NeXT
A computer company offering a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets.
Description
NeXT, Inc. was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher education and business markets.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Corporation
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
1988
Operational Duration
9 years
Shutdown Date
1997
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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No. of Funding Round(s)
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No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
500 - 1000
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Growth
Transactional Model Type
B2B
Defensibility Moats
Experience curve, Procedural knowledge,
City
Redwood City
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
Hardware, Software, Computer,
- Strong Competition
- The PC industry was saturated with big players which were Microsoft, IBM and Apple, and there simply did not have any space for NeXT from the ever-present Windows market share.
- NeXT made expensive computers compared to IBM and Apple, they are more cheaper with better software and hardware.
- Pricing Issues
- NeXT targeted after educational users, which Apple had completely taken over the market, and it was a lot difficult for NeXT to penetrate a saturated market in which customers were loyal to.
- NeXT did it with even more expensive hardware than Apple's, their system was too pricey for students and educational institutions.
- The prices for NeXT's hardware was just too high, and led to low in sales.
Outcompeted by big players
Too pricey for students and institutions
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
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1. |  | Anchor Intelligence | 25.5% | A service that detected click fraud. | Internet | Ad Network, Advertising, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
2. | .png){kind=logo} | Graffiti Labs | 24.4% | Offered a Facebook application that let users draw for each other. | Internet | Applications, Art, Software | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
3. |  | élan | 23.5% | A web-based subscription CRM tools for small businesses. | Internet | Software, Web Design, Web Development, Subscription | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Wishberg | 21.3% | A social media platform on which users were able to share and track their wishes and inspire others to do the same. | Internet | Social Media, Social Network, Reviews, Communities, Software | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
5. |  | Intellibank | 19.1% | A web-based platform that provided its users with customer relationship management solutions. | Internet | CRM, Customer Services, Software, Project Management | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2002 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Upthere | 19.1% | A cloud computer designed to store personal data. | Internet | Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Netscape | 18.3% | Offered development, marketing, sale, & support of enterprise software solutions. | Internet | Web Browsers, Productivity, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5000-10000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1994 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Soundwave | 18.1% | A music discovery technology company. | Internet | Music Discovery, Applications, Software, Social | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Yik Yak | 18.0% | A company that offered a cross-platform mobile messaging application that allows client to exchange messages. | Internet | Anonymous, Applications, Social Media, Software, Technology, Location Based Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Shuddle | 18.0% | A company that designed and developed mobile application which allows parents to hire transportation service for their children. | Internet | Child Transportation Service, Applications, Software, Transportation | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
11. |  | BlackJet | 16.5% | An on-demand private jet service. | Internet | On-Demand Service, Software, Air Transportation, Travel and tourism | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Picasa | 16.4% | A provider of image organizer and image viewer or organizing and editing digital photos. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Photography, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2002 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Weave | 16.1% | A mobile-based professional networking application. | Internet | Location Based Services, Professional Services, Software, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
14. |  | AOL Instant Messenger | 15.6% | A mobile messenger application that enabled its users to keep in touch with people and groups. | Internet | Instant Messaging, Applications, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1997 | - | - | - |
15. |  | Oomba | 15.4% | A software startup company. | Internet | Software, Cloud Computing, Gaming, eSports, Video Streaming, Mobile, Big Data | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
16. |  | Snapeee | 15.2% | Social photo sharing service. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Social, Software | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Fuzz | 14.9% | A social network/music discovery that enabled users to listen to and create free internet radio stations. | Internet | Internet Radio, Music Discovery, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
18. |  | Maven | 14.8% | Car-sharing service. | Internet | Ride Sharing, Marketplace, Software, Transportation | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Airy | 14.4% | An aggregator of budget hotels. | Internet | Hospitality, Software, Hotel, Applications | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Picturelife | 14.4% | Photo-storage service. | Internet | Photography, Data Storage, Software, Photo Editing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Grapeshot | 14.4% | A contextual intelligence platform. | Internet | Advertising, Brand Marketing, Analytics, Ad Network, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Club Ovahi | 13.5% | A tech company that develops customer loyalty apps and programs for mobile devices. | Internet | Software, Mobile Applications, Loyalty Programs, Mobile | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
