Vendor dossier // databricks.com
Databricks
Also known as Databricks, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States · Est. 2013 · 5,001-10,000 employees
Key people
- Ali Ghodsi serves as Co-Founder and CEO [14].
- Ion Stoica serves as Co-Founder and Executive Chairman [14].
- Matei Zaharia serves as Co-Founder and Chief Technologist [10].
- Ron Gabrisko serves as Chief Revenue Officer [10].
Last updated: Aug 19, 2026, 01:59 PM
Low risk
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Databricks demonstrates a mature security posture with multiple industry certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, PCI-DSS) and a public Trust Center [16]. No…
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Low RiskRisk Score
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Evidence Quality
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01. Findings
Databricks maintains a public Trust and Compliance Center detailing its security controls . The company holds certifications including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, PCI-DSS, and TISAX . It provides an Enterprise Security Guide and undergoes annual penetration testing . Databricks emphasizes data governance and privacy, offering tools like Unity Catalog for entitlement enforcement . The company uses statistical and machine learning techniques for fraud and abuse detection . No public records of data breaches or security incidents involving Databricks were found in the provided sources.
No material findings from stored breach, legal, or outage events.
02. Events
03. Observed posture
Evidence classObserved
Deterministic outside-in checks run directly against the vendor's domain - not inferred from press or marketing pages.
Last observed: Aug 19, 2026, 01:59 PM
TLS certificate
Certificate expires in 93 days
infoPassSecurity headers
5/6 security headers present
infoPassEmail authentication (SPF / DMARC)
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04. AI Risk
How this vendor uses AI/ML with customer data - model providers, training stance, subprocessors, and relevant DPA language when publicly documented.
AI exposure tier: Moderate AI Exposure
Databricks integrates AI deeply into its platform, offering proprietary foundation models and supporting third-party models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini [11]. The company provides governance tools like Unity Catalog to manage AI systems and enforce privacy controls [17]. Databricks uses machine learning for fraud detection and abuse prevention [19]. The platform supports generative AI development through Agent Bricks and Genie [24]. While specific data usage policies for model training are not detailed in the provided sources, the company emphasizes secure perimeter operations and governance [11].
- Model providers
- OpenAI · Anthropic · Google Gemini
- Training on customer data
- Training stance unknown
- DPA / trust-center notes
- Databricks provides proprietary foundation models within its secure perimeter and offers governance tools like Unity Catalog for entitlement enforcement.
05. Company
Databricks is a San Francisco-based data and AI software company founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark . It operates a unified Data Intelligence Platform that serves over 20,000 organizations, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500 . The company is privately held and has raised substantial venture capital, reaching a valuation of $134 billion in late 2025. Databricks employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people according to LinkedIn data, though other sources cite 10,000 employees . The company focuses on democratizing data and AI for enterprise customers globally .
06. Product
Databricks offers a cloud-based lakehouse platform that combines data engineering, analytics, and AI capabilities . Key products include Lakehouse for data warehousing, Lakebase for serverless Postgres databases, Lakeflow for ETL pipelines, and Unity Catalog for governance. The platform supports generative AI development through Agent Bricks and Genie, an AI coworker agent. It operates natively on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform . The platform is designed to handle large-scale data processing and machine learning workflows for enterprise clients .
07. Recent News
Databricks recently raised $4 billion in Series L funding, valuing the company at $134 billion. The company reported an annual revenue run rate exceeding $4.8 billion in Q3 2025. Databricks announced the general availability of Zerobus Ingest and Lakewatch, an agentic SIEM product. The company acquired Neon, a database startup, in 2025. Databricks is anticipated to go public in the near future, with CEO Ali Ghodsi suggesting a potential IPO in 2026. The company continues to expand its AI and data warehousing businesses globally.
08. Dependencies
Fourth parties this vendor relies on - subprocessors, infrastructure, and integrations surfaced from public sources.
09. Competitors
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11. Vendor response
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12. Assessment history
- 8/19/2026, 1:59:19 PM · Low · 10
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13. Targeted questions
No unresolved controls
Targeted questions are generated only from unanswered or conflicting controls. The full SIG-lite questionnaire remains on its own route.
Evidence & provenance
35 sources · Generated Aug 19, 2026, 01:59 PM
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Databricks nabs $10B in VC funding | LinkedIn
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14. Sources
- [1] Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Databricks
- [2] Databricks was founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark. Databricks
- [3] Databricks serves over 20,000 organizations, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500. Databricks
- [4] Databricks has raised over $44 billion across 17 funding rounds. Databricks: Funding, Team & Investors
- [5] Databricks reached a valuation of $134 billion in late 2025. Databricks' Hypergrowth and Capital Efficiency
- [6] Databricks employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people according to LinkedIn data. Databricks
- [7] Databricks offers a cloud-based lakehouse platform combining data engineering, analytics, and AI. Databricks: Funding, Team & Investors
- [8] Databricks holds certifications including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, PCI-DSS, and TISAX. Databricks Trust & Compliance: Ensuring Security & Privacy
AI-generated assessment based on publicly available sources. Verify critical findings before contractual reliance. Analysis is advisory, not a compliance attestation, and is subject to data availability.