--- title: Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more... description: Databricks has acquired early-stage cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, which scales beyond one million live rows, to integrate with its Genie AI agent for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire | daily.dev og:description: Databricks has acquired early-stage cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, which scales beyond one million live rows, to integrate with its Genie AI agent for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EfNTbYmx0.png og:image:alt: Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Databricks has acquired early-stage cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, which scales beyond one million live rows, to integrate with its Genie AI agent for natural-language business intelligence queries over secure Databricks-stored data. Terms weren't disclosed; Row Zero previously raised $10 million at a $40 million valuation. CEO Ali Ghodsi said Databricks plans many more acquisitions after a busy 2026 buying spree that also included Quotient AI, SiftD.ai, security startup Panther, and Postgres-maker Electric, following a $5 billion funding round at a $190 billion valuation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Databricks acquire the spreadsheet startup Row Zero? Databricks acquired Row Zero to combine its cloud-based spreadsheet interface, which scales beyond one million live rows, with Databricks' Genie AI agent, letting business analysts query enterprise data using natural-language prompts through a familiar spreadsheet format while keeping the data secured in Databricks' cloud storage rather than exported to shared spreadsheets. _Following Databricks' acquisition strategy for AI-driven data tools is easier with daily.dev's coverage of enterprise data platforms._ ### What other companies has Databricks acquired recently besides Row Zero? Databricks acquired Quotient AI and SiftD.ai in March, security operations center startup Panther (previously valued at $1.4 billion) in June, and Electric, maker of the lightweight PGlite Postgres database for local AI agent sandboxes, the following month. CEO Ali Ghodsi said the company intends to keep making similar acquisitions. _Developers evaluating Databricks' expanding ecosystem can track its acquisition trend on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Databricks Closes $5 Billion Round at $190 Billion Valuation](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-closes-5-billion-round-at-190-billion-valuation-k3nvrctbn) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Databricks CEO says SaaS isn’t dead, but AI will soon make it irrelevant](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-ceo-says-saas-isn-t-dead-but-ai-will-soon-make-it-irrelevant-bodpkfq8y) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Databricks hits $5.4B revenue run rate and banks a $134B valuation](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-hits-5-4b-revenue-run-rate-and-banks-a-134b-valuation-gw3m4t8ci) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business), [#data-analysis](https://daily.dev/tags/data-analysis), [#databricks](https://daily.dev/tags/databricks) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0"},"datePublished":"2026-09-24T17:10:01.133Z","dateModified":"2026-09-24T17:10:27.800Z","description":"Databricks has acquired early-stage cloud spreadsheet startup Row Zero, which scales beyond one million live rows, to integrate with its Genie AI agent for...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/89efe9cf09b4ccae9afa5c6eb8d7cdd7?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/89efe9cf09b4ccae9afa5c6eb8d7cdd7?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,business,data-analysis,databricks","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Databricks buys Row Zero and is scouting for more startups to acquire"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-buys-row-zero-and-is-scouting-for-more-startups-to-acquire-efntbymx0#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why did Databricks acquire the spreadsheet startup Row Zero?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Databricks acquired Row Zero to combine its cloud-based spreadsheet interface, which scales beyond one million live rows, with Databricks' Genie AI agent, letting business analysts query enterprise data using natural-language prompts through a familiar spreadsheet format while keeping the data secured in Databricks' cloud storage rather than exported to shared spreadsheets. 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