Founders Chat: Our Investment from Databricks Ventures!
Summary
Advancing Analytics announces an investment from Databricks Ventures, marking the company's expansion from a UK specialist to a global organization and Databricks' first major UK venture investment. Founded on a culture of technical curiosity and willingness to tackle unsolved problems, the company scales its proven model of combining customer consulting with educational YouTube content to drive industry adoption.
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