Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product
TechCrunch • • business
Key Points:
- Databricks, following a $5 billion funding raise, is expanding through acquisitions and launched a new AI-powered security product called Lakewatch that performs SIEM tasks using Anthropic’s Claude AI agents.
- The company acquired two startups: Antimatter, a security-focused firm with about 50 employees, and SiftD.ai, a very young startup with a small team, to support the development of Lakewatch.
- Antimatter provides intellectual property related to secure data control and agent deployment, while SiftD.ai, known for its interactive notebook tool, was likely acquired mainly for its talent.
- Both startup teams have joined Databricks, with Antimatter founder Andrew Krioukov now leading the Lakewatch team.
- These acquisitions enhance Databricks’ capabilities in cloud data analytics and security by integrating AI-driven threat detection and investigation tools.
