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In the tenth annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that grew through the ups and downs of the pandemic and are poised to meet increasing economic and consumer challenges. All told, these firms have raised a half-trillion dollars in venture capital. At least 41 are unicorns, with valuations of $1 billion or more – 14 are valued at over $10 billion. But becoming a unicorn has become all too common, and as market volatility pressures valuations in both public and private markets, other stats stand out: Forty of the companies have a social or environmental purpose that is core to their business model. Ten of this year’s Disruptors are from the logistics sector, tackling the broken global supply chain that has fueled four-decade high inflation. Eight are reducing costs in a bloated health-care system and reaching underserved populations. Several more are dedicated to the climate crisis. Nine of this year’s Disruptors have a female founder. Sixteen feature CEOs from racial and ethnic minorities. The 50 companies selected using the proprietary Disruptor 50 methodology have raised over $56 billion in venture capital, according to PitchBook, at an implied Disruptor 50 valuation of more than $552 billion.
These are the top 25 enterprise technology startups powering the economy
CNBC’s first-ever Top Startups for the Enterprise list highlights startups powering digital transformation, attracting strategic investments and potentially drawing acquisition interest. These are up-and-coming companies built by ambitious, creative, and innovative entrepreneurs who specifically set out to develop the latest technology in business intelligence, IT, cloud, big data, and cybersecurity as companies in all sectors of the economy allocate increasing levels of spending to technology. The 25 startups selected using a proprietary methodology have raised over $14 billion in venture capital, according to PitchBook, at an implied collective valuation of more than $147 billion. Most of the companies on the unranked list use a combination of AI, machine learning, and cloud computing as critical drivers of their business models, and more than a third of the companies provide cybersecurity solutions.
Well-funded firms like these are in a particularly good position to meet the needs of large enterprises that are doubling down on emerging opportunities, despite the uncertain economic climate. COMPANY | HEADQUARTERS | FOUNDED | CATEGORY | ABNORMAL SECURITY | San Francisco | 2018 | Cybersecurity | AERA TECHNOLOGY | Mountain View, California | 2017 | Big Data | ANCHAIN.AI | San Jose, California | 2018 | Fintech | ARCTIC WOLF | Eden Prarie, Minnesota | 2012 | Cybersecurity | AVIATRIX | Santa Clara, California | 2014 | Cybersecurity | BALBIX | San Jose, California | 2015 | Cybersecurity | BIGID | New York City | 2016 | Cybersecurity | BREX | San Francisco | 2017 | Fintech | CANVA | Sydney, Australia | 2012 | Design | COGNITE | Oslo, Norway | 2017 | Big Data | CRIBL | San Francisco | 2017 | Big Data | DATABRICKS | San Francisco | 2013 | Big Data | DREMIO | Santa Clara, California | 2015 | Big Data | EIGHTFOLD.AI | Santa Clara, California | 2016 | HR Tech | FORETHOUGHT | San Francisco | 2018 | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | HARNESS | San Francisco | 2016 | Software development | JUPITERONE | Morrisville, North Carolina | 2020 | Cybersecurity | LACEWORK | San Jose, California | 2015 | Cybersecurity | MEDABLE | San Francisco | 2015 | Big Data | MONTE CARLO | San Francisco | 2019 | Big Data | PAPAYA GLOBAL | Herzliya, Israel | 2016 | HR Tech | SNYK | Boston | 2015 | Cybersecurity | UJET | San Francisco | 2015 | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | VERBIT | Tel Aviv, Israel | 2017 | Automation | WORKATO | Mountain View, California | 2013 | Automation |
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