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The cloud computing sector is home to 43 unicorn startups from around the world. They provide a wide range of services, from business software to data management.

The list includes companies like The Access Group, valued at $12B, and Talkdesk at $10B. Others, such as Zapier, have reached a $4B valuation with only $1.4M in funding.

Below is the full list of 43 Cloud Computing unicorn startups at this time.

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The Access Group develops fully integrated business management software for organizations across various sectors. Their solutions help streamline core functions like finance, HR, and payroll, connecting different parts of a business on a single platform.

Valuation$12B
HeadquartersLoughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Year Founded1991
FoundersSarj Radia, Sarj Radia
Funding Amount£1.1B
Company SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsGIC, Hg, TA Associates, Horizon Capital

Talkdesk offers a cloud-based contact center platform designed to improve customer service for large businesses. They are recognized for integrating AI and automation, which helps companies turn their customer experience into a competitive advantage.

Valuation$10B (Joined October 2018)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersCristina Fonseca, Tiago Paiva
Funding Amount$497.5M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsTop Tier Capital Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Amity Ventures, Franklin Templeton, 500 Global

Cohesity builds an AI-powered platform to manage and secure enterprise data. They help organizations protect against ransomware, simplify backup and recovery, and get value from their data across cloud, data center, and edge environments.

Valuation$7B (Joined June 2018)
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersMohit Aron
Funding Amount$955M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries H
Top InvestorsBattery Ventures, Madrona, Accel, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital

Workato provides an enterprise automation platform for integrating applications and orchestrating business workflows from end to end. Their platform uses a low-code approach, allowing both business and IT teams to create complex automations and connect various data sources.

Valuation$6B (Joined January 2021)
HeadquartersMountain View, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersAlexey Timanovskiy, Dimitris Kogias, Gautham Viswanathan, Harish Shetty, Vijay Tella
Funding Amount$415M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Digital Industry Singapore, Norwest, Battery Ventures

Cato Networks provides a comprehensive SASE platform designed to secure and optimize network access for businesses. They are recognized for unifying threat prevention, data protection, and incident response into a single, cloud-native service.

Valuation$5B (Joined November 2020)
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Year Founded2015
FoundersGur Shatz, Shlomo Kramer
Funding Amount$1.2B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries G
Top InvestorsU.S. Venture Partners, Coatue, Vitruvian Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners

Cockroach Labs builds CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database for modern, data-intensive applications. The platform is designed for high availability and massive scale, ensuring applications can survive failures and operate consistently across the globe.

Valuation$5B (Joined January 2021)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersBenjamin Darnell, Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball
Funding Amount$633.1M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Bond, Benchmark, Coatue

Vultr builds a high-performance AI cloud platform that gives developers access to the latest generation of GPUs and CPUs. They operate a global network of data centers across 32 locations, providing scalable cloud computing, storage, and infrastructure.

Valuation$4B (Joined December 2024)
HeadquartersWest Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersDavid Aninowsky
Funding Amount$662M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsGoldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America

Zapier offers an automation platform that connects thousands of web apps, allowing users to build custom workflows without writing any code. Its signature "Zaps" use a simple trigger-and-action framework that makes it easy for anyone to automate repetitive tasks between their most-used tools.

Valuation$4B (Joined January 2021)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersBryan Helmig, Mike Knoop, Wade Foster
Funding Amount$1.4M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsY Combinator, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Launchbay Capital

Replit builds an AI-powered software creation platform where developers can build, share, and deploy projects from their browser. They provide a collaborative coding environment that supports any programming language and simplifies the entire development lifecycle.

Valuation$3B (Joined April 2023)
HeadquartersFoster City, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersAmjad Masad, Faris Masad, Faris Masad, Haya Odeh
Funding Amount$472M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsCraft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, South Park Commons, Khosla Ventures, Amino Capital

Lambda develops a comprehensive AI compute platform used by machine learning engineers for training, fine-tuning, and inference. Their offerings range from a public GPU cloud to private data center hardware, giving teams the infrastructure they need for deep learning.

Valuation$3B
HeadquartersSan Jose, California, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersMichael Balaban, Stephen Balaban
Funding Amount$1.7B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsNVIDIA, Gaingels, Citi, B Capital, Alumni Ventures

The Remaining 33 Cloud Computing Unicorns

The ten most valuable companies are just a glimpse into the world of cloud computing. Beyond the biggest names, many other founders are building businesses that are just as important.

You'll find these startups all over the world, with a large number coming from the United States and China. Here’s a look at the rest of the unicorn startups shaping cloud computing.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
TradingView logo TradingViewUnited States2011$388.8M$3B
Sysdig logo SysdigUnited States2013$729.5M$3B
Bird logo BirdThe Netherlands2011$1.1B$3B
Nextiva logo NextivaUnited States2008$200M$3B
Contentful logo ContentfulGermany2013$349.6M$3B
Algolia logo AlgoliaUnited States2012$334.2M$2.25B
Everlaw logo EverlawUnited States2010$298.6M$2B
Kong logo KongUnited States2017$344.1M$2B
commercetools logo commercetoolsGermany2006$308.1M$2B
Netlify logo NetlifyUnited States2014$212.1M$2B
Aviatrix logo AviatrixUnited States2014$340.8M$2B
Salsify logo SalsifyUnited States2012$452.6M$2B
DFINITY logo DFINITYSwitzerland2016$121.4M$2B
SmartHR logo SmartHRJapan2013¥42.6B$2B
Orca Security logo Orca SecurityUnited States2019$632M$2B
Dt Dream logo Dt DreamChina2015$266.6M$2B
MegazoneCloud logo MegazoneCloudSouth Korea2018$672.9M$2B
Jaguar Microsystems logo Jaguar MicrosystemsChina2020$1.34B
Instabase logo InstabaseUnited States2015$292M$1.24B
Nerdio logo NerdioUnited States2016$625M$1.2B
CloudBees logo CloudBeesUnited States2010$356.2M$1.15B
Solo.io logo Solo.ioUnited States2017$171.5M$1B
SnapLogic logo SnapLogicUnited States2006$371.3M$1B
G42 logo G42United Arab Emirates2018$2.3B$1B
io.net logo io.netUnited States2022$30M$1B
Origin Quantum logo Origin QuantumChina2017CN¥1B$1B
Qiniu logo QiniuChina2011$396.9M$1B
RootCloud logo RootCloudChina2016CN¥1.3B$1B
FXiaoKe logo FXiaoKeChina2011$388M$1B
Xforceplus logo XforceplusChina2015$200M$1B
Chinac.com logo Chinac.comChina2010$378.6M$1B
Flexe logo FlexeUnited States2013$263M$1B
Inspur Cloud logo Inspur CloudChina2010CN¥20.6B$1B

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