Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks

Fintech brokerage Clear Street is launching a private markets platform, beginning with Databricks stakes, to give investors more access to late-stage startups.

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  1. Top 3 Most Valuable Private AI/Data Companies: As of July 2026, the most valuable private companies include Anthropic at $965B, OpenAI at $852B, and Tether at $500B, with Databricks at $188B also ranking highly in the AI/data space.
  2. Databricks' Largest Funding Rounds and Key Investors: Databricks has raised over $20.2 billion across 14 funding rounds, including a $10 billion Series J in November 2024 and a recent strategic round valuing the company at $188 billion, with key investors such as Coatue, Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Blackstone.
  3. Top 3 Competitors in Data Lakehouse & AI Platforms: Databricks faces strong competition from platforms like Snowflake for enterprise data warehousing, Google BigQuery for highly concurrent analytics, and Microsoft Fabric for integrated Microsoft ecosystem users.

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