Last week, the tech world was shaken by a headline-grabber: Databricks has surged past the $100 billion valuation mark.

And remember, this isn’t a consumer internet giant, nor is it SpaceX—it’s a software company that builds the data and AI infrastructure layer. In a capital market environment dominated by caution, Databricks has managed to defy gravity, pushing the ceiling of what a unicorn can be worth. The obvious question is: why? What exactly gives Databricks the right to this number? I did some digging. Let’s look at why Databricks is valued at $100 billion—and more importantly, what software entrepreneurs might take away from it. https://dev.to/chen_debra_3060b21d12b1b0/why-databricks-is-w...