Snowflake

Snowflake is a cloud-based data warehousing company that provides a highly scalable and secure platform for managing and analyzing data. Founded in 2012, the company has quickly become a leader in the data analytics market, serving a range of industries from finance to healthcare. Key executives include CEO Frank Slootman and President of Products Benoit Dageville. The company's main competitors include Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Recent Articles about Snowflake

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Databricks Boosts Sales Forecast, Driving Valuation to $134 Billion

By Cory Weinberg · Nov 30, 2025 11:00am PST · 4 comments

Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi has been more vocal than other Silicon Valley executives about the dangers of an AI bubble. His company’s new $5 billion round of fundraising, at a higher valuation than ever, epitomizes the risks and rewards of the boom: While sales are growing faster than forecast, AI development costs are squeezing gross profit... Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi has been more vocal than other Silicon Valley executives about the...

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ServiceNow in Advanced Talks to Buy Security Startup For At Least $1 Billion

By Valida Pau, Aaron Holmes and Katie Roof · Nov 26, 2025 4:50pm PST

ServiceNow, an IT, HR and finance software provider, is in advanced talks to buy five-year-old security startup Veza for more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the deal. Veza’s subscription software helps businesses see which of their employees, as well as AI agents that automate software tasks, have access to certain... ServiceNow, an IT, HR and finance software provider, is in advanced talks to buy five-year-old...

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Cyber Startup Veza in Talks With Potential Buyers for $1 Billion-Plus Sale

By Valida Pau and Katie Roof · Nov 21, 2025 6:01pm PST

Veza, whose software helps businesses monitor employees’ and AI agents’ access to internal data, has been talking to potential buyers about a sale that could value the startup at more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions. A sale at that level would be a premium to its price in April, when investors led by New... Veza, whose software helps businesses monitor employees’ and AI agents’ access to internal data,...

Chaos and Competition: The Future of AI Agents in 2026

By The Information Staff · Nov 20, 2025 11:00am PST

Chaos and Competition: The Future of AI Agents in 2026

By The Information Staff · Nov 20, 2025 11:00am PST

The race to launch and successfully sell AI agents in 2026 will be decided by which companies can create a differentiated product in an environment where every firm is offering nearly identical AI agents. We asked Deep Research to explain how this competition will unfold. Here is the response. The race to launch and successfully sell AI agents in 2026 will be decided by which companies can...

Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi. Art by Clark Miller; Screenshot via YouTube

Databricks in Talks to Raise Capital at a Valuation Above $130 Billion

By Katie Roof and Amir Efrati · Nov 17, 2025 6:21pm PST · 1 comment

Databricks, a database provider whose tools help customers develop and use AI, is in talks to raise money at a valuation of more than $130 billion, up around 30% from its valuation in a financing round just two months ago, according to two people involved in the discussion. The possible capital raise reflects investor interest in companies... Databricks, a database provider whose tools help customers develop and use AI, is in talks to...

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Anthropic’s Cybersecurity Cause and Cure

By Martin Peers · Nov 13, 2025 5:00pm PST

If you listen to tech executives nowadays, AI can solve all of the world’s problems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman likes to talk about AI’s potential to cure cancer. Elon Musk the other day promised that Optimus robots—AI in a hardware form—would “eliminate poverty” and prevent crime. But will AI cause almost as many problems as it solves? When it comes... If you listen to tech executives nowadays, AI can solve all of the world’s problems. OpenAI CEO...

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, speaks during the 2025 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Photo by Getty Images

The Real Winners of the Enterprise Software Market’s AI Agent Free-For-All

By Aaron Holmes and Kevin McLaughlin · Nov 13, 2025 10:30am PST

Something curious has happened in software: Nearly every established seller of enterprise tools started marketing the same general-purpose AI agents that aim to handle everything from drafting emails to customers to resolving IT service tickets. Even old-guard database providers like Snowflake are now in the AI applications game, going head... Something curious has happened in software: Nearly every established seller of enterprise tools...

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Waymo Speeds Up

By Martin Peers · Nov 12, 2025 5:00pm PST · 1 comment

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Waymo Speeds Up

By Martin Peers · Nov 12, 2025 5:00pm PST · 1 comment

Next time you’re barreling down a highway and you get stuck behind someone driving at the speed limit, don’t honk or flash your lights. It might be a Waymo self-driving car! The Alphabet-owned robotaxi business announced Wednesday that its cars will now drive on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and Phoenix, a major advance for... Next time you’re barreling down a highway and you get stuck behind someone driving at the speed...

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Robotics Data Startup Raises $40 Million Led By Bessemer

By Rocket Drew · Nov 12, 2025 8:12am PST

Before we get to today’s column, Steph and Sri broke news Tuesday night about a flurry of investments VCs are making in so-called “neolabs,” or new labs hoping to exploit approaches to developing AI models and research they say major developers like OpenAI and Anthropic may have overlooked.These include companies like agent startup Isara, which... Before we get to today’s column, Steph and Sri broke news Tuesday night about a flurry of...

