Sapho What they do: Provide an enterprise application portal. Problem they solve: The typical knowledge worker is overburdened with too many apps, and many employees never find the time to learn how to properly use each one. In an age when knowledge workers have access to Big Data tools, AI, and an array of role-specific…
Fond What they do: Develop employee engagement products. Problem they solve: In a tight labor market, how a business finds, recruits, retains, and rewards employees is a key part of overall employee satisfaction. After all, unhappy employees are not only less productive than happy ones, but are also more likely to look for and accept…
CloudCherry What they do: Provide a Voice of Customer (VoC) platform that helps brands track, measure, and improve the customer experience. Problem they solve: Customer experience has become the key driver of brand success, especially when it comes to e-commerce where the customer journey can be granularly tracked. While many brands collect feedback and customer…
Portworx What they do: Provide software-defined storage for container environments. Problem they solve: Enterprise investment in container technologies and associated personnel is on the rise. However, in order for container technology to reach mainstream adoption in the enterprise, the container ecosystem of vendors, including the likes of Portworx, must provide DevOps teams with adequate tools…
Aqua Security What they do: Provide security for virtual container environments. Problem they solve: Virtual containers are catching on – big time – among application developers, but containers also introduce new security risks. These risks, if left unaddressed, can degrade or even negate the many business benefits containers offer. According to Docker, there are approximately…
Week 12 is the final week of the Big50 lineup unveiling. . . and then. . . well, we’ll get to that later in the week. The challenges for 2018 will kick off soon, but we’ll also be featuring more stories from the current Big50 startups. As for our final week. . . week 12…
suitX What they do: Build modular exoskeletons that help people with disabilities regain their mobility and to help all workers avoid repetitive stress injury on the job. Problem they solve: People with disabilities are at a disadvantage in the workplace, unable to complete many jobs. Meanwhile, people who do repetitive manual tasks at work (usually…
Torchlight What they do: Provide an online platform that employers can use to support employees that are parents of special needs children or who are caregivers of elderly family members. Problem they solve: The number of caregivers in the workplace is growing. These employees face the difficult challenge of juggling their caregiving responsibilities at home…
RapidSOS What they do: Develop emergency communication devices. Problem they solve: Over 180 million 911 calls come from mobile devices annually, all relying on voice connections. These calls provide limited or no additional information, including location data. The FCC estimates that over 10,000 lives are lost annually when 911 callers can’t be located. In the…
Happy New Year, Startup50 readers! Welcome back to the final 2 weeks of the Big50 lineup. Yes, the Big50 was big enough in 2017 that it has spilled into the new year. The week 11 startups dovetail well with the beginning of the year. This is the time of year when everyone makes their resolutions,…
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