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MicrosoftPublic
$3.95T▲13.1%$332B11.9x$18M$1.5M▲17.8%223,000Satya NadellaBill GatesPaul Allen1975DesktopITRedmond, WA
2
AlphabetPublic
$3.92T▲1.9%$446B8.8x$20M$2.2M▲15.1%198,933Sundar PichaiLarry PageSergey Brin1998InternetMarketingMountain View, CA
3
AmazonPublic
$2.73T▲11.7%$776B3.5x$1.7M$486K▲12.4%1,595,000Andy JassyJeff Bezos1994InternetSoftware EngineeringSeattle, WA
4
BroadcomPublic
$1.63T▼1.0%$89.1B18.3x$50M$2.7M▲23.9%33,000Hock E. TanHenry SamueliHenry Nicholas III1991Client–ServerITPalo Alto, CA
5
AnthropicPrivate
$965B--$47.0B20.5x$193M$9.4M--5,000Dario AmodeiDario AmodeiDaniela AmodeiJared KaplanJack ClarkChris OlahBenjamin MannSam McCandlishTom Brown2021AISoftware EngineeringSan Francisco, CA
6
OpenAIPrivate
$852B--$41.3B20.6x$189M$9.2M--4,500Sam AltmanSam AltmanGreg BrockmanIlya SutskeverWojciech ZarembaJohn SchulmanElon MuskTrevor BlackwellVicki CheungAndrej KarpathyDurk KingmaPamela Vagata2015AISoftware EngineeringSan Francisco, CA
7
Palantir TechnologiesPublic
$478B▲18.4%$6.16B77.6x$109M$1.4M▲56.2%4,401Alexander KarpPeter ThielJoe LonsdaleAlex KarpStephen CohenNathan Gettings2003InternetDataDenver, CO
8
Cisco SystemsPublic
$439B▲48.4%$63.3B6.9x$4.6M$662K▲11.8%95,612Charles H. RobbinsLeonard BosackSandy Lerner1984InternetCyber SecuritySan Jose, CA
9
OraclePublic
$396B▼32.4%$71.8B5.5x$2.8M$509K▲17.3%141,000Clay MagouyrkMike SiciliaLarry EllisonBob MinerEd Oates1977MinicomputerITAustin, TX
10
Palo Alto NetworksPublic
$329B▲124.0%$11.5B28.6x$15M$524K▲24.5%21,921Nikesh AroraNir ZukRajiv Batra2005CloudCyber SecuritySanta Clara, CA
11
Dell TechnologiesPublic
$319B▲296.9%$151B2.1x$3.3M$1.6M▲18.8%97,000Michael DellMichael Dell1984DesktopITRound Rock, TX
12
CrowdStrike HoldingsPublic
$274B▲136.4%$5.40B50.9x$23M$461K▲21.7%11,706George KurtzGeorge KurtzDmitri AlperovitchGregg Marston2011CloudCyber SecurityAustin, TX
13
SAPPublic
sap.com · Founded 1972
$274B▲7.3%$43.9B6.2x$2.4M$388K▲7.7%113,076Christian KleinDietmar HoppHasso PlattnerClaus WellenreutherKlaus TschiraHans-Werner Hector1972MinicomputerFinanceWalldorf, Germany
14
xAIAcq
$250B--$3.20B78.1x$45M$576K--5,559Elon MuskElon MuskIgor BabuschkinYuhuai WuKyle KosicGreg YangZihang DaiToby PohlenChristian SzegedyGuodong ZhangRoss NordeenJimmy BaManuel Kroiss2006AISoftware EngineeringPalo Alto, CA
15
International Business MachinesPublic
ibm.com · Founded 1911
$237B▼12.4%$69.9B3.4x$895K$264K▲7.6%264,300Arvind KrishnaCharles Ranlett FlintHerman HollerithThomas J. Watson1911MainframeITArmonk, NY
16
SiemensPublic
siemens.com · Founded 1847
$227B▲12.8%$90.4B2.5x$716K$285K▲3.9%317,000Roland BuschWerner von SiemensJohann Georg Halske1847MainframeManufacturingMunich, Germany
17
ShopifyPublic
$213B▲5.5%$13.3B16.1x$28M$1.7M▲30.1%7,600Tobias LütkeTobias LütkeDaniel WeinandScott Lake2004InternetRetail & E-commerceOttawa, Canada
18
RevolutPrivate
$200B--$6.00B33.3x$17M$500K--12,000Nik StoronskyNik StoronskyVlad Yatsenko2013CloudFinTechLondon, United Kingdom
19
SalesforcePublic
$198B▼4.4%$43.9B4.5x$2.4M$527K▲9.6%83,334Marc BenioffMarc BenioffParker HarrisDave MoellenhoffFrank Dominguez1999CloudSalesSan Francisco, CA
20
DatabricksPrivate
$190B--$7.00B27.1x$21M$778K--9,000Ali GhodsiAli GhodsiAndy KonwinskiIon StoicaPatrick WendellReynold XinMatei ZahariaArsalan Tavakoli2013CloudDataSan Francisco, CA
21
ServiceNowPublic
$160B▲5.0%$14.7B10.9x$5.5M$505K▲20.9%29,187Bill McDermottFred Luddy2003CloudITSanta Clara, CA
