MoneyAugust 13, 2026via SiliconAngle

Databricks raises $5B more after annualized revenue tops $7B

Why it matters

Databricks' scale and valuation signal that the data and AI infrastructure layer is consolidating around a few dominant platforms. For practitioners, this matters: a $7B ARR business with this much backing is reshaping the economics of data pipelines, model training, and agent deployment.

Key signals

  • $5B funding round at $190B valuation
  • $7B annualized revenue (quarterly milestone)
  • Led by Coatue, Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price, Sixth Street Growth
  • Multiple returning investors participated
  • Published August 2026

The hook

$5B. Databricks just raised it at a $190B valuation—and the company is now running $7B annualized revenue.

Databricks Inc. today announced that it has raised $5 billion in funding at a $190 billion valuation.  The round was led by Coatue, Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price and Sixth Street Growth. The funds were joined by more than a half-dozen other backers, most of which are returning investors. The raise

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