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☆ Harness: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Co-founder Jyoti Bansal sold his first company AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion and just six years later he has brought Harness up to its own $3.7 billion valuation as of its last fundraising in April. Every company is now a software company and with that digital transformation come issues of constant code fixes and cyber vigilance. The aim of Harness is to provide an estimated 27 million software developers globally the ability to create and send code to end users faster, more efficiently, and securely. Key cloud integrations include Google Cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure. The 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise list is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC).

☆ Workato: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CEO Vijay Tella built Workato to close a big gap his team saw in the modern enterprise. While business apps became simpler, faster and cheaper, the integration across these apps remained complex and expensive. Workato transforms automation across enterprises with a single platform for data, apps and processes, allowing them to evolve from complex and fragmented architectures of the past. The company differentiates its service by pitching easy-to-use, patented machine learning technology that can be used by both business and IT departments. The 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise list is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC).

☆ JupiterOne: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Founder Erkang Zheng came to the U.S. from China as an immigrant during his high school years and after deciding it took too long to follow his first dream of becoming a doctor, he got a degree in computer science instead and proceeded through a series of cybersecurity jobs at companies including IBM and Fidelity Investments before founding JupiterOne. It is helping companies manage their clouds, pass security audits, and scale their defenses as they grow security and DevOps teams in a way that gains the trust of clients. Customers include fellow Top Startup Databricks and key integrations in the cloud include AWS. The 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise list is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC). Learn more about CNBC Councils.

☆ Medable: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Less than 4% of Americans participate in clinical studies; 30% drop out before study completion; and 80% of studies do not meet enrollment deadlines. Medable uses a cloud-based approach to making participation more consumer-friendly and more equitable. Over the course of the pandemic, Medable decentralized more than 150 clinical trials to over one million participants across 41 countries and in over 60 languages, including Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic treatment. In February, it announced a partnership with CVS Health's new clinical trials arm to expand access to trials through CVS MinuteClinic select sites using Medable software. The 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise list is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC).

☆ These are the top 25 enterprise technology startups powering the economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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.

☆ Arctic Wolf: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rather than a single cybersecurity tool, its managed security approach builds a centralized operations platform internally for an organization's overall monitoring of threats. It has gained thousands of clients including banks, hospitals and municipal governments seeking to limit cyber risks. Partnering with U.S. tech titans has also contributed to its expansion, as its platform integrates with several third-party security tools. Last year, Arctic Wolf named Amazon Web Services as its primary cloud provider to power its security operations platform. The company also joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, a coalition of partners with a shared mission to provide better security.

☆ Forethought: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Forethought, founded by alumni of Dropbox , Palantir and Autonomy in 2017, is a customer service AI platform that predicts and prioritizes service requests, and helps human agents access the data they need to resolve tasks fast. With the volume of customer service queries spreading across industries and digital platforms, Forethought says its approach "goes beyond an AI chatbot" using data analysis of past cases as well as sentiment analysis to reduce wait times ands backlog, and move more customers into a self-service resolution. The company announced a $65 million Series C funding round in December 2021 and has raised $92 million to date. Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Downey Jr. and LL Cool J have invested in Forethought's technology. Additional investors include Steadfast Financial, NEA, Sound, Geodesic Capital and K9 Ventures, among others.

☆ Eightfold.AI: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The six-year-old company uses deep learning and artificial intelligence to help companies find, recruit, and retain employees. Its talent acquisition platform enables customers to identify suitable candidates and import and filter through thousands of resumes. A candidate can upload a resume and Eightfold's system will identify the most relevant jobs for that candidate in real time. Customers include Bayer, Capital One, Activision, Booking.com, Vodafone, Mercado Libre and Akamai. The company has raised nearly $400 million to date from investors including SoftBank, General Catalyst, Capital One Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Foundation Capital.