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StripePrivate
$159B------$16M----10,000Patrick CollisonJohn CollisonPatrick Collison2010CloudFinanceSouth San Francisco, CA
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AccenturePublic
$144B▼6.9%$74.2B1.9x$177K$91K▲6.5%814,000Julie Sweet--1989DesktopITDublin, Ireland
24
FortinetPublic
$136B▲137.5%$7.53B18.0x$8.8M$487K▲14.2%15,472Ken XieKen XieMichael Xie2000InternetCyber SecuritySunnyvale, CA
25
SnowflakePublic
$119B▲55.7%$5.43B21.9x$13M$600K▲29.2%9,060Sridhar RamaswamyBenoît DagevilleThierry CruanesMarcin Żukowski2012CloudDataMenlo Park, CA
26
CloudflarePublic
$117B▲67.2%$2.51B46.5x$21M$458K▲29.8%5,483Matthew PrinceMatthew PrinceMichelle ZatlynLee Holloway2009CloudCyber SecuritySan Francisco, CA
27
Automatic Data ProcessingPublic
adp.com · Founded 1949
$116B▲18.5%$21.9B5.3x$1.7M$328K▲6.7%67,000Maria BlackHenry TaubJoe Taub1949MainframeHRRoseland, NJ
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DatadogPublic
$101B▲109.9%$3.97B25.4x$12M$490K▲27.7%8,100Olivier PomelOlivier PomelAlexis Lê-Quôc2010CloudSoftware EngineeringNew York, NY
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BloombergPrivate
$100B--$14.9B6.7x$3.8M$573K--26,000Vlad KliatchkoMichael BloombergThomas SecundaDuncan MacMillanCharles Zegar1981DesktopCapital MarketsNew York, NY
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AdobePublic
$96.7B▼25.5%$26.0B3.7x$3.1M$828K▲10.5%31,360Shantanu NarayenCharles GeschkeJohn Warnock1982DesktopMarketingSan Jose, CA
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Cadence Design SystemsPublic
$94.5B▲10.5%$5.84B16.2x$6.1M$378K▲14.1%15,445Anirudh DevganRichard NewtonJames Solomon1988DesktopManufacturingSan Jose, CA
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SynopsysPublic
$90.9B▼1.2%$9.42B9.7x$3.3M$339K▲15.1%27,809Sassine GhaziAart de GeusDavid GregoryAlberto Sangiovanni-VincentelliBill Krieger1986DesktopSoftware EngineeringSunnyvale, CA
33
AppLovinPublic
$88.3B▼57.5%$6.83B12.9x$98M$7.6M▲70.0%898Adam ForoughiAdam ForoughiAndrew KaramJohn Krystynak2012CloudMarketingPalo Alto, CA
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IntuitPublic
$87.8B▼47.1%$21.4B4.1x$4.7M$1.2M▲13.9%18,600Sasan GoodarziScott CookTom Proulx1983DesktopFinanceMountain View, CA
35
Hewlett Packard EnterprisePublic
hpe.com · Founded 1939
$80.8B▲154.7%$41.9B1.9x$1.2M$625K▲13.8%67,000Antonio NeriBill HewlettDavid Packard1939MainframeITSpring, TX
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Epic SystemsPrivate
$70.0B------$4.7M----15,000Judith FaulknerJudith Faulkner1979MinicomputerHealthcare ProvidersVerona, WI
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VMwareAcq
$69.0B------$4.3M----16,000Raghu RaghuramDiane GreeneMendel RosenblumEdouard BugnionScott DevineEdward Wang1998InternetITPalo Alto, CA
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RampPrivate
$60.0B--$2.00B30.0x$24M$810K--2,469Eric GlymanEric GlymanKarim AtiyehGene Lee2019CloudFinanceNew York, NY
39
CursorAcq
$60.0B--$4.00B15.0x$86M$5.7M--700Michael TruellMichael TruellSualeh AsifArvid LunnemarkAman Sanger2022AISoftware EngineeringSan Francisco, CA
40
AtlassianPublic
$55.5B▲41.8%$6.57B8.5x$4.2M$494K▲26.0%13,301Mike Cannon-BrookesMike Cannon-BrookesScott Farquhar2002InternetSoftware EngineeringSydney, Australia
41
ThalesPublic
thalesgroup.com · Founded 1968
$53.7B▲1.0%$25.4B2.1x$677K$321K▲7.6%79,263Patrice CaineElihu ThomsonEdwin Houston1968MainframeCyber SecurityMeudon, France
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Veeva SystemsPublic
