Patrick Wendell
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder at Databricks · Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Databricks Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedDatabricks$188B
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About
He left a computer science PhD program at UC Berkeley in 2013 to help start the company. Earlier, he was a research intern in Princeton University's computer science department and spent several years as a software engineering intern at Google.
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
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Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO
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Ion StoicaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Matei ZahariaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Reynold XinFounder
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Andy KonwinskiFounder
Experience
- DatabricksCo-founder and VP of Engineeringcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyPhD Student, Computer Science2011 — 2013
- Princeton University Department of Computer ScienceResearch Intern2009
- GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2004 — 2007Mountain View, CA
Skills & more
Distributed Systems17Computer Science3Cloud Computing5Software Engineering9Algorithms1Machine Learning1ScalabilityASK MANMAN1Spark4Modeling1Hadoop10Python6
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MapReduceJavaLinuxSQLC++JavaScriptCPerlGitMySQLSubversionOpen SourceFrom Patrick'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
Andy Konwinski
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
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Christina Farhat
Investor at E14 Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Patrick Wendell?
- He left a computer science PhD program at UC Berkeley in 2013 to help start the company. Earlier, he was a research intern in Princeton University's computer science department and spent several years as a software engineering intern at Google.
- Where does Patrick Wendell work?
- Patrick Wendell is Founder of Databricks and Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Databricks Ventures.
- What companies did Patrick Wendell found?
- Patrick Wendell founded Databricks.
- Where did Patrick Wendell go to school?
- Patrick Wendell studied at University of California, Berkeley (Masters of Science, Computer Science); Princeton University (B.S.E., Computer Science); San Francisco University High School.
Founder mafias
Databricks Ventures mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ali GhodsiCEO and Co-founderFounded DatabricksAndy KonwinskiCo-founderFounded Perplexity +1Naveen RaoAdvisorFounded Mosaic ML +1Jonathan FrankleChief AI ScientistFounded Mosaic MLTasso ArgyrosVP & GM, CustomerLakeFounded ActionIQNikita ShamgunovVice PresidentFounded SingleStore
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Also attended Princeton University879
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended San Francisco University High School18
Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Léa BourgadeAssociate Director, Marketing at Red Cell IncubationRen ZanzeAnalyst at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMaya VillasenorInvestor at StripesEmma HanleySuccess Operations Lead at SignalFireDon LoebCorporate Development, Advisor at LDV Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at UC Berkeley469
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesKevin Wijayaインドネシア法人代表 (Indonesia Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Princeton University Department of Computer Science150
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraBacking expeditions into the futureManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorp
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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