☆ Cribl: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Co-founders Clint Sharp, Dritan Bitincka and Ledion Bitincka left their jobs at data sleuth Splunk to start Cribl in 2017 with the goal of making data observability — a broad enterprise concept that focuses on the health and state of an organization's data — a possibility for any firm. The company gives customers control and visibility over their data through accessible consumption pricing, a model that allows customers to pay according to the amount of services used. In May 2022, Cribl closed a $150 million Series D funding round. The company is valued at $2.5 billion. Today, Cribl products are utilized by companies including 7-Eleven, Domino's, New Balance and Shutterfly.

☆ Balbix: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Balbix uses AI and automation to reinvent how leading organizations reduce their cyber risk, an issue that's getting more complex every year. Embracing a business model referred to as cyber posture automation, the goal is to quantify the risks of hacking to organizations and move the cyber defense decision-making across the entire C-suite rather than focused solely on CISOs. Instead, CISOs need to facilitate the quantification of cyber risk in business terms and help drive the rest of the leadership team towards speedy cyber risk remediation/mitigation efforts before a breach even happens." To date, the company has raised $101.6 million over three rounds, with the most recent being $70 million in March. Investors include Alter Venture Partners, Redline Capital, Third Point Ventures, and Nautilus Venture Partners.

☆ Dremio: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Dremio is an open lakehouse platform aiming to reinvent SQL — a core language used to manage data — and simplify data structure. Founded in 2015 in Santa Clara, California, the company allows data teams to save time pulling insights and makes data engineering easier. With Dremio, users have the ability to access analytics and business intelligence on their data lakehouse with the same functionality as data warehouses. The company announced that it closed a $160 million Series E funding round in January 2022, which doubled its valuation to $2 billion. Insight Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint, Cisco and Sapphire Ventures are among Dremio investors.

☆ Monte Carlo: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Companies and their data analytics teams have more information to work with than ever before, but how do they know the data flowing through pipelines and across enterprise stacks is reliable? That's a question that led to the birth of the "data observability" niche, and has helped to turn some startups quickly into big companies, such as Databricks, and also pushed fellow "Top Startups" company Monte Carlo to a billion-dollar plus valuation. Founded by two executives who previously worked in customer experience and data security, Monte Carlo helps companies ensure that the increasing flow of data isn't only secure, but is available across an enterprise in real-time, leading to improved customer understanding and prevention of costly mistakes. Monte Carlo customers include companies across many sectors of the economy, from JetBlue to Affirm , Autotrader, Compass , Asics, GoodRx , and Shipt. Investors include some of Silicon Valley's largest VC firms, including Accel, GGV Capital and IVP.

☆ Brex: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

While Brex broke through as a fintech disruptor offering small businesses and startups access to credit lines and software to manage their finances, it's moved up the corporate food chain in recent years as some of its early clients grew into big companies. Brex boasts more than 10,000 corporate customers, including DoorDash and Airbnb. While its main product – an unsecured, high-limit charge card for start-ups – exposes it to high-risk companies that could fail, the company manages risk by using real-time data on customers to help make dynamic lending decisions. It recently exited the small business sector but expanded its services to include cash flow management software. In April, DoorDash became the first customer for Empower, a spend management tool which also covers travel, procurement, payments and banking access.

☆ Billionaire female financier on why your daughters should play poker
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Capital allocation, for example, is a skill that poker can help to improve, because allocating chips in a poker game is a form of capital allocation. That seat at the table imbalance is one where the world of poker replicates the world of business. Just cited an estimate of over 100 million people in the world playing poker today, and less than 10% of those players being women. "That poker table has a forcefield around it," she said, and it "feels an awful lot like the meeting room. Poker, ultimately, is about more than making money — each lesson is focused on a higher-level mission.

[The stream is slated to start at 6 a.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Watch CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum, taking place on Friday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. London time. The special live event is taking place ahead of the all-important COP27, or 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It will focus on three crucial pillars: Regulation & Responsibility, Future Power, and Industry Response.

☆ Watch Governor Andrew Bailey speak after the Bank of England's rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 a.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is speaking at a press conference following the U.K. central bank's latest monetary policy decision. Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.

