Databricks buys Row Zero to bring spreadsheets into its AI tools

Databricks has acquired Row Zero, a cloud-based spreadsheet maker, to give its Genie AI assistant a familiar place for business teams to work with company data. The point is not simply a faster spreadsheet: rather than downloading sensitive data into files that get copied around, users could analyze live data, test scenarios, and check AI-generated work inside Databricks’ access-controlled system. Row Zero was built to handle million-row spreadsheets, addressing a common mismatch between the tools finance and operations teams prefer and the governed data platforms their companies rely on. Deal terms were not disclosed; it is Databricks’ latest 2026 purchase, showing how it is using acquisitions to turn its AI and data infrastructure into a more usable day-to-day workplace.