GoKawiilDatabricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero
Databricks has acquired Row Zero, an early-stage startup whose cloud spreadsheet tool scales beyond 1 million live rows. Databricks plans to combine Row Zero with its Genie AI agent so users can query and manipulate secured data using familiar spreadsheet formulas rather than exporting it elsewhere. Terms were not disclosed; Row Zero had raised $10 million in May 2025 at a $40 million valuation, per PitchBook.
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CEO Ali Ghodsi said Databricks intends to make many more such acquisitions, suggesting the company is using its recent $5 billion funding round and $7 billion revenue run rate to aggressively expand its product suite through M&A. Folding a familiar interface like spreadsheets into Databricks' secure data platform could make its AI agents more accessible to everyday business analysts, potentially reducing reliance on separate, less secure spreadsheet tools.
- Databricks acquired spreadsheet startup Row Zero, terms undisclosed.
- Row Zero will be integrated with Databricks' Genie AI agent for natural-language spreadsheet queries on secured data.
- CEO Ali Ghodsi signaled more acquisitions ahead, following prior 2026 deals for Quotient AI and SiftD.ai.
Source: techcrunch.com — Julie Bort, 2026-09-24
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