Databricks, a start-up founded by the team that created Apache Spark, announced $60 million in a Series C funding.
Databricks offers a data platform in the cloud powered by Apache Spark. The company said that as Spark’s adoption moves into mainstream in large data-driven enterprises in all industries, it has seen an explosive uptick in customer demand and adoption, serving more than 400 customers today.
“Apache Spark has enabled countless enterprises and cutting-edge early adopters to create business value through advanced analytics solutions,” said Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder at Databricks. “As Spark’s adoption and the demand for our managed Spark platform continues to rise, this funding will advance our engineering and go-to-market strategies to address all of our customer’s pain points as we continue to grow the Spark community.”