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NASDAQ: HCP, Acq. by IBM

HashiCorp

Acq. by Veeam

Securiti

NASDAQ: LYFT

Lyft

Outreach

NASDAQ: POSH, Acq. by NAVER

Poshmark

Mammoth Biosciences

BigPanda

NASDAQ: MKTO, Acq. by Vista Equity

Marketo

NASDAQ: SCTY, Acq by Tesla

Solar City

Acq. by Qualcomm

Nuvia

NASDAQ: BASE

Couchbase

Acq. by GE Digital

Service Max

Acq. by Oracle

Moat

Acq. by SUSE

Rancher

Acq. by F5 Networks

Volterra

Acq. by Palo Alto Networks

CloudGenix

Acq. by Google

Cloudsimple

Acq. by Pure Storage

Portworx

Acq. by SAP

Gigya

Former NASDAQ: Coms

3Com

Former NYSE: PAR, Acq. by HP

3Par

Akeana

Alchemy

ALIF Semiconductor

Alignable

NASDAQ: AMGN

Amgen

Former NASDAQ: APPB

Applied Biosystems

Acq. by PeopleSoft/Oracle

Arbor Software

Acq. by Infogames

Atari

AttoTude

Aurascape

NASDAQ: AVNX

Avanex

Acq. by Intel

Basis

Acq. by Cigna

Brighter

Former NASDAQ: BVSN

BroadVision

Acq. by Thoma Bravo

Centrify

NASDAQ: CTXS

Citrix

Cognichip

Merged with HP

Compaq

NASDAQ: CNQR, Acq. by SAP

Concur

Crunchbase

Cube

Former NASDAQ: CY

Cypress

DevRev

Docket

DuploCloud

Former NASDAQ: ELON

Echelon

Acq. by Blue Coat Systems/Symantec

Elastica

Exaforce

Acq. by TPG

Foodsmart

Frore Systems

Former NYSE: GENE

Genentech

Gruve

Acq. by HP

Heartstream

Highbeam

Highway 9 Networks

HouseWhisper

Inception Labs

InfluxData

NASDAQ: IPHI

Inphi

NASDAQ: ISRG

Intuitive Surgical

Kana

NASDAQ: LRCX

LAM Research

Acq. by EMC

Legato

Former NASDAQ: LLTC

Linear Technologies

Former NASDAQ: LSI

LSI Logic

IPO India: Matrimony.NS

Matrimony.com

Former NASDAQ: MLNM

Millennium Pharma

MindsDB

Minimus

NASDAQ: MIPS, Acq. by Silicon Graphics

MIPS

Mirvie

Acq. by Sybase

Mobile 365

Multiply

Neubird

Acq. by Broadcom

NewPort Communications

NASDAQ: NUAN, Acq. by Microsoft

Nuance

Numeral

Obot

OpenLight

Opti

Orb

Paz.AI

Pensive

Acq. by Juniper Networks

Peribit

ProRata.ai

Acq. by LinkedIn

Pulse

Acq. by Cisco

Pure Networks

Former NASDAQ: PRSW

Pure Software

Acq. by Nortel Networks

Qtera

NASDAQ: QMCO

Quantum

Acq. by Google

Quickoffice

Former NASDAQ: QUNR

Qunar.Com

Qventus

Qwiet AI

Former NASDAQ: RBAK

Redback Networks

Acq. by Home Depot

Red Beacon

Retym

Revefi

Rhoda AI

NYSE: RUBI

Rubicon Project

Acq. by SonicBlue

S3 Graphics

SambaNova

NASDAQ: SNDK, Acq. by Western Digital

SanDisk

Scrunch AI

Sema4.ai

Seekout

Former NASDAQ: SGI

SGI

SmartRecruiters

Acq. by Microsoft

Storsimple

Supio

Acq. by NVIDIA

SwiftStack

Acq. by Compaq/HP

Tandem

Teambridge

IPO India: TEJASNET.NS

Tejas Networks

Tensordyne

Teserac

Former NASDAQ: TIBX, Acq. by Vista Equity Partners

TIBCO

Tripp

TrustRadius

Upscale AI

UARE.ai

Former NYSE: VNTV

Vantive

Versa Networks

Velaura

Vijil

Former NASDAQ: WEBM

Web Methods

Acq. by TelLabs

WiChorus

Acq. by Lumine Group

WideOrbit

Acq. by Citrix Systems

Zenprise

Founder Stories

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Gamechangers
03.2026
The HashiCorp Journey: The Rise of a Cloud Powerhouse

How HashiCorp built the multi-cloud playbook, scaled open source into enterprise dominance, and made trust its ultimate moat.

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Gamechangers
03.2026
Poshmark: How Community Became a $1.6B Social Commerce Company

Poshmark’s journey from community-driven startup to $1.6B social commerce powerhouse and IPO success.

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Gamechangers
03.2017
Transportation Will Change; Core Values Won’t at Lyft
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Gamechangers
09.2021
Saving Billions of Lives with Next Generation CRISPR Company Mammoth
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Gamechangers
03.2020
Dancing with Giants: How CloudSimple Succeeded Among the Titans of Tech
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Gamechangers
03.2017
From White Vans to SmartVans—Leading the Field of Field Service
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Gamechangers
10.2020
How A Mid-Career Bet On Entrepreneurship Turned Into Industry Defining Success
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Gamechangers
07.2021
How Mission & Values Set the Foundation for Couchbase’s Success
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Gamechangers
05.2020
How Tejas Networks Built Local and Thought Global
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Gamechangers
03.2021
How the NUVIA Dream Team Built a New Age Silicon Company
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Gamechangers
03.2021
How the Rancher No-Drama Team Quietly Built a Kubernetes Leader
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Gamechangers
03.2021
How Volterra Dreamed Big, Then Focused Its Way to 300% Growth
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Gamechangers
02.2018
Improving Planetary Health with Lyndon and Peter Rive and Elon Musk
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Gamechangers
03.2017
Minting a New Currency for Digital Advertising
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Gamechangers
01.2021
Portworx’ Secret Formula for Startup Success: Sell First, Build Later
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Gamechangers
12.2022
Taking the Heat: How Frore Systems’ New Cooling Chip Unleashes Your Device’s Power
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Gamechangers
03.2017
Three Pivots to Better Healthcare
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Gamechangers
02.2021
How Outreach Grew Into A Category-Leading SaaS Powerhouse
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Founding Voices
07.2023
Embracing Serendipity
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Founding Voices
08.2023
The Road is Longer Than You Think
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Founding Voices
06.2023
Clarity Creates Competence
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Founding Voices
09.2022
Focus on Product to Rise Above the Field
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Founding Voices
10.2022
Empowerment Drives Growth
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Founding Voices
02.2023
Talk Early and Often
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