Sep 16

Forbes Releases First List of Top 100 Cloud Companies + 20 Rising Stars

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Forbes has released the first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100, the list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, which has developed in partnership with global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners.In addition to the leading cloud companies, Forbes has also published the “Rising Stars” list, which includes 20 of the best companies that Forbes, Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures consider as the most promising ones in the field.This is the Cloud 100 list: 1) Slack/team collaboration platform 2) Dropbox/document sharing platform 3) DocuSign/electronic signature company 4) Stripe/platform to accept payments online and in mobile apps 5) Cloudera/platform for data management and analytics 6) SurveyMonkey/online survey development cloud-based SaaS company 7) Mailchimp/online email marketing solution to manage subscribers, send emails, and track results 8) Squarespace/platform for anyone to create websites 9) AppDynamics/application intelligence platform for enterprises to have real-time insights into application performance 10) Adyen/app to accept payments and grow revenue online, on mobile, and at the point of sale 11) CloudFlare/CDN, DNS, DDoS protection & web security platform to speed up and protect online sites 12) Qualtrics/software-as-a-service insight platform provider 13) Tanium/endpoint security and systems management system 14) GitHub/community for more than 15 million people to learn, share, and work together to build software 15) Okta/provider of identity platform for the enterprise 16) Apptio/IT financial transparency, benchmarking and metrics platform 17) Coupa Software/SaaS suite of financial applications to spend smart and efficiently 18) Domo/business intelligence dashboard, reporting and analytics 19) Fuze/global voice, video and collaboration platform 20) MuleSoft/integration platform for connecting SaaS and enterprise 21) AppNexus/cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising 22) Medallia/platform to capture customer feedback, understand it in real-time, and take action to improve the customer experience 23) Cylance/advanced threat prevention built on Artificial Intelligence 24) Alteryx/self-service data analytics platform 25) Zscaler/Security as a Service platform 26) Carbon Black/endpoint security platform to defend organizations of all sizes from modern-day attacks with zero-gap protection.27) Yardi/real estate investment & property management software for commercial, multifamily, residential, affordable, public, senior, industrial, & retail markets 28) Anaplan/Planning and performance management platform 29) Avalara/automated Tax Software 30) AppDirect/cloud service marketplace and management platform 31) Acquia/CMS Platform for content, community and commerce 32) SMS Assist/Multisite Property Management 33) Sprinklr/Customer Experience Management (CEM) 34) BlackLine/unified Cloud for accounting and finance 35) ForeScout/Network security, tools & management 36) Pluralsight/unlimited Online Developer, IT and Creative Training 37) MapR/converged data platform 38) Hootsuite/social media management dashboard 39) InsideSales.com/sales lead management platform 41) BlueJeans/business video communications platform 42) DigitalOcean/cloud computing platform for developers 43) Automattic/WordPress developer and operator 44) ServiceMax/field service management software 45) Eventbrite/event technology platform 46) Ability Network/healthcare technology platform 47) PointClickCare/cloud-based EHR software for long-term care 48) Intercom/customer communication platform 49) Datadog/cloud monitoring as a service 50) Flatiron Health/oncology cloud 51) Gusto/payroll software 52) Sisense/BI & analytics tool 53) Veeam/backup, disaster recovery and virtualization management software 54) Alien Vault/unified security management & threat intelligence platform 55) Pagerduty/incident resolution platform 56) Gainsight/customer success software 57) Evernote/desktop and mobile tool to collect and share ideas 58) Duo Security/platform that verifies the identity of users and security health of their devices before they connect to apps 59) Health Catalyst/population health data warehousing, analytics, and improvement services 60) Fastly/real-time CDN that gives businesses complete control over how they serve content 61) DataStax/commercial support for enterprise edition of NoSQL database Cassandra 62) Asana/team traking software 63) Zuora/subscription billing, commerce & finance solution 64) Veracode/application security software 65) Adaptive Insight/enterprise financial planning software 66) Zoho/online office suite and SaaS applications for businesses 67) Apttus/Quote-to-Cash software 68) Greenhouse Software/applicant tracking system and recruiting software 69) Optimizely/A/B testing & personalization platform 70) iCIMS/applicant tracking system and recruiting software 71) Workfront/project management software 72) Turbonomic/autonomic platform for cloud 73) NewVoiceMedia/cloud contact centre platform 74) InVision/web and mobile prototyping, collaboration & workflow platform 75) Smartsheet/work management and process automation solution 76) Segment/customer data platform 77) Talkdesk/cloud-based call center software solution 78) SendGrid/marketing & transactional email service 79) Illumio/adaptive security for every computing environment 80) AvidXchange/automated bill payment platform 81) Infor/industry specific business applications 82) Mixpanel/mobile analytics platform 83) Lookout/mobile app security platform 84) Zoom Video Communications/video conferencing and web conferencing service 85) Sumo Logic/continuous intelligence, log management & analytics platform 86) Expensify/expense report platform 87) Namely/HR, payroll, and benefits platform 88) ZipRecruiter/job search engine 89) Intacct/Cloud ERP software, financial management software 90) Campaign Monitor/email marketing for business 91) SugarCRM/customer relationship management software 92) App Annie/app analytics and app market data platform 93) Netskope/cloud security services & solutions company 94) WalkMe/enterprise guidance and engagement platform 95) BigCommerce/ecommerce software & shopping cart platform 96) Lithium Technologies/social software providing on-demand, hosted forums, chats, and other social media marketing solutions for companies 97) MedeAnalytics/Healthcare analytics platform 98) Skyhigh Networks/cloud security software 99) Extreme Reach/digital media and software as a service 100) Dynatrace/application performance management (APM) software The 20 rising stars are: 1) Agari/prevention platform for cyber attacks from email threats 2) Algolia/hosted cloud search as a service 3) Alooma/process and work with big data in real time delivered as a cloud service 4) Amplitude/web and mobile analytics platform 5) Appboy/Mobile Marketing Automation, Engagement, CRM platform 6) Bugsnag/Detect and diagnose crashes in applications 7) Canva/graphic design software 8) Classy/fundraising solution for nonprofits 9) Clever/education technology platform 10) Contentful/API-first CMS 11) Delighted/customer feedback platform 12) eShares/cap table management software 13) IroNet Cybersecurity/suite of technologies, consulting services, and training programs to protect against current and emerging threats 14) Lever/collaborative recruiting platform 15) Orbital Insight/image processing and data science to understand global and national trends 16) Outreach/account-based sales engagement platform 17) Service Titan/home services software for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical service companies 18) Shyft Analytics/enterprise cloud analytics for life sciences 19) Toast/cloud-based system built specifically for restaurants 20) Trello/web-based project management application FinSMEs 17/09/2016