How startups across security, retail, and more are building transformative AI applications with Databricks
by Andrew Ferguson, Joslyn O'Connell and Sully Clark
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge! The competition activated a global group of early-stage startups that build innovative B2B applications on top of the Databricks platform. This year’s winners span industries and solutions; we’re excited to feature agentic solutions across threat intelligence, web search and AI applications, retail and merchandising, and more.
Our elite judging panel selected three finalists from a highly competitive field. Congratulations to our three winners and our three Honorable Mentions! Read more below.
These finalists presented their solutions live at the 2026 Data + AI Summit. Watch the full session here.
