July 16 (Reuters) - Investment firm Coatue Management is leading a $3 billion investment in data analytics provider Databricks that values the company at $188 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Databricks, one of the world's most valuable privately held technology companies, earlier this year completeda fundraising round of about $5 billion at a valuation of $134 billion.
Coatue and Databricks could not immediately be reached for comment outside business hours.
(Reporting by Fabiola Arámburo in Mexico City; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
