Databricks puts its name on Cal's Memorial Stadium in largest Cal Athletics deal ever
jfiance · x · 2026-09-25
Databricks announced naming rights for UC Berkeley's California Memorial Stadium, now Databricks Field — the largest partnership in Cal Athletics history and the company's first college sports deal.
Notably, all seven Databricks co-founders started at Berkeley, the company began in a room in Soda Hall, and its co-founders still teach on campus; the deal is reportedly funded by UC Berkeley.
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