Databricks, the data and AI company, announced it was named to the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. The annual list features forward-thinking private companies that are growing quickly, identifying unexploited niches in the market, and innovating to change the world.
Databricks has seen tremendous growth and business momentum over the past few years as data teams across thousands of companies globally leverage its Unified Data Analytics Platform to achieve data science and machine learning. Last fall, the company raised $400 million in Series F investment and expanded globally to attract high-caliber talent in new technology hubs across the world. The company announced a 100 million Euro investment in its European Development Center headquartered in Amsterdam, opened a new Engineering Centre in Toronto, and deepened its leadership bench across Asia Pacific and Japan.
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“We’re on an important mission to enable data teams around the world to collaborate and solve some of today’s toughest problems,” said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “Never has this mission been proven more critical as we face both the global health and economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and rethink how we address social injustice across the nation. We’re committed to mobilizing and empowering data teams to aid in both fighting the pandemic and in considering the role ethical AI plays in how we hire and build future teams. This recognition is validation that our work has made a significant impact on society, but we know we’re just at the beginning of the work we can do to help teams solve more hard problems.”
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