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Andy Konwinski

InvestorUnicorn founder

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

Berkeley, California, United States

FoundedDatabricks$188B

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978 people in our graph share verified history with Andy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Andy: together at Google
Andy: together at Databricks Ventures

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.

Contact· published on Andy's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Founder at Databricks

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Databricks's investors · 78

137 VenturesSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAlkeon CapitalNew York · since 2021Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Aspire11$10M – $50M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBerkeley FrontierBerkeleyBlackRockWilmington · since 2025Blackstonesince 2025Capital One VenturesMcLean · since 2023CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityCyber Mentor FundNew YorkDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDiscovery CapitalSouth Norwalk · since 2021DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2023Eastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon ValleyFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Firestreak VenturesFirst Rays Venture PartnersSan FranciscoFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFranklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021Galdana VenturesBarcelonaGeodesic CapitalFoster City · since 2017GICSingapore · since 2025Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichGreen Bay VenturesMenlo Park · since 2019HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2023Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksJ.P. Morgan Asset Managementsince 2025JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLoup VenturesMinneapolisLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesMaverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Morgan StanleyPurchase · since 2021MyAsiaVCSeattleNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2019NewView CapitalBurlingameNight CapitalCapitolaNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2022Ossian CapitalPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksRace 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 AltoSection 32Palo AltoSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksStack CapitalTorontoStripesNew YorkSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025TemasekSingapore · since 2025Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021WealthUnion$10K 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

From Andy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Databricks Ventures

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO of Databricks
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
Conor B. Murphy
Advisor at LIONHEART VENTURES

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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