Rising demand for data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions is prompting global technology companies to deepen their presence in India. Databricks is increasing hiring and expanding research and development activities in the country as its India business continues to grow rapidly.
The San Francisco-based data analytics and AI software company is strengthening its R&D operations in Bengaluru while also adding talent across engineering and go-to-market teams. The company’s India workforce is currently close to 1,000 employees.
“Right now, our overall India team is just shy of 1,000 people. The goal is to continue aggressively hiring this year as well, both in R&D and in goto-market roles,” said Naveen Zutshi, chief information officer at Databricks. “We have seen good growth here…Initially, we were more focused on digital natives, but over the last two to three years, we have seen a massive shift on the enterprise side as well,” he added.
The company has reported close to triple-digit growth in its India operations as more large enterprises adopt advanced data platforms and AI tools.
Privately held Databricks was last valued at $134 billion and raised $7 billion through equity and debt earlier this year. Key investors include Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Insight Partners and Coatue Management.
In 2025, the company reported an annual recurring revenue run rate of $4.8 billion. For comparison, the market capitalisation of Tata Consultancy Services currently stands at $94.3 billion.
Databricks competes with data cloud platform provider Snowflake and serves a diverse set of clients in India. Its customers include startups and large enterprises such as Swiggy, Cred, Zepto, Freshworks, IndusInd Bank and Hindalco Industries.
Zutshi, who graduated from Bangalore University, previously worked at companies including Palo Alto Networks and Zoom before joining Databricks in 2022.
The company has already begun deploying part of the $250 million investment it had committed to India. This includes the launch of a major R&D centre in Bengaluru focused on developing core components of its data and AI platform.
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