$50.8B▲42.8%$3.46B14.7x$6.4M$436K▲16.3%7,928Peter GassnerPeter GassnerMatt WallachDoug Ostler2007CloudBiotechPleasanton, CA
43
AutodeskPublic
$50.6B▼15.6%$7.79B6.5x$3.5M$545K▲17.5%14,300Andrew AnagnostJohn Walker1982DesktopManufacturingSan Francisco, CA
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Thomson ReutersPublic
thomsonreuters.com · Founded 1850
$50.5B▼2.3%$7.83B6.5x$1.9M$289K▲3.0%27,100Steve HaskerPaul Julius Reuter1850MainframeLegalToronto, Canada
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Constellation SoftwarePublic
$49.9B▲2.2%$12.6B3.9x$857K$217K▲15.5%58,254Mark MillerMark LeonardJames D. Foy1995InternetITToronto, Canada
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WorkdayPublic
$49.5B▼0.2%$10.2B4.9x$2.4M$486K▲13.1%20,896Aneel BhusriAneel BhusriDave Duffield2005CloudHRPleasanton, CA
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CognitionPrivate
$48.0B--$1.00B48.0x$137M$2.9M--350Scott WuScott WuSteven HaoWalden Yan2023AISoftware EngineeringNew York, NY
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PayPal HoldingsPublic
$48.0B▼2.7%$34.1B1.4x$2.0M$1.4M▲4.3%23,800Enrique LoresMax LevchinPeter ThielLuke Nosek1998InternetSoftware EngineeringSan Jose, CA
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NebiusPublic
$46.3B▲89.5%$1.36B34.2x$30M$878K▲479.0%1,543Arkady VolozhArkady VolozhRoman Chernin2024AISoftware EngineeringAmsterdam, Netherlands
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EverpurePublic
$46.2B▲101.0%$4.26B10.8x$7.2M$666K▲15.6%6,400Charles GiancarloJohn 'Coz' Colgrove2009CloudDataSanta Clara, CA
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BlockPublic
$45.0B▲14.9%$25.0B1.8x$7.5M$4.2M▲0.3%6,000Jack DorseyJack DorseyJim McKelvey2009CloudRetail & E-commerceOakland, CA
52
NetAppPublic
$44.7B▲116.0%$7.39B6.0x$3.8M$632K▲5.4%11,700George KurianDavid HitzJames LauMichael Malcolm1992Client–ServerITSan Jose, CA
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IQVIAPublic
$44.7B▲20.5%$17.0B2.6x$526K$200K▲5.9%85,002Ari BousbibDennis Gillings1982DesktopBiotechDurham, NC
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ZscalerPublic
$42.4B▲17.9%$3.35B12.7x$4.9M$385K▲25.4%8,700Jay ChaudhryJay ChaudhryK. Kailash2007CloudCyber SecuritySan Jose, CA
55
CanvaPrivate
$42.0B--$4.00B10.5x$7.9M$755K--5,300Melanie PerkinsMelanie PerkinsCliff ObrechtCameron Adams2012CloudMarketingSurry Hills, Australia
56
PrometheusPrivate
$41.0B------$273M----150Jeff BezosVik BajajJeff BezosVik Bajaj2025AIManufacturingSan Francisco, CA
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HCL TechnologiesPublic
$40.4B▼9.3%$14.8B2.7x$172K$63K▲11.2%234,496C. VijayakumarShiv NadarAjai Chowdhry1976MinicomputerITNoida, India
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Checkout.comPrivate
$40.0B------$17M----2,292Guillaume PousazGuillaume Pousaz2012CloudRetail & E-commerceLondon, United Kingdom
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KalshiPrivate
$40.0B--$4.00B10.0x$267M$27M--150Tarek MansourTarek MansourLuana Lopes Lara2018CloudCapital MarketsNew York, NY
60
OktaPublic
$39.5B▲170.3%$3.07B12.9x$6.2M$483K▲11.8%6,366Todd McKinnonTodd McKinnonFrederic Kerrest2009CloudITSan Francisco, CA
61
TwilioPublic
$39.1B▲84.0%$5.57B7.0x$7.1M$1.0M▲13.7%5,492Khozema ShipchandlerJeff LawsonEvan CookeJohn Wolthuis2008CloudCustomer SupportSan Francisco, CA
62
First DataAcq
firstdata.com · Founded 1971