☆ Watch Christine Lagarde speak after the ECB hikes rates once again
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 08:45 a.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank's latest monetary policy decision. The ECB announced Thursday a 75-basis-point interest rate hike — its third consecutive increase this year — while also revealing new conditions for European banks. Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.

☆ CNBC's Sustainable Future Forum 2022: The agenda
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

CNBC's "Sustainable Future Forum" explores the big issues and new ideas that foster not just growing businesses but a sustainable world. Taking place from 10 a.m. London time on the morning of Friday Nov. 4, 2022, this year's forum will focus on the three pillars of Future Power, Regulation and Responsibility and Industry Response. Livestreamed via our website, CNBC's guests will take a closer look at the state of the energy market, weigh in on whether the take-up of green policies has been accelerated or disrupted, and outline how their sectors have adapted their net-zero ambitions and goals. More to details to follow soon.

☆ CNBC Pro Talks: Portfolio manager Brian Arcese to discuss top stock picks, inflation hedges and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Portfolio Manager Arcese joined Foord in 2014, and currently manages the Foord Global Equity fund and Foord SICAV - Foord International Fund. Join CNBC for the next installment of Pro Talks on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 a.m. BST / 1:30 p.m. SGT / 1:30 a.m. Check out our previous Pro Talks: CNBC Pro Talks: Asset manager Neil Veitch on top picks — and stocks to avoid — as volatility persists Is 'super cheap' Meta a buy or a miss? Portfolio Manager Arcese joined Foord in 2014, and currently manages the Foord Global Equity fund and Foord SICAV - Foord International Fund. Join CNBC for the next installment of Pro Talks on Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 a.m. BST / 1:30 p.m. SGT / 1:30 a.m.

☆ Watch live: UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt delivers emergency policy statement
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

[The stream is slated to start at 6 a.m. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New U.K. Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt is announcing parts of his medium-term fiscal plan, bringing forward the policy statement in an effort to calm financial markets. The announcements Monday would come two weeks ahead of schedule. However, the full medium-term fiscal plan is still set to be published on Oct. 31, accompanied by a forecast from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility — something that was lacking in the original mini-budget announced on Sept. 23 which roiled U.K. bond markets.

☆ FA 100: CNBC ranks the top-rated financial advisory firms of 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Finding the right financial advisor to help with your financial needs and goals can be a very complicated process. Every financial advisor has their own area of expertise. Advisors use their knowledge and expertise to construct personalized financial plans that aim to achieve the financial goals of clients. The CNBC ranking is meant to be a starting point for individual investors who are looking for a financial advisor. The CNBC FA 100 recognizes those advisory firms that best help clients navigate their financial lives.

☆ CNBC Pro Talks: Asset manager Neil Veitch discusses his top picks — and stocks to avoid — as volatility persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As market volatility persists, join CNBC's Karen Tso in conversation with Neil Veitch, investment director at SVM Asset Management, as he shares his views on what's next for markets, his top stock picks and which countries look attractive right now. With holdings spanning Big Tech, semiconductors, energy, autos and more, we'll ask Neil for his highest conviction calls, as well as which stocks he thinks investors should avoid. Here's what top tech investor Paul Meeks says Related coverage from Pro: Looking for a short-term trade? With holdings spanning Big Tech, semiconductors, energy, autos and more, we'll ask Neil for his highest conviction calls, as well as which stocks he thinks investors should avoid. You can watch the Pro Talk here on Thursday, 22nd September at 12:30 p.m. BST / 7:30 p.m.

☆ Watch Christine Lagarde speak at debut ECB press conference
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-12 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Christine Lagarde is speaking in Frankfurt, Germany, for her first press conference as president of the European Central Bank. The former International Monetary Fund chief took the helm at the euro zone's top financial institution last month. Analysts say she will also likely need to mend divisions at the bank over its recent policy measures under former President Mario Draghi. Global central banks have been easing mode this year, as the headwinds of U.S.-China trade tensions and signs of economic weakness grip businesses and investors. Investors are likely to monitor Lagarde's presser for any signs as to the bank's outlook for the euro zone and forward guidance.

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