23. |  | HaloLife | 13.5% | An online platform that provides step-by-step guidance to plan and find a burial or cremation service that meets your needs. | Internet | Software, Communities | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
24. |  | eCircle | 13.2% | Provided software and services for email marketing in Europe. | Internet | Email, Marketing, Software, SaaS | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Riley | 13.2% | Tech-oriented lead qualification startup. | Internet | Information Services, Sales, Software, Customer Management | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Moglue | 12.9% | A desktop platform that enabled publishers, authors, and artists to create interactiv | Internet | Publishing, Art, Software, Mobile, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
27. |  | FilmLoop | 12.5% | Photo sharing and broadcasting service in the form of slide shows. | Internet | Software, Digital Media, Photo Sharing, Information Technology, Business Development | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Fieldbook | 12.2% | Helped users create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet. | Internet | Database, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
29. |  | Vidme | 12.2% | An online video sharing platform. | Internet | Video Streaming, Social, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
30. |  | Arivale | 12.1% | A startup that provided individual a scientific path to optimize wellness. | Internet | HealthTech, Software, Applications, Wellness, Fitness | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Late Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
31. |  | Zor Technology | 11.8% | An online business that was importing crates of consumer electronics from China. | Internet | Hardware, Electronics | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Profig | 11.8% | A service that offered a professional and affordable virtual phone system for small and medium businesses. | Internet | Mobile, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
33. |  | Breathometer | 11.5% | A device that claimed to measure someone's blood alcohol content using their iOS and Android smartphones. | Internet | Electronics, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
34. |  | The 3DO | 11.5% | Developed and published CD-based entertainment software for personal computers and advanced game system consoles. | Internet | Video, Computer Games, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1991 | - | - | - |
35. |  | Bluesmart | 11.4% | Internet connected travel products that include physical products combined with software. | Internet | Software, Electronics, Hardware, Travel and tourism | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Five Plus | 11.4% | An online site worked with QuickBooks software to help companies keep a track of their finances. | Internet | Software, Human Resources | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Apprenda | 11.2% | An enterprise Platform as a Service. | Internet | Cloud Computing, PaaS, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Late Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Dodgeball | 11.1% | A location-based social networking software provider for mobile devices. | Internet | Social Network, Location Based Services, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
39. |  | EyeSpot | 10.8% | A web-based editor that provided video editing and sharing software. | Internet | Video, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Nudge.ai | 10.8% | A revenue intelligence platform to build relationships and grow sales. | Internet | Marketing, Software, SaaS, Analytics, CRM | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
41. |  | SearchMe | 10.8% | A search engine that used visual search and category refinement. | Internet | Search Engine, Web Design, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
42. |  | GroupSpaces | 10.6% | A membership management platform that enabled groups to organize records, send newsletters, host forums and collect fees. | Internet | Social Network, Software, Communities | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
43. |  | EventVue | 10.6% | A company that built online communities to improve conference networking by enabling attendees to search for and connect with others. | Internet | Software, Social Network, Communities, Events | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Taskbob | 10.5% | A startup that facilitated instant, high-quality home services for customers, while driving higher productivity for servicemen. | Internet | Home Services, Professional Services, Software, Cleaning | India | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
45. |  | Notifo | 10.5% | A mobile application that allowed websites and services to create mobile notifications. | Internet | Mobile Applications, Software, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
46. |  | Wunderlist | 10.5% | A cloud-based task management application. | Internet | Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Task Management, Software | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Zen99 | 10.3% | Tax and insurance tools for independent contractors. | Internet | Software, Tax, Health Insurance | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
48. |  | EverythingMe | 10.0% | A mobile-optimized online search tool that offered localized and relevant search results using phone's default mobile web browser. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Search Engine, Software | Israel | - | - | - | - | - | Late Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