$38.3B------$2.0M----19,000Frank BisignanoPerry "Bill" EspingMike LiddyJack Weekly1971MinicomputerRetail & E-commerceAtlanta, GA
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Dassault SystemesPublic
$36.2B▲6.9%$6.92B5.2x$1.4M$266K▲0.4%25,967Pascal DalozFrancis Bernard1981DesktopManufacturingVélizy-Villacoublay, France
64
AnsysAcq
ansys.com · Founded 1970
$35.0B------$5.2M----6,703Ajei GopalJohn A. Swanson1970MinicomputerManufacturingCanonsburg, PA
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Red HatAcq
$34.0B------$1.8M----19,000Matt HicksMarc EwingBob Young1993Client–ServerITRaleigh, NC
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AdyenPublic
$33.2B▼32.4%$2.88B11.5x$6.6M$574K▲18.9%5,020Pieter van der DoesPieter van der DoesArnout Schuijff2006CloudRetail & E-commerceAmsterdam, Netherlands
67
CoreWeavePublic
$32.9B▼24.9%$7.59B4.3x$12M$2.9M▲167.9%2,637Michael IntratorMichael IntratorBrian VenturoBrannin McBee2017AISoftware EngineeringLivingston, NJ
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WizAcq
$32.0B--$1.00B32.0x$10M$318K--3,149Assaf RappaportAssaf RappaportYinon CosticaRoy ReznikAmi Luttwak2020CloudCyber SecurityNew York, NY
69
SSI / Safe SuperintelligencePrivate
$32.0B------$1.5B----21Ilya SutskeverIlya SutskeverDaniel GrossDaniel Levy2024AISoftware EngineeringPalo Alto, CA
70
MongoDBPublic
$31.4B▼2.5%$2.78B11.3x$5.4M$481K▲22.8%5,783Chirantan "CJ" DesaiDwight MerrimanEliot HorowitzKevin Ryan2007CloudSoftware EngineeringNew York, NY
71
CrusoePrivate
$30.9B------$17M----1,800Chase LochmillerChase LochmillerCully Cavness2018CloudSoftware EngineeringDenver, CO
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Bending SpoonsPublic
$30.1B▲16.0%$2.04B14.8x$17M$1.2M▲288.7%1,743Luca FerrariLuca FerrariFrancesco PatarnelloMatteo DanieliLuca QuerellaTomasz Greber2013CloudProductMilan, Italy
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VAST DataPrivate
$30.0B--$500M60.0x$25M$415K--1,206Renen HallakRenen HallakShachar FienblitJeff DenworthAlon Horev2016AIITNew York, NY
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PerplexityPrivate
$30.0B--$450M66.7x$21M$321K--1,400Aravind SrinivasAravind SrinivasDenis YaratsJohnny HoAndy Konwinski2022AIITSan Francisco, CA
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Cognizant Technology SolutionsPublic
$29.8B▼17.1%$21.6B1.4x$86K$63K▲7.0%345,049Ravi Kumar SingisettiKumar MahadevaFrancisco D'Souza1994Client–ServerITTeaneck, NJ
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CernerAcq
$29.8B------$1.1M----28,000David FeinbergNeal PattersonPaul GorupCliff Illig1980DesktopHealthcare ProvidersKansas City, MO
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HexagonPublic
$29.6B▲2.6%$6.18B4.8x$1.8M$383K▲0.4%16,117Anders SvenssonBörje Andersson1975MinicomputerManufacturingStockholm, Sweden
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Scale AIAcq
$29.0B------$22M----1,300Jason DroegeAlexandr WangLucy Guo2016AIDataSan Francisco, CA
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Zoom CommunicationsPublic
$28.4B▲16.9%$4.99B5.7x$3.8M$671K▲4.4%7,438Eric YuanEric Yuan2011CloudITSan Jose, CA
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RubrikPublic
$28.1B▲79.9%$1.54B18.2x$7.4M$406K▲48.5%3,797Bipul SinhaBipul SinhaArvind NithrakashyapSoham MazumdarArvind JainMukeash Rawat2014CloudITPalo Alto, CA
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SplunkAcq
$28.0B------$3.0M----9,231Gary SteeleMichael BaumRob DasErik Swan2003InternetCyber SecuritySan Jose, CA
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VeriSignPublic
