The prestigious Forbes Cloud 100 ranking, published annually in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners, recognizes the world's top 100 private cloud companies. Created ten years ago, it highlights the most promising digital companies according to four criteria: market leadership, estimated valuation, economic performance and corporate culture. The ranking, which has become a benchmark for the entire technology ecosystem, this year singles out five companies inAltaroc 's portfolios: Databricks (ranked 4th, ahead of behemoths such as Canva, Notion and Perplexity AI), BrowserStack, Motive, VAST Data and Gusto.
Databricks, founded in San Francisco in 2013 and valued at over $100 billion, is being hailed for its Lakehouse platform, which unifies data to simplify its exploitation. By combining data processing, analysis and machine learning in a single environment, Databricks facilitates the implementation of artificial intelligence in companies around the world, such as Shell, Microsoft and Unilever. The Californian company is also democratizing access to AI in Africa.
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VAST Data is also one of the most promising companies in the ranking. It develops a high-performance data storage platform, designed to meet the needs of artificial intelligence and large-scale analysis applications. By removing the boundaries between storage and computation, VAST Data enables companies to process billions of files in a fraction of a second. Alongside NVIDIA and SK Telecom, VAST Data is also helping to accelerate the deployment of AI in South Korea.
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San Francisco-based Gusto stands out for its cloud platform dedicated to human resources management, payroll and now retirement financing. It helps thousands of US SMEs simplify their administrative processes and offer their employees a better experience at work. By automating complex tasks and integrating AI into data management, Gusto is reinventing the HR function for the digital age.
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Based in Mumbai and founded in 2011, BrowserStack has established itself as a global benchmark in software testing for several years now. The company is listed for the fifth time in the Forbes ranking, a distinction that rewards the growth of its artificial intelligence-fueled functionalities. BrowserStack enables developers to verify the quality and compatibility of their applications on over 30,000 devices worldwide. The company already has over 50,000 customers, including Amazon, Microsoft and NVIDIA.
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For its part, Motive enters the ranking for its key role in the digital transformation of so-called "physical" professions: transport, construction, energy or field services. Based in San Francisco, the company develops connected tools and artificial intelligence solutions to make operations safer, more productive and more sustainable.
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