Databricks Lands Naming Rights to Cal Memorial Stadium in First College Sports Deal

Databricks announced a partnership with UC Berkeley securing naming rights to California Memorial Stadium, now "Databricks Field at California Memorial Stadium," which debuted on the night of the Cal vs. Clemson game. It is the largest partnership in Cal Athletics history and Databricks' first college sports sponsorship.

Confirmed

The stadium's new official name is "Databricks Field at California Memorial Stadium" (per @jfiance, @annbordetsky)
It is Cal's largest athletics partnership and Databricks' first university sports sponsorship (per @jfiance)
The new name debuted at the Cal vs. Clemson game (per @annbordetsky)
Per CEO Ali Ghodsi's recap (reshared by @woosukk), all seven co-founders came from UC Berkeley, starting in a Soda Hall classroom before moving to a small Addison Street office and later relocating to San Francisco; two founders stayed in Berkeley

Why it matters

@annbordetsky sees the deal as a landmark case of AI-era wealth reshaping campus icons
For Databricks, it honors its Berkeley origins while marking its first foray into college sports branding

2026-09-25 ~ 2026-09-27 · 6 related posts

Primary sources

Databricks puts its name on Cal's Memorial Stadium in largest Cal Athletics deal ever — jfiance · 2026-09-25 04:24 (UTC+08:00)
Databricks takes over Cal's Memorial Stadium naming rights, capping $200B of Berkeley AI wealth — annbordetsky · 2026-09-26 11:00 (UTC+08:00)

Databricks Names California Memorial Stadium 'Databricks Field' in First College Sports Deal — woosuk_k · 2026-09-25

5 near-duplicate retellings: jfiance · jfiance · jfiance · annbordetsky · jfiance