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Patrick Wendell

Unicorn founder

Founder at Databricks

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedDatabricks$188B

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

Intro paths

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In turn, Patrick can intro founders to Databricks's investors below.

Databricks's investors · 75

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 2025CapitalGSan 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 2025JuniperoMiamiLoup 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 CapitalCapitolaOssian 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

AG
Ali GhodsiExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
IS
Ion StoicaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MZMatei Zaharia
Matei ZahariaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RXReynold Xin
Reynold XinFounder
AKAndy Konwinski
Andy KonwinskiFounder
DC
David ConteExecutive Officer
TP
Tram PhiExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. DatabricksCo-founder and VP of Engineeringcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UC BerkeleyPhD Student, Computer Science2011 — 2013
  3. Princeton University Department of Computer ScienceResearch Intern2009
  4. GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2004 — 2007Mountain View, CA

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyMasters of Science, Computer Science2011 — 2013
  2. Princeton UniversityB.S.E., Computer Science2007 — 2011
  3. San Francisco University High School2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Distributed Systems17Computer Science3Cloud Computing5Software Engineering9Algorithms1Machine Learning1ScalabilityASK MANMAN1Spark4Modeling1Hadoop10Python6
+12 moreMapReduceJavaLinuxSQLC++JavaScriptCPerlGitMySQLSubversionOpen Source

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Patrick Wendell work?
Patrick Wendell is Founder at Databricks.
What companies did Patrick Wendell found?
Patrick Wendell founded Databricks.

Founder mafias

University of California, Berkeley mafia519

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2Andrew NgDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Factored +2Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2

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Princeton University mafia149

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Christian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1James CurrierBAFounded Wonderhill +1Cliff MoskowitzFounded West Marine +1Ashby MonkABFounded Shelton AI +1James SmitsB.A.Founded DAWN +1

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San Francisco University High School mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam SteyerHigh School DegreeFounded Station A +1Annie ShapiroFounded LearnvestBrian ParkFounded ForewordBen ShareHigh schoolFounded DimePablo HansenFounded ProliferateDylan MaFounded Polymath

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,340

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended Princeton University551

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

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Also attended San Francisco University High School13

Blair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Léa BourgadeAssociate Director, Marketing at Red Cell IncubationRen ZanzeAnalyst at PeakSpan Capital PartnersDon LoebCorporate Development, Advisor at LDV CapitalAnnie ShapiroPartner, Head of Platform at Inspired Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at UC Berkeley287

Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker CapitalFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade Partners

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Also worked at Princeton University Department of Computer Science93

Ryan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechBrad FloraBacking expeditions into the futureManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersBrannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpAaron PriceCEO, TechUnited at Tech Council VenturesJoseph LubinChairman at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.

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Also worked at Google1,559

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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