Databricks Eyes $1B+ Purchase of Neon Database Startup
Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:20 pm
Databricks is in the advanced stages of negotiating an acquisition for Neon Inc., the startup behind a commercial fork of PostgreSQL. With whispers of a deal potentially topping $1 billion, insiders suggest this bold play could shake up the serverless database landscape—because why settle for small potatoes?
Databricks Inc. is reportedly seeking to buy Neon Inc., a startup that sells a commercial version of the open-source PostgreSQL database. Tech publication Upstarts Media today cited sources as saying that the acquisition talks are in an advanced stage. Some insiders reportedly describe the deal…
Report: Databricks in Talks to Acquire Database Startup Neon The Information
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