San Francisco-based Databricks is launching a new research and development hub in Vancouver, its first in Canada. Led by Ken Wong—co-founder of Datajoy, acquired in 2022—the team will focus on AI-driven business intelligence, Unity Catalog’s semantic modeling, Databricks Apps, and petabyte-scale analytics.
Vancouver joins a global R&D roster that includes Silicon Valley, Berlin, and Bengaluru. Databricks already supports Canadian clients like Air Canada and TD Bank. The move deepens Canada’s innovation footprint as Databricks, now valued at $62 billion, eyes $3.7 billion in annualized revenue and a future IPO.
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