--- title: Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B description: Databricks announced its acquisition of Neon, a startup offering a managed cloud-based database platform as an open-source alternative to AWS Aurora. Neon's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-to-buy-open-source-database-startup-neon-for-1b-djet8oixq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B | daily.dev og:description: Databricks announced its acquisition of Neon, a startup offering a managed cloud-based database platform as an open-source alternative to AWS Aurora. Neon's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/databricks-to-buy-open-source-database-startup-neon-for-1b-djet8oixq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/djET8oIxQ.png og:image:alt: Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B 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 to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Databricks announced its acquisition of Neon, a startup offering a managed cloud-based database platform as an open-source alternative to AWS Aurora. Neon's technology allows automatic scaling and AI-driven database creation, which aligns with Databricks' aim to enhance AI agent efficiency. This acquisition is part of Databricks' ongoing strategy to expand its capabilities in AI model and agent deployment. The deal is valued at approximately $1 billion. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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