Starburst has launched AI Data Assistant (AIDA), a new capability designed to help organisations analyse enterprise data using natural language. The system uses a ReAct reasoning framework to move beyond simple query generation, combining live data sampling and metadata analysis to deliver analyst-level insights. AIDA features persona-based outputs tailored to user roles, white labeling options, and support for multiple large language models including Anthropic, OpenAI and AWS Bedrock. The platform operates on distributed data across lakes, warehouses and cloud storage without requiring data centralisation. Planned Q2 releases include AIDA Studio for external system integration and configurable governance guardrails. The company aims to address revenue leakage, customer churn prevention and fraud detection. Starburst serves enterprises in over 60 countries, including Comcast and Citigroup.

Starburst, an enterprise intelligence platform provider, has been named to CRN's 2026 AI 100 list in the AI Data and Analytics category for the second consecutive year. The company was also recognised amongst "The 15 Hottest AI Data and Analytics Companies". Starburst's federated platform enables organisations to securely access and govern data across on-premises systems, multiple clouds and hybrid environments without relocating it. This approach allows enterprises to leverage complete data context for analytics and AI applications. The company recently surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, driven by growing enterprise demand for scalable, governed data access to support AI initiatives. Leading enterprises in over 60 countries, including Comcast and Citigroup, use Starburst's platform built on open standards with Trino and Apache Iceberg.