# Databricks.com Was Registered in 2011. Databricks Didn't Exist Until 2013. > databricks.com is 2 years older than the company that uses it, and the Internet Archive has the site on record from 2001. - **Source:** https://www.robbiesblog.com/databricks-com-domain-history-databricks/ - **Author:** Maggi Ferguson - **Published:** 2026-10-18 - **Topics:** Company Domains, Domain History - **Site:** Robbie's Blog (https://www.robbiesblog.com) ## Key takeaways - databricks.com was first registered on 13 July 2011 and its registration runs until 13 July 2027. - Databricks was founded in 2013, 2 years after the domain was registered. - The Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of the site is from 2 December 2001. - Crunchbase lists about $25B of total equity funding, which is money raised, not valuation. --- databricks.com was first registered on 13 July 2011. Databricks did not exist until 2013. Its founders are Reynold Xin, Ali Ghodsi, Matei Zaharia and Ion Stoica. The domain is 2 years older than the company that now uses it. Crunchbase lists Databricks's total equity funding at about $25B. That is money raised, not valuation, and the figure is rounded. That puts Databricks at number 3 of the 1,856 companies in the list used for this series. ## The company at a glance | | | |---|---| | Founded | 2013 | | Founders | Reynold Xin, Ali Ghodsi, Matei Zaharia, Ion Stoica | | Headquarters | San Francisco | | Total equity funding | $25B raised, not valuation (Crunchbase, rounded) | ## The domain at a glance | | | |---|---| | Extension | .com | | Name length | ten letters | | First registered | 13 July 2011 | | Age | 15 years | | Registered until | 13 July 2027 | | First archived | 2 December 2001 (Internet Archive) | | Registrar | Amazon Registrar, Inc. | | Locked | Yes, against transfer | | Email | Google Workspace | | Other extensions | databricks.co.uk does not respond; databricks.ai loads its own site; databricks.net does not respond | ## What the registry records The registry gives databricks.com a creation date of 13 July 2011 and a registration that runs until 13 July 2027. The registrar is Amazon Registrar, Inc, and the domain carries registry locks against transfer. The current registration of databricks.com is 15 years old. 1,362 of the 1,912 companies in the Crunchbase list use a .com address. A registry creation date is the start of the current registration, not a sale date, and the record does not name earlier holders. ## The site before the company The Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of databricks.com is from 2 December 2001 and is titled “Databricks Pogramming Consulting Development”. It holds copies from 35 separate months before Databricks was founded. It has no copy for 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012. In total it holds copies from 188 separate months. An archived page title shows what a site called itself, not who ran it. ## How the name is used now databricks.ai loads its own site, and who runs it has not been checked. databricks.co.uk and databricks.net resolve but returned no page. Email runs on Google Workspace. ## About the company Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco. ## The price question No verified public record was found of what Databricks paid for databricks.com, so no price is given. ## Sources - [.com registry record (RDAP)](https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/databricks.com) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18350420) - [Crunchbase Unicorn Board](https://news.crunchbase.com/unicorn-company-list/) - [Internet Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20011202064456/http://databricks.com/) *Registry data checked 18 October 2026. Funding is from the Crunchbase Unicorn Board, which rounds its figures.* [More company domains](https://www.robbiesblog.com/company-domains/) *Domain links go via an affiliate network and Amazon links carry our Associates tag, so we may earn a commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Bids and prices change quickly; check the listing for the current figure.* ## Frequently asked questions ### When was databricks.com registered? databricks.com was first registered on 13 July 2011, according to the .com registry record. The registration runs until 13 July 2027. ### How much did Databricks pay for databricks.com? No verified public record was found of what Databricks paid for databricks.com, so no price is given. ### Who founded Databricks? Databricks was founded in 2013 by Reynold Xin, Ali Ghodsi, Matei Zaharia and Ion Stoica. --- Canonical URL: https://www.robbiesblog.com/databricks-com-domain-history-databricks/ Licence: © 2026 Robbie's Blog. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.