BusinessInsider has recently publushed a list of The World's 100 Most Valuable Private Tech Companies. Companies were ranked on several metrics, including revenue, users, market opportunities, growth rates, and the perception of investors and tech gurus.
Here are the Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining Companies on that list:
5. Palantir, a data analytics platform focusing mainly on the government and financial sectors.
Estimated Value: $3.5 Billion. Location: Palo Alto, California, www.palantir.com
28. Mu Sigma,
Use technology and data to help companies make better business decisions (analytic outsourcing)
Estimated value: $800 million. Location: Northbrook, Illinois (but most of analytical staff in India). www.mu-sigma.com
43.
10gen, Develops MongoDB, and offers production support, training, and consulting for the open source database.
Estimated value: $500 million. Location: New York, New York. www.10gen.com
54.
Klout, Measures influence across social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Estimated value: $400 million. Location: San Francisco, California. klout.com
67. Quantcast, Media measurement and online analytics.
Estimated value: $300 million. Location: San Francisco, California. www.quantcast.com
86.
Rocket Fuel, Rocket Fuel provides artificial intelligence advertising solutions.
Estimated Value: $200 million. Location: Redwood City, California. www.rocketfuel.com
88.
AddThis, formerly known as Clearspring, connects publishers, advertisers and service providers to consumers on the web.
Estimated Value: $200 million. Location: Vienna, Virginia. www.addthis.com
102. Media6Degrees, Socially targeted advertising platform.
Estimated Value: $140 million. Location: New York, New York. www.media6degree.com
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