Accessing Databricks before the IPO: A private market opportunity
About this Live Session
Databricks has become one of the most closely watched companies in the data and AI ecosystem, powering data and analytics for businesses around the world. As a private company, its potential public listing has made it an area of interest for investors exploring opportunities before an IPO.
In this session, we will explore Databricks as a private market investment opportunity and understand what investors should consider when evaluating a company before it goes public. We will look at its business model, market opportunity, growth drivers, valuation, and the broader trends shaping the data and AI industry.
The session is designed to help investors understand how pre-IPO investing works and what to evaluate when considering an investment in a high-growth private company.
Key Agenda
Understanding private market and pre-IPO investing
Databricks: Business model, products, and position in the data and AI ecosystem
Exploring the market opportunity and key growth drivers
How to evaluate a private company based on financials, growth, valuation, and market potential
Understanding the current investment opportunity and key terms
Risks to consider, including liquidity, valuation, and IPO uncertainty
How a Databricks investment could fit within a diversified portfolio
Key questions to consider before investing in a private company
Speakers
Viram Shah is the Founder and CEO of Vested. Viram started his career in investment banking with J.P. Morgan and later earned his MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. In 2018, he launched Vested with a bold mission to make global investing effortless and accessible for Indian investors.
Rupanshi Bajaj is a Staff Product Manager at Vested Finance, where she has spent close to four years working on products for Indian investors. Her work spans FX remittances, private markets, alternative investments, and asset transfers.
Prior to Vested, she was at Goldman Sachs in Equity Research, covering India Automobiles and Latin America Food & Beverage, with exposure to institutional investors and equity markets. Before that, she worked as a Software Engineer at Ericsson R&D.
She holds an MBA from IIM Kozhikode and a B.E. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani.