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Databricks has completed a $5 billion funding round, increasing its valuation to $190 billion. The company reported over $7 billion in revenue run rate and plans to enhance its enterprise AI capabilities with the new funds.
- Databricks closed a $5 billion funding round, raising its valuation to $190 billion.
- The company reported a revenue run rate exceeding $7 billion and an 80% year-over-year growth in its second quarter.
- The funding will be used to support enterprise AI initiatives, including the Unity AI Gateway governance tool and the Genie agentic tool.
- This funding round follows a previous $5 billion raise and $2 billion in debt capacity at a $134 billion valuation six months prior.
- Databricks has delayed going public, focusing on private funding opportunities, amidst a volatile IPO market.
- Founded in 2013, Databricks specializes in helping companies build AI applications using proprietary data.
- The company has surpassed public competitor Snowflake in market value and is expanding into new verticals, including a recent Lakebase database launch.
- Databricks' Lakehouse data warehousing tool has achieved a revenue run rate of over $1.5 billion, while its Lakewatch software marks its entry into cybersecurity.
- The funding round was led by Coatue, Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price, and Sixth Street Growth.
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