Databricks
Mentioned in 69 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A data and AI infrastructure platform backed by a16z that has transitioned to become AI-native with products like Agent Bricks, growing 60-65% annually while remaining private at scale. Founded by Ali Ghodsi, the company serves enterprise customers across pharma, supply chain, and other sectors looking to consolidate data lakes and adopt AI, positioning it as a critical infrastructure beneficiary of the AI wave. Podcasts discuss Databricks as a marquee example of hyper-growth private tech companies and a focal point for understanding enterprise AI adoption challenges and data infrastructure needs.
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Episode Mentions
Platformer · May 13, 2026
The best argument I’ve heard for why AI won't take your job with Box CEO Aaron Levie
“Cited as example of data platform company growing well due to need for multi-agent data abstraction”
Big Technology Podcast · May 7, 2026
AI Agents: Mirage Or Real Revolution? — With Dmitry Shevelenko
“Data platform that Perplexity Computer integrates with for enterprise data access”
The Cloud Pod · May 5, 2026
352: Google Next: Rebrandapalooza
“Mentioned as partner for Wiz AI app and agent integration across data platforms”
The a16z Show · Apr 27, 2026
Ben Horowitz on Venture Capital and AI
“A16Z investment with memorable pitch; founder Jan Stoica presented complex distributed systems concepts”
The Last Invention is AI · Apr 22, 2026
The Lasting Effects of Google’s AI Strategy
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; represents enterprise AI infrastructure player”
The Daily AI · Apr 22, 2026
Daily Insights: Google’s AI Strategy Highlights
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition, signaling confidence in specialized agent approach”
The AI Podcast · Apr 22, 2026
Google’s AI Strategy: A New Era
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition, signaling strong support for self-specializing agent approach”
Personal AI · Apr 22, 2026
Personalizing AI: Google’s Multi-Layer Strategy
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; represents investor confidence in specialized AI agents”
No Priors AI · Apr 22, 2026
Forget What You Know: Google’s AI Strategy
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; signal of strong investor confidence in AI agent specialization thesis”
Latent Space AI · Apr 22, 2026
Exploring Latent Layers of Google’s AI
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; competing in AI infrastructure”
Global News Podcast · Apr 22, 2026
Global Impacts of Google’s AI Innovations
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; competing in AI infrastructure and data platforms”
Claude AI · Apr 22, 2026
Claude and Multi-Layer AI at Google
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; represents strong signal for specialized AI agent thesis”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · Apr 22, 2026
AI Innovations from Google Cloud Next
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; represents investor confidence in AI agent specialization thesis”
Anthropic · Apr 22, 2026
AI Strategy Insights from Google Cloud Next
“Co-founder Ion Stoka invested as angel in Neocognition; involved in AI infrastructure”
AI Breakdown · Apr 22, 2026
Google's AI Advances at Cloud Next
“Co-founder Ion Stoka wrote angel check into Neocognition; represents enterprise data platform integration with AI agents”
Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Apr 22, 2026
The SpaceX IPO Is Coming. Here's Everything You Need To Know About IPO Risks and Rewards
“Reportedly planning an IPO in the next few years as part of anticipated wave of major tech IPOs.”
How I AI · Apr 13, 2026
Claude Cowork 101: How to automate your workday without touching code | JJ Englert (Tenex)
“Named as Tynes customer automating workflows at scale”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 10, 2026
Anthropic's $30B Ramp, Mythos Doomsday, OpenClaw Ankled, Iran War Ceasefire, Israel's Influence
“Enterprise software company facing AI disruption; used as revenue comparison point for Anthropic's growth”
The Pragmatic Engineer · Apr 8, 2026
DHH’s new way of writing code
“Known for rigorous reference-based hiring practices during recruitment”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Apr 8, 2026
E343: The Death of the 60/40 Portfolio (And What Comes Next)
“AI company cited as example of 'sexy' investment that families become over-indexed on without understanding valuation”
TBPN · Apr 7, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW: Thomas Laffont’s Journey From Hollywood Assistant to Legendary Tech Investor
“Early customer and investor; enabled smart trend identification; example of infrastructure layer company in data/AI space”
TBPN · Apr 7, 2026
