ClickHouse Soars to $15B Valuation Amidst AI Database Funding Surge
Database management startup ClickHouse recently secured $400 million in a Series D funding round, catapulting its valuation to an impressive $15 billion. This is more than double its valuation from less than a year ago. The funding round, announced on January 16, 2026, was spearheaded by Dragoneer Investment Group and saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, GIC, Index Ventures, among other prominent investors.
Originating from Yandex NV four years ago, the San Francisco-based ClickHouse develops database software that fuels artificial intelligence applications and real-time analytics. The company has witnessed explosive growth, with its annualized recurring revenue skyrocketing by more than 250% over the past year. It currently serves over 3,000 customers, including tech behemoths such as Meta, Tesla, Sony, and Capital One.
“ClickHouse was built to deliver exceptional performance and cost efficiency for the most demanding data workloads, and this momentum validates that strategy,” stated CEO Aaron Katz. In addition to the funding news, the company also announced its acquisition of Langfuse, an AI observability startup. This move is set to bolster its capabilities in monitoring large language models in production environments.
The staggering valuation underscores the intense investor interest in companies that provide infrastructure for AI applications. This positions ClickHouse as a formidable competitor to Databricks and Snowflake in the rapidly expanding data analytics market.
Source: Bloomberg