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Supported by DataBricks Ventures, the program accelerates pre-seed and seed stage startups with funds, credit, mentorship and expert resources
San Francisco, September 18, 2025 / prnewswire/ – DatabricksData and AI company announced its release today AI Accelerator ProgramProduct Development and Investment Initiatives focus on pre-seed and seed stage startups. mounted Databricks Venturesthe AI Accelerator program provides ambitious startups with hands-on technical mentorship, executive guidance, investment capital and access to market support. This support allows founders focused on AI apps and agents to accelerate innovation and bring transformational technologies to the market. The program is based on strong momentum from Databricks Ventures, which already supports more than 40 companies.
Databricks' AI Accelerator program blends direct financial investments ( $250,000 Funding, Databricks Product Credit, and Professional Services Credit tailored mentorship and resources tailored to each startup's unique needs. The program is launched with five participants curated from a highly competitive selection process. These startups showcase real-world applications of AI apps and agents, from enterprise automation to security, observability and ease of consumer data. The first cohort includes:
- Alpha level – Tackle security alert fatigue using powerful AI and pattern recognition.
- Datalinx AI – AI data refinery that converts raw consumer data into practical fuel for enterprise AI models and applications.
- Playing AI – Accelerate root cause analysis of large software systems by combining observability data with AI-driven code-aware inference, agent problem-solving, and reinforcement learning.
- Freak – An AI-driven universal translator that intakes and maps any machine data to the Data Lakehouse.
- Ziggiz – Ziggiz, an enterprise data automation and intelligence platform, integrates, analyzes and enables actions across all sources, automates over 90% of manual data engineering through advanced AI.
An important benefit for program participants is direct access to Databricks VC Network, a coalition of leading investors focused on promising data and AI startups. The network includes companies such as Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Laude Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Menlo Ventures, NEA, Essence VC, Hetz Ventures, Cascade Ventures, and Hyde Park Angels. Members of the VC network work closely with Databricks to provide strategic support to identify promising startups and drive growth.
“Databricks' AI Accelerator is more than a program. It's a community of founders building the next generation of AI-Native companies,” he said. Andrew FergusonVice President of Databricks Ventures. “Our first cohort leverages the power of the DataBricks Data Intelligence platform to build agents that transform the way businesses operate, from threat detection to data availability.
“Being part of the AI Accelerator program gives you access to not only Databricks' platform, technology and expertise, but also the powerful ecosystem of investors and partners who have shaped the AI landscape that exists today,” he said. Mike PosmantierFounder and CEO Alpha level. “This combination will help advance the product roadmap and translate bold AI ideas into agent solutions that drive meaningful outcomes for customers.”
Databricks' AI Accelerator program is part of the company's broad commitment to supporting data and AI builders and founders. Through investment from Databricks Ventures Programs like Databricks for startups, 100 million dollars Databricks Free Edition Initiative and Databricks University AllianceDatabricks is lowering the barriers to innovation to equip the next generation of startups and success talent.
Databricks accepts applications from pre-seed and seed stage startups that build data-intensive B2B applications on the platform. Program details and registration information are available here.
About Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI company. Over 20,000 organizations worldwide, including over 60% of Block, Comcast, Comcast, Condé Nast, Rivian, Shell, and Fortune 500, rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to control data and run with AI. Headquartered in Databricks San Franciscowith offices all over the world and was founded by Lakehouse's original creator Apache Spark™. Delta LakeMLFlow, and Unity Catalogs. Follow DataBricks for more information x, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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