Starburst Wins Most Innovative Agent-Ready Data Platform in SiliconANGLE Media’s Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starburst, a leader in data and AI platforms, today announced it is a winner of SiliconANGLE Media’s Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards in the “Most Innovative Agent-Ready Data Platform” category. The CUBEd Awards are an annual program honoring the most innovative companies, technologies and leaders shaping the future of B2B and B2B2C technology.

Enterprises in highly regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and government are grappling with distributed data that lives on-premise, across clouds and/or in hybrid environments, and strict governance requirements, all of which have made deploying AI at scale difficult. Starburst was recognized in the “Most Innovative Agent-Ready Data Platform” category for enabling customers to securely access and govern enterprise data wherever it resides, without violating strict data movement policies or compromising compliance. This recognition comes as Starburst recently announced it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, with nearly 40% year-over-year growth and reaching a $20 million AI annual run rate.

“This recognition from SiliconANGLE, on the heels of our $100M ARR milestone and accelerating growth in AI, underscores the critical need for enterprises to have a trusted foundation in place so they can successfully deploy AI agents with context and accuracy, at scale, and in compliance with the most demanding governance requirements,” said Justin Borgman, Founder and CEO, Starburst. “Enterprise AI means nothing without a proper data foundation – an AI agent without complete data access and business context is a liability, not an asset, particularly in highly regulated industries.”

The Technology category recognizes breakthrough products, platforms and solutions that are pushing the boundaries of B2B innovation and setting new standards for the industry. These awards celebrate technologies that deliver real-world impact by pairing bold ideas with measurable outcomes. Starburst’s submission stood out for its strength, relevance and demonstrated results.

“The 2026 CUBEd Award winners reflect where real innovation is happening. We're proud to celebrate bold ideas, breakthrough technologies and elite teams delivering measurable outcomes in complex enterprise environments,” said Dave Vellante, co-founder and co-CEO of SiliconANGLE Media. “These winners are solving hard problems at scale and moving the industry forward in practical, durable ways.”

Starburst recently launched AIDA, the AI Data Assistant, the business interface for agentic intelligence that replaces static dashboards with a conversational experience that connects distributed enterprise data and business context in real time. Agents don’t just query tables, they operate on governed data products infused with business rules and meaning.

With Starburst’s MCP server, enterprises can bring their own agents, embed AIDA anywhere, and power multi-agent ecosystems, all with enterprise-grade security and full auditability. Starburst isn’t building another dashboard layer. It’s building what replaces it – the governed control plane for enterprise AI. Learn more: https://www.starburst.io/info/ai-replaces-bi/.

For more information about the Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards and the full list of 2026 winners, visit https://www.thecube.net/awards.

About Starburst

Starburst is a leader in federated data and the foundation for enterprise AI, built for flexibility, delivering fast, secure access to all your data, wherever it lives. Whether on-premises, across clouds, or in hybrid environments, Starburst provides choice and control to your architecture. Built on an open data stack with Trino and Apache Iceberg, it unifies distributed data without complex or costly migrations, unleashing the full power of the data lakehouse for analytics and AI.

With our Lakeside AI architecture, enterprises gain federated access, governed collaboration, and full data lineage, laying the foundation for scalable, compliant AI innovation. Starburst empowers data-intensive and security-conscious organizations to unlock the full potential of their data while ensuring performance, governance, and control.

Enterprises in 60+ countries, including Comcast, Citigroup, and 4 of the top 5 global banks, rely on Starburst to power analytics and AI initiatives while maintaining flexibility and control. Our strategic partnerships with AWS, Dell Technologies, NetApp, and top cloud providers ensure seamless interoperability across environments.

From insights to action to AI, Starburst fuels innovation at every level. Learn more about AIDA, the AI Data Assistant at https://www.starburst.io/info/ai-replaces-bi/. Explore everything Starburst at starburst.ai.

About SiliconANGLE Media

SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, bringing together cutting-edge technology, influential content, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. As the parent company of SiliconANGLE, theCUBE Network, theCUBE Research, CUBE365, theCUBE AI and theCUBE SuperStudios – such as those established in Silicon Valley and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – SiliconANGLE Media transforms the way technology companies connect with their target markets. Founded by tech visionaries John Furrier and Dave Vellante, SiliconANGLE Media has built a powerful ecosystem of industry-leading digital media brands, with a reach of 15+ million elite tech professionals, 11.4k+ theCUBE alumni, 4+ million SiliconANGLE readers and 250,000+ social media subscribers. The company's new, proprietary theCUBE AI LLM is breaking ground in audience interaction, leveraging CUBE365's neural network to help technology companies make data-driven decisions and stay at the forefront of industry conversations.