US EditionDatabricks is buying database startup Neon for about $1 billion
- Databricks announced on May 14, 2025, that it will acquire the database startup Neon for about $1 billion.
- Databricks aims to enhance its Data Intelligence Platform by integrating Neon's serverless Postgres to support growing AI agent workloads.
- Neon's cloud-based Postgres platform, used by over 18,000 customers, sees more than 80% of its databases being provisioned through AI agents instead of manual human intervention.
- Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi stated that Neon offers developers a serverless Postgres solution designed to support fast AI agent workloads, flexible usage-based pricing, and the collaborative strengths of the Postgres ecosystem.
- This acquisition will likely accelerate Databricks’ mission to scale AI-native agent-driven applications through enhanced database capabilities.
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