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Andy Konwinski

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Databricks · Co-founder at Databricks Ventures · Co-Founder & General Partner at Laude Ventures

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedDatabricks$188B

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About

Andy Konwinski, who co-founded Databricks and Perplexity and scaled both from research projects into multi‑billion‑dollar companies, uniquely runs a nonprofit creating Berkeley‑style AI research centers that spawn spinouts.

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Founder at Databricks

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Databricks's investors · 120

137 VenturesSan Francisco355 CapitalNew York · since 20249Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAlkeon CapitalNew York · since 2021Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAlpha Square GroupNew YorkAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Archerman CapitalBostonAspire11$10M – $50M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkAxevil CapitalSan FranciscoBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Berkeley FrontierBerkeleyBlackRockNew York · since 2025Blackstonesince 2025Blue Owl CapitalNew YorkBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksCapital One VenturesMcLean · since 2023CapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2021ClearSkyWest Palm BeachCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Conexo VenturesBostonCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityCyber Mentor FundNew YorkDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDeepwater Asset ManagementMinneapolisDiscovery CapitalSouth Norwalk · since 2021Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · since 2023Eastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon ValleyEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025FinSight VenturesPalo AltoFirestreak VenturesFirst Rays Venture PartnersSan FranciscoFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFoundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFounders FutureParisFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFranklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021G SquaredChicagoGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGeodesic CapitalSilicon Valley · since 2017GICSingapore · since 2025Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2026Green Bay VenturesMenlo Park · since 2019GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checksGroveStreetNewtonHOF CapitalNew York · $500K – $10M checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2023In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksInflection VenturesNew YorkInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksJ.P. Morgan Asset Managementsince 2025JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksKoru CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024Loup VenturesMinneapolisLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2023M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Manhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkManhattan WestLos AngelesMaverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Midlothian Angel NetworkMidlothianMorgan StanleyPurchase · since 2021MyAsiaVCSeattleNearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2019NewView CapitalBurlingameNight CapitalCapitolaNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2022Olive Hill VenturesOssian CapitalMiamiOurCrowdJerusalemPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksQatar Investment AuthorityDoha · since 2026Race CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $2M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamS32Palo AltoSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2024SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoScottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCEdinburghSection 32Palo AltoSINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksStack CapitalTorontoStripesNew YorkSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Teachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksTemasekSingapore · since 2025ThirdbaseNew YorkThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Uncorrelated VenturesLas VegasVantage Legacy CapitalHobokenVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiWashington Harbour PartnersArlingtonWealthUnion$10K checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Databricks

AGAli Ghodsi
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO
IS
Ion StoicaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MZMatei Zaharia
Matei ZahariaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RXReynold Xin
Reynold XinFounder
PWPatrick Wendell
Patrick WendellFounder

Experience

  1. Laude VenturesCo-founder, GPcurrent2024 — present
  2. Laude InstituteCo-foundercurrent2024 — present
  3. Perplexity AICo-foundercurrent2022 — present
  4. DatabricksCo-foundercurrent2013 — present
  5. UC BerkeleyPhD Student, Computer Science2007 — 2012Berkeley, CA
  6. GoogleIntern2011
  7. Yahoo!Intern2008
  8. Los Alamos National LaboratoryIntern2007
  9. EpicIntern2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Computer Science38Research22Hadoop44Analysis17Modeling11Berkeley Data Analytics Stack (BDAS)5Spark13Walking on Water6

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Colleagues at Databricks Ventures

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO of Databricks
Andrew Ferguson
VP, Head of Databricks Ventures at Databricks Ventures
Andrew Krioukov
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Andy Kofoid
President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Christina Farhat
Investor at E14 Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andy Konwinski?
Andy Konwinski, who co-founded Databricks and Perplexity and scaled both from research projects into multi‑billion‑dollar companies, uniquely runs a nonprofit creating Berkeley‑style AI research centers that spawn spinouts.
Where does Andy Konwinski work?
Andy Konwinski is Founder of Databricks and Co-founder at Databricks Ventures.
What does Andy Konwinski invest in?
Andy Konwinski invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What companies did Andy Konwinski found?
Andy Konwinski founded Databricks.
Where did Andy Konwinski go to school?
Andy Konwinski studied at University of California, Berkeley (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science); University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley (Associate's degree, Computer Science).

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