Climb Secures Growth Investment from RLH Equity Partners

Growth investment will expand Climb's Databricks partnership, advance healthcare, life sciences and financial services solutions, and accelerate its agentic delivery operations framework.

DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Climb, a Databricks-native data and AI consultancy, today announced a growth investment from RLH Equity Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment firm focused on founder-led, technology-driven businesses.

Founded in 2026, Climb has already assembled a team of senior data and AI practitioners, begun serving enterprise clients, and introduced solutions built specifically for the Databricks ecosystem.

The capital will support the expansion of Climb's Databricks partner relationship, continued investment in solutions for healthcare and life sciences and financial services, and the acceleration of its agentic delivery operations framework.

Building the Foundations for Enterprise AI
Climb helps enterprises move AI initiatives from experimentation into production by strengthening the data and governance foundations those systems depend on. Its work brings consistent data definitions, lineage and access controls together on Databricks so clients can deploy AI with greater confidence.

Climb was co-founded by JP La Torre, who previously founded Caylent, a leading cloud-native services firm focused on the AWS ecosystem. He brings experience building and scaling specialized technology services businesses.

"We founded Climb to help enterprises turn data and AI investment into measurable business outcomes," said JP La Torre, Co-founder and CEO of Climb. "The progress our team has made in our first year gives us a strong foundation to build on. RLH understands how to scale specialized services firms, and its investment will help us deepen our Databricks partnership, advance our industry solutions and accelerate the way we deliver for clients."

Climb combines senior-led teams with engagements designed around defined business outcomes. Its Basecamps provide fixed-scope engagements built on repeatable patterns, while bespoke engagements address more ambitious programs. Both draw on expertise across data architecture, engineering, AI and governance.

Early Momentum in 2026
Climb's delivery team already holds more than 50 Databricks certifications. Since launch, the company has begun supporting healthcare and financial services enterprises, modernizing data estates and improving access to clinical and operational data.

Climb Labs has launched its MCP Service for HLS, developed in collaboration with the Databricks Healthcare and Life Sciences team. The service connects research and analysis agents to 10 public biomedical and regulatory data sources. Climb has also published its AI Maturity Framework to help enterprises build and operate AI systems with human oversight and accountability.

Investing in Delivery and Industry Expertise
Climb will accelerate its agentic delivery operations framework, its internal platform of accelerators, evaluation frameworks and implementation patterns. This work is designed to make delivery more repeatable, shorten implementation timelines and strengthen quality.

The company will continue developing data and AI solutions for healthcare and life sciences and financial services, with an emphasis on the governance requirements, sensitive data and specialized workflows of those industries.

Climb will also expand its Databricks practice through certified expertise, joint solution development and co-selling.

A Partnership for Growth
RLH brings more than 40 years of experience investing in specialized, knowledge-led businesses. The partnership will support Climb as it scales its team, capabilities and presence in the Databricks ecosystem.

"We believe Climb has the ingredients to become a defining services firm in the Databricks ecosystem, and we are excited to support JP and the broader Climb team in the journey ahead," said Mark Gartner, Managing Director at RLH Equity Partners.

About Climb
Climb is a Databricks-native data and AI consultancy headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2026, the company helps enterprises build modern data foundations and put AI into production through senior-led teams, outcome-based engagements and industry-specific solutions. Its capabilities span data engineering, migration and modernization, analytics, AI and governance. Climb serves organizations across healthcare and life sciences, banking, insurance, capital markets, and Private Equity. Learn more at climb.ai.

SOURCE Climb Group Inc.