Datapao, a leading European data and AI consultancy, has announced a strategic investment from Databricks, a prominent Data and AI company, and Euroventures, a renowned European growth investor. This new funding will accelerate Datapao’s expansion and enable enterprises to operationalize generative AI (GenAI) through modern data platforms, production-grade implementations, and workforce enablement.
Despite the growing interest in generative and agentic AI, many companies struggle to scale from pilot projects to real-world impact. Industry research has identified persistent barriers, including a lack of integration and data silos hindering the adoption of AI.
A survey conducted by BCG in 2025 found that while 72% of employees use AI, usage drops significantly among frontline teams, and most companies have yet to redesign workflows around it. Additionally, a report by Qlik revealed that only 11% of businesses report measurable returns from AI, with 44% citing data silos and poor integration as key blockers. Even among GenAI leaders, a recent study by Databricks and The Economist showed that while 85% of enterprises use GenAI, only 37% consider their applications production-ready. This number drops to 29% among practitioners, who identify cost, skills shortages, and governance as primary hurdles.
Founded in 2016, Datapao was created to address these challenges. The company’s founding team, comprised of engineers and educators with extensive industry experience, recognized a recurring execution gap: promising AI concepts were frequently undermined by fragmented data, fragile infrastructure, and insufficiently skilled teams.
“We kept seeing the same problem: ambitious GenAI ideas with no scalable platform to support them,” said Mate Gulyas, CEO and Founder of Datapao. “So, we focused on building those platforms – on Databricks – and upskilling the teams that run them. Without both, GenAI doesn’t leave the lab.”
Over the past eight years, Datapao has established itself as one of Databricks’ most experienced partners in Europe. The company supports enterprises and fast-scaling innovators alike through strategic consulting, production-grade implementation, and Databricks-authorized training. This combined focus on platform and people has made Datapao a trusted partner in highly regulated, data-intensive industries, such as financial services, manufacturing, and energy.
Kori O’Brien, Senior Vice President of Global Partners at Databricks, commended Datapao’s expertise and said, “Datapao has been a trusted partner for many years, consistently helping our joint customers realize data modernization on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. This investment from Databricks Ventures will accelerate their speed to market and empower them to deliver value to customers faster.”
Tom Howells, Partner at Euroventures, also expressed his confidence in Datapao’s potential. “Euroventures has been investing successfully in enterprise software and data solutions for many years,” said Howells. “The obvious next step is enterprise data platforms that productionize and make a reality of AI beyond the hype. Datapao, with its deep data platform expertise, strong management, and fast growth, is the best possible European professional services company to deliver these platforms to forward-looking companies.”
With the new investment, Datapao plans to expand its consulting services in regulated industries, accelerate Databricks migration programs, and launch a new wave of GenAI-focused upskilling programs.
“We believe the next wave of AI success will come from those who get the foundations right – modern infrastructure, robust pipelines, and capable internal teams,” added Gulyas. “This investment allows us to help more companies move from experimentation to execution.”
About Datapao
Datapao is a data and AI consultancy that helps enterprises turn GenAI strategy into impact through modern platforms, scalable solutions, and workforce training. As one of Databricks’ leading partners in Europe, the company delivers end-to-end services for real-world results.
About Databricks Ventures
Databricks Ventures invests in innovative companies that share our vision for the future of data, analytics, and AI. Our focus is on supporting early- and growth-stage companies that are empowering AI in innovative ways on top of, or alongside, the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. These companies share our commitment to an open ecosystem and our belief in harnessing the power of data intelligence to create the next generation of data and AI-powered companies.
About Euroventures
Euroventures, based in the Netherlands and advised from Budapest, is one of the leading institutional investors in Central Europe. With three decades of experience and a strong track record of international exits, Euroventures has notable past investments, including EPAM (NYSE), SequenceIQ (Cloudera), Banzai (Cisco), and DataArt.
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