Databricks sponsors Berkeley's Memorial Stadium, giving back to founders' alma mater
jfiance · x · 2026-09-27
Databricks announced "Databricks Field" at California Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley — the company's first collegiate athletics sponsorship. All seven co-founders came out of Berkeley, where the company started in Soda Hall; two co-founders remain on the faculty. The company frames it as investing in the next generation of builders on that campus.
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