$27.3B▲27.6%$1.73B15.7x$29M$1.9M▲6.4%926D. James BidzosJames Bidzos1995InternetITReston, VA
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LinkedInAcq
$27.1B------$1.6M----17,500Daniel ShaperoReid HoffmanAllen BlueKonstantin GuerickeEric LyJean-Luc Vaillant2002InternetSalesSunnyvale, CA
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SlackAcq
$27.1B------$9.2M----2,935Rob SeamanStewart ButterfieldCal HendersonSerguei Mourachov2009CloudITSan Francisco, CA
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CyberArkAcq
$26.2B--$1.44B18.2x$6.6M$360K--4,000Matt CohenUdi Mokady1999InternetCyber SecurityNewton, MA
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F5Public
$26.0B▲79.0%$3.31B7.9x$4.0M$508K▲9.7%6,512François Locoh-DonouJeff Hussey1996InternetCyber SecuritySeattle, WA
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BasetenPrivate
$26.0B------$98M----266Tuhin SrivastavaTuhin SrivastavaPhilip HowesAmir HaghighatPankaj Gupta2019AISoftware EngineeringSan Francisco, CA
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SamsaraPublic
$25.5B▲28.3%$1.85B13.8x$6.2M$451K▲29.6%4,100Sanjit BiswasSanjit BiswasJohn Bicket2015CloudSupply ChainSan Francisco, CA
89
FiservPublic
fiserv.com · Founded 1971
$25.2B▼27.7%$21.2B1.2x$663K$558K▲3.6%38,000Takis GeorgakopoulosGeorge DaltonLeslie Muma1971MinicomputerBankingMilwaukee, WI
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Reflection AIPrivate
$25.0B------$123M----203Misha LaskinMisha LaskinIoannis Alexandros Antonoglou2024AISoftware EngineeringNew York, NY
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WorldpayAcq
$24.3B------$2.5M----9,632Charles DruckerNick Ogden1993Client–ServerRetail & E-commerceCincinnati, OH
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Mistral AIPrivate
$24.0B--$400M60.0x$69M$1.1M--350Arthur MenschArthur MenschGuillaume LampleTimothée Lacroix2023AISoftware EngineeringParis, France
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WhatsAppAcq
$21.8B------$396M----55Jan KoumJan KoumBrian Acton2009CloudMedia & EntertainmentMenlo Park, CA
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Global PaymentsPublic
globalpayments.com · Founded 1967
$21.5B▲8.9%$10.2B2.1x$829K$393K▼0.4%26,000Cameron BreadyGeorge W. Thorpe1967MainframeRetail & E-commerceAtlanta, GA
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Wolters KluwerPublic
wolterskluwer.com · Founded 1836
$21.3B▲1.8%$6.81B3.1x$1.0M$328K▲3.5%20,771Stacey CaywoodJan Berend Wolters1836MainframeFinanceAlphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
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PTCPublic
$21.1B▲14.4%$2.95B7.2x$3.0M$422K▲19.2%7,000Neil BaruaSamuel GeisbergMike Payne1985DesktopManufacturingBoston, MA
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GenesysPE
$21.0B--$3.00B7.0x$2.4M$345K--8,684Tony BatesAlec MiloslavskyGregory Shenkman1990Client–ServerCustomer SupportMenlo Park, CA
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PolymarketPrivate
$21.0B------$105M----200Shayne CoplanShayne Coplan2020AIWeb3 / Crypto InfraNew York, NY
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CirclePublic
$20.7B▼2.3%$2.91B7.1x$19M$2.6M▲63.9%1,100Jeremy AllaireJeremy AllaireSean Neville2013CloudWeb3 / Crypto InfraNew York, NY
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VismaPE
$20.7B--$3.49B5.9x$1.4M$232K--15,000Merete Hverven--1996InternetFinanceOslo, Norway
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