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From Snowflake to Sierra, Every Enterprise Software Firm Is Selling the Same AI Agents

By Aaron Holmes · Nov 12, 2025 6:00am PST · 14 comments

When Whoop’s analytics chief Matt Luizzi recently looked across the company’s tech stack, he saw the same thing everywhere: AI agents multiplying. Slack has one. So does Snowflake. Google Workspace, too. And they all promise to do the same jobs—dig through data, forecast sales, even message customers. “Truly every piece of software that we... When Whoop’s analytics chief Matt Luizzi recently looked across the company’s tech stack, he saw...

Alfred Lin, Roelof Botha and Pat Grady of Sequoia. Photos by Getty.

Before Sequoia’s Botha Stepped Down, Concerns Over Leadership Simmered

By Natasha Mascarenhas and Katie Roof · Nov 7, 2025 12:38pm PST · 1 comment

Before Sequoia Capital’s leader Roelof Botha announced he was stepping down from the position, partners Alfred Lin, Pat Grady and Andrew Reed came to him to talk about his time at the firm. Botha had only held the top-most job at the firm for three years, taking over from long-time leader Doug Leone just as startup valuations were convulsing... Before Sequoia Capital’s leader Roelof Botha announced he was stepping down from the position,...

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AI Stokes Battles for Series A; Altimeter to Raise New Growth Fund

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Nov 6, 2025 1:43pm PST

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AI Stokes Battles for Series A; Altimeter to Raise New Growth Fund

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Nov 6, 2025 1:43pm PST

I’ve been hearing a lot about how intense competition is for Series A investments lately. Investors that typically look to invest in more mature startups, say at the Series B or above rounds, are crowding into Series A rounds for fear of missing the next major winner.Like much else these days, artificial intelligence gets the credit (or blame)... I’ve been hearing a lot about how intense competition is for Series A investments lately....

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When Good AI Isn’t Good Enough; Snowflake’s AI Agents Arrive

By Aaron Holmes and Amir Efrati · Nov 4, 2025 10:30am PST

Talking to business leaders about AI these days can often feel paradoxical. On one hand, AI is becoming a steady part of company software budgets, especially productivity tools like chatbots and AI coding software that individual employees use. On the other hand, there’s a persistent frustration that AI isn’t living up to the hype when it... Talking to business leaders about AI these days can often feel paradoxical. On one hand, AI...

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Anthropic, AWS Give Customers of AI Agents a Helping Hand

By Aaron Holmes · Nov 3, 2025 6:00am PST · 1 comment

Over the past year, companies have been trying to hand over job duties to artificial intelligence agents. But these agents often aren’t good at their jobs, so AI providers are working hands-on with customers to stop them from screwing up. Fnac, a European retailer similar to Best Buy, struggled with an AI customer support agent after testing... Over the past year, companies have been trying to hand over job duties to artificial intelligence...

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The Neo Robot Economy

By Abram Brown · Nov 1, 2025 7:00am PDT

Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure test • Artificial Intelligence: The VCs who turned vibe code into whimsical passion projects• Artificial Intelligence: Venerable Casio’s surprise hit? An AI robopet • WTF: Behind the scenes at our summit for the most powerful and influential... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Inside Benchmark’s high-stakes pressure...

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How Microsoft Escaped the AI Margin Squeeze; An FDE Boom

By Aaron Holmes and Kevin McLaughlin · Oct 30, 2025 10:33am PDT

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How Microsoft Escaped the AI Margin Squeeze; An FDE Boom

By Aaron Holmes and Kevin McLaughlin · Oct 30, 2025 10:33am PDT

Microsoft shared some good and bad news with investors during its quarterly earnings call Wednesday: More customers have been using Microsoft’s suite of AI copilots, but many of them aren’t paying for it. Microsoft said more people are using Copilot Chat, which provides ChatGPT-like features to Office 365 subscribers for free (more advanced... Microsoft shared some good and bad news with investors during its quarterly earnings call...

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What Google, Meta and Microsoft Numbers Revealed

By Martin Peers · Oct 29, 2025 5:00pm PDT

Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on AI—again. And the cost is mounting. Meta Platforms reported Wednesday that its increased investment in AI, both for hiring star AI researchers and for investing billions in data centers, hurt its operating profit margins and squeezed its free cash flow by one-third in the third quarter. Since the end of last... Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on AI—again. And the cost is mounting. Meta Platforms reported...

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OpenAI’s New Browser War; Google’s College Developer Play

By Erin Woo and Stephanie Palazzolo · Oct 22, 2025 7:00am PDT

Before we get to today’s column, we’d be remiss not to mention OpenAI’s release on Tuesday of its new web browser, news of which we first scooped almost a year ago. The new browser, ChatGPT Atlas, is yet another example of OpenAI expanding its reach into consumers’ online lives, just as other tech incumbents such as Google and Apple... Before we get to today’s column, we’d be remiss not to mention OpenAI’s release on Tuesday of its...