Tokenmaxxing, SF Street Name Auction, Corporate Retreat Gone Wrong | Riley Walz, Aditya Bandi, Zach Shore, Hongwei Liu, Zak Kukoff, Thomas Laffont
“Data infrastructure company; early customer of Cotu; beneficiary of AI/ML infrastructure wave”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Apr 3, 2026
SpaceX IPO, Iran War Fallout, Quantum Bitcoin Hack, The Space Opportunity
“Expected to IPO in 2026 with potential 9-10 figure valuation as part of broader AI company IPO pipeline”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Apr 1, 2026
Introducing Maturity Maps — A New Way to Measure AI Adoption
“Referenced as partner of Robots and Pencils in the sponsor segment”
Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley · Mar 25, 2026
Former HubSpot CRO on the Math Nobody Uses to Scale | Mark Roberge
“Referenced as example of company with exceptional product-market fit enabling rapid scaling”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 13, 2026
Iran War, Oil Shock, Off Ramps, AI's Revenue Explosion and PR Nightmare
“Annual revenue cited as comparison point for Anthropic's single-month $6B performance”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Mar 7, 2026
Exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi: Transition Plan and the Fight for Iran's Freedom
“Ali mentioned as another example of Iranian entrepreneurial success in technology”
This Day in AI Podcast · Mar 6, 2026
We Built Microsoft Teams in 23 Minutes (And You Can Use It) & GPT 5.4 Impressions - EP99.37
“Cited for real-time data warehouse interface enabling new CRM possibilities”
The a16z Show · Mar 3, 2026
Ben Horowitz On What Makes a Great Founder
“Portfolio company led by Ali Ghodsi, cited as one of the best CEOs Horowitz works with”
Bankless · Feb 27, 2026
ROLLUP: Extreme Fear | Tariff Whiplash | Citrini AI Crash | Jane Street vs Terra | Pentagon vs Anthropic
“AI and analytics enterprise software company included in Robinhood Ventures Fund One”
The a16z Show · Feb 26, 2026
When Giants Don’t Go Public: Inside the $5 Trillion Private Tech Market
“A16Z portfolio company from early stage through growth, example of private market value creation”
TBPN · Feb 25, 2026
Full Interview: Bill Gurley Thinks College Kills Creativity
“Another example of company remaining private with mega fund backing”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · Feb 24, 2026
E311: How Continuation Vehicles Quietly Reshaped Private Equity
“Cited as pre-IPO venture company example where continuation vehicles are being deployed”
Odd Lots · Feb 20, 2026
A16Z's David George on How Private and Public Markets Fused Into One
“A16Z portfolio company growing 65% annually at scale; valued at 21x revenue; example of hyper-growth company better valued in private markets”
A Beginner's Guide to AI · Feb 19, 2026
Move Fast And Don't Break Things: Secure AI Adoption with Samantha Mehta
“Integration partner that Area works with for supply chain data optimization use cases”
TBPN · Feb 19, 2026
The AI lab market map, Robinhood brings startups to retail, GLPs & hedge funds | Diet TBPN
“Included in Robinhood's private market fund portfolio”
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 18, 2026
Josh Kushner - Concentration and Conviction - [Invest Like the Best, EP.459]
“Infrastructure investment in AI ecosystem; example of Thrive's focus on non-disrupted infrastructure benefiting from AI”
The a16z Show · Feb 9, 2026
The State of Markets
“Transitioned from pre-AI to AI-native with new Agent Bricks product and modern customer base”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Feb 7, 2026
Epstein Files, Is SaaS Dead?, Moltbook Panic, SpaceX xAI Merger, Trump's Fed Pick
“AI beneficiary growing 60% as data transformation platform”
TBPN · Feb 6, 2026
Chip Bottleneck vs. Energy Bottleneck, Amazon’s $200B Capex, Big Tech Earnings | Doug O'Laughlin, Max Levchin, TJ Parker, Arsalan Tavakoli
“Discussed enterprise AI adoption challenges and data infrastructure needs”
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Feb 3, 2026
Ben Horowitz - Backing America’s Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.457]
“Data and AI platform company; A16Z portfolio company from Fund 3”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 28, 2026
The AI Acceleration Gap
AI + a16z · Jan 27, 2026
Martin Casado on the Demand Forces Behind AI
The a16z Show · Jan 26, 2026
The Hidden Economics Powering AI
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 25, 2026
Skills for the Code AGI Era
This Day in AI Podcast · Jan 23, 2026
The AI Productivity Paradox: Why Doing More Feels Like Burnout: EP99.31
The a16z Show · Jan 22, 2026
Inferact: Building the Infrastructure That Runs Modern AI
AI + a16z · Jan 22, 2026
Inferact: Building the Infrastructure That Runs Modern AI
The a16z Show · Jan 21, 2026
Martin Casado on the Demand Forces Behind AI
OpenAI Podcast · Jan 19, 2026