Databricks and Euroventures Invest in Datapao to Close the Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution
As enterprises worldwide accelerate efforts to adopt generative and agentic AI, many still face a fundamental challenge: the lack of a scalable data foundation and internal capabilities to turn AI strategies into real-world outcomes.
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According to a May 2025 BCG survey, while 72% of employees use AI regularly, only about half of frontline teams do, and most organisations fail to redesign workflows to fully realise AI’s potential. In a separate July 2025 Qlik report, only 11% of businesses said they’ve seen real returns from AI, with 44% citing a major disconnect between perceived value and actual results due to data silos and lack of integration.
Even among leaders, confidence is low. A recent Databricks and Economist Impact study found that although 85% of global enterprises use generative AI (GenAI) in at least one function, only 37% of executives believe their GenAI applications are production-ready. That figure drops to 29% among practitioners, who cite challenges like cost (41%), skills (40%), quality (37%), and governance (33%).
Datapao was founded in 2016 to address a challenge that kept repeating inside enterprises. While many had ambitious plans for AI, few had the data platform or internal capabilities to deliver on them.
The founding team – engineers and educators working hands-on with complex data projects – saw the same challenge. Data was scattered, infrastructure couldn’t scale, and teams weren’t equipped to move beyond pilots. The gap between AI ambition and execution was wide and growing.
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“We saw the same issue everywhere: promising use cases with no scalable platform to run them,” said Mate Gulyas, CEO and Founder of Datapao. “So, we started to build modern data platforms – on Databricks – and train the teams who use them. Without both, GenAI doesn’t leave the lab.”
Over the past eight years, Datapao has become one of Databricks’ earliest and most experienced partners in Europe, working closely with enterprises across industries to lay the technical and organisational foundations for data and AI.
That track record now enters a new phase, as Databricks, alongside the prominent European growth investor Euroventures, made a strategic investment in Datapao. Absolvo, an advisory firm with deep expertise in tech and growth capital investments across the CEE region, supported the deal. The funding will support the company’s continued expansion, enhancing its ability to deliver scalable GenAI solutions and build long-term capabilities within enterprise data teams.
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