49. |  | Zillionears | 10.0% | A flash sale platform that provided musicians to release their music using dynamic pricing. | Internet | Software, Marketing, Independent Music, Communities, Musicians | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
50. |  | Legaats | 10.0% | A web app for people to build out their digital legacies in the form of collections of wisdom. | Internet | Applications, Software, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
51. |  | Mailbox | 9.6% | A mobile application that offered email management solutions. | Internet | Email, iOS, Messaging, Software, Applications, Cloud Computing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500-1000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
52. |  | Service | 9.6% | An app that reimbursed users for canceled or delayed hotel and flight reservations. | Internet | Customer Services, Travel and tourism, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
53. |  | Pheed | 9.5% | A mobile pay-per-view technology and social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile, Software, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
54. |  | Rubica | 9.5% | A cyber-security platform intended to reduce cybercrimes. | Internet | Cyber Security, Security, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
55. |  | Stratoscale | 9.3% | Enterprise software for data center management. | Internet | Cloud Computing, Software, Information Technology | Israel | - | - | - | - | - | Late Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
56. |  | Terascore | 9.3% | An online educational tool that enabled teachers to create, administer and manage tests. | Internet | Education, SaaS, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
57. |  | LeSports | 9.2% | An eco-sports platform designed to provide content and communications. | Internet | Sports, Video, Software, Digital Media, Information Services | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
58. |  | Unifyo | 9.1% | An online platform that helped users find valuable information hidden inside email messages. | Internet | Analytics, Applications, Contact Management, Software | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
59. |  | Bloom.fm | 9.1% | A mobile music app that featured free radio and tiered access music rental subscriptions. | Internet | Mobile, Software, Music | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
60. |  | Prophesee | 9.0% | Tracked all data in one intuitive dashboard. | Internet | SaaS, Technology, Big Data, Software | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
61. |  | Nebula | 8.6% | A cloud computing hardware appliance that turned racks of standard servers into a private cloud. | Internet | Cloud Computing, Professional Services, Technology, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Information Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
62. |  | Sprig | 8.5% | A mobile application that enabled users to find and order healthy meals and have them delivered in a minimal time frame. All the ingredients used in these meals were locally-sourced, sustainable, and seasonal. | Internet | Food Delivery, Foodtech, Software, Applications, Technology, Food & Beverages | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
63. |  | Maderight | 8.3% | The smartest apparel manufacturing solution. | Internet | Manufacturing, Clothing, Logistics, Fashion, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
64. |  | Twitter Peek | 8.1% | A simple smartphone. | Internet | Messaging, Applications, Software, Mobile, Electronics | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
65. |  | Microsoft Kinect | 8.0% | A line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft. | Internet | Internet of Things, Hardware, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
66. |  | Microsoft Bob | 7.9% | Designed to be an easier interface for Windows 95 users. | Internet | Software, Enterprise Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1995 | - | - | - |
67. |  | LimeWire | 7.8% | Developed peer-to-peer software and solutions for the file sharing industry. | Internet | Software, Media & Entertainment, Music, File Sharing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
68. |  | Frankly.me | 7.7% | A video sharing platform that allowed conversations. | Internet | Applications, Video, Software | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
69. |  | Roamz | 7.3% | A location-based application that informed users about the happenings in their cities. | Internet | Location Based Services, Mobile Applications, Machine Learning, Software, Travel and tourism | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
70. |  | SearchFox | 7.3% | A web search engine offered personalized with customize according to user preferences. | Internet | Search Engine, Websites, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
71. |  | Ola Cafe | 7.3% | A food delivery app by OLA. | Internet | Food & Beverages, Software, Delivery | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5000-10000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
72. |  | Tungle.me | 7.3% | A social calendaring app. | Internet | Software, Task Management | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
73. |  | Tablus | 7.2% | Tablus provides data leak protection solutions that locate, monitor and protect sensitive enterprise information from potential loss. | Internet | Enterprise Software, Intellectual Property, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1001-5000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2002 | - | - | - |
74. |  | Ezytruk Solutions | 7.2% | A data driven aggregation platform for the goods transportation market place. | Internet | Logistics, Real Time, Software, Transportation, On-Demand Service | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
75. |  | Springpad | 6.8% | A mobile personal organizer that helped users save and organize projects, ideas and to-do’s. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Task Management, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
76. | .png){kind=logo} | DropWall