# Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder at Databricks > Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder at Databricks. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Angel # Ali Ghodsi CEO and Co-Founder at [Databricks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/databricks) Latest rounds - **Sycamore** Seed · $65M Apr 2026 Backs *AI* *Enterprise Software* *Fintech* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Apr 2026 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Databricks - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ali-ghodsi)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ali-ghodsi) ## The firm [**Databricks** Corporate VC · US **5** cheques in 12 months **7** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/databricks) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $65M - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [Sycamore](https://millionrounds.com/company/sycamore) *Seed* **$65M** Apr 2026 Joined · +12 investors By stage - Seed **1** What they backed AI **1** Enterprise Software **1** Fintech **1** Alongside - [8VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [Abstract Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) - [Bob McGrew *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-mcgrew) - [Coatue *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) - [Dell Technologies Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dell-technologies-capital) - [E14 Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e14-fund) - [Fellows Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fellows-fund) - [Frederic Kerrest *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/515-ventures) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Databricks, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 5 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Databricks, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2017 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Databricks - [**Tasso Argyros** VP, Engineering *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/tasso-argyros) - [**Sean Delehanty** Senior Vice President Finance *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sean-delehanty) - [**Adam Conway** SVP Products *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-conway) - [**Andy Kofoid** President, Global Field Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-kofoid) - [**Balaji Ramaswamy** VP Corporate Engineering and Operations *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/balaji-ramaswamy) - [**Danilo Capric** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/danilo-capric) - [**Ed Lenta** Senior Vice President and General Manager of Asia-Pacific and Japan *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ed-lenta) - [**Hatim Shafique** Chief Operating Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/hatim-shafique) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 16 Dec 2025 · 3h 24m You Don't Need a Storyteller, ChatGPT Images, Ali on the Series L | Karri Saarinen, Mike Cessario, Elliot Cohen, Ali Ghodsi With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi)[Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2)[Mike Cessario](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-cessario) About this episode (00:55) - Viral WSJ 'You Don't Need a Storyteller' Piece (28:52) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (34:03) - ChatGPT Images 1.5 (46:05) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (01:00:44) - Coreweave Tests AI Market Hype (01:11:40) - The Price of Ford's EV Push (01:19:58) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 15 Oct 2025 · 1h 5m Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi: How to Run a Billion-Dollar Business With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Sarah Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-wang) About this episode Ben Horowitz founded Loudcloud in the middle of the dot-com bust and sold it for $1.6 billion, then led Andreessen Horowitz from its founding to $46 billion in committed capital. Ali Ghodsi co-founded Databricks, stepped in as CEO during a crisis, and led it to a valuation of over $100 billion. In… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) · 22 Nov 2024 · 1h 14m EP 124: Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi Breaks Down the AI Hype-Cycle With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) Mentions [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) About this episode Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks (now a $61B company), has become one of the top minds in AI, evolving from researcher to leading one of the biggest AI-centered private companies. In our conversation, he broke down the AI hype cycle in detail and made bold predictions for the future. He also shared… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 6 Oct 2023 · 26 min When Will AI Hit the Enterprise? Ben Horowitz and Ali Ghodsi Discuss With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) About this episode Today’s episode continues our coverage from a16z’s recent AI Revolution event. You’ll hear directly from a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Databricks cofounder and CEO, Ali Ghodsi as they answer questions around AI and the enterprise, plus their perspectives on open source, whether benchmarks are BS,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 24 Oct 2022 · 1h 4m #109 Co-founder & CEO, Databricks Ali Ghodsi: The Difference Between Truth and Data With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz) About this episode “I literally thought to myself, I probably made the biggest mistake of my life taking this job.” That’s what Ali Ghodsi recalls about his decision step up the CEO role at Databricks, which would mean leaving a desirable post at UC Berkeley. He wasn’t sure if the company would make it, and some of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 8 Dec 2021 · 25 min SaaStr 505: The Future of AI, Open Source, and Enterprise SaaS: Where It's All Going with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi With [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) Mentions [Nithya Ruff](https://millionrounds.com/person/nithya-ruff) About this episode A lot of startups and SaaS companies that build a business around an open source technology struggle to commercialize in a way that is both profitable and scalable, while also supporting the open source community that is so critical to innovation. Join Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ali Ghodsi in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [BG2Pod](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/bg2pod) · 23 Dec 2025 · 45 min AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean | BG2 Guest Interview Mentions [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi)[Arvind Jain](https://millionrounds.com/person/arvind-jain) About this episode In this BG2 guest interview, Altimeter partner Apoorv Agrawal sits down with Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) and Arvind Jain (Glean) for a candid, operator-level discussion on what’s actually working in enterprise AI, and what isn’t. They unpack why 95% of AI projects fail, why LLMs are rapidly… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 13 May 2024 · 47 min #190 Co-Founder Cost Plus Drugs, Mark Cuban: Mavs to Meds Mentions [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)[Daymond John](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daymond-john)[Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi)[Barbara Corcoran](https://millionrounds.com/person/barbara-corcoran) About this episode Guest: Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs and costar, Shark Tank “I just love to compete,” says Mark Cuban. “And the day I stop is the day I’m dead.” Previously the co-founder of MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, Cuban is probably best known to the public today for competing with the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 16 Oct 2023 · 1h 3m #160 CEO Grammarly, Rahul Roy-Chowdhury: Better, Not More Mentions [Frank Slootman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-slootman)[Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) About this episode Guest: Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, CEO of Grammarly Driven by generative tools like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence is hot, but Grammarly CEO Rahul Roy-Chowdhury wishes that “AI” stood for something else: “Augmented Intelligence.” A longtime Googler and lifelong believer in using technology to make… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 10 Jul 2023 · 1h 10m #146 Co-founder & CEO Rubrik, Bipul Sinha: Authenticity Reigns With [Bipul Sinha](https://millionrounds.com/person/bipul-sinha) Mentions [Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) About this episode Guest: Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO of Rubrik When Bipul Sinha graduated from the Indian Insitute of Technology and came to America to work in tech, his mother told him: Don’t start a company. His ambitious father was a failed pharma entrepreneur, and Bipul was content for most of a decade to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 28 Feb 2021 · 60 min Boss Talk with Ben Horowitz Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Ali Ghodsi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-ghodsi) About this episode Boss Talk is a weekly live show on Clubhouse, where a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi discuss CEO stuff, leadership stuff, management stuff… you know, boss stuff. Here we share the second installment; in it, they explain Conway’s Law and shipping your org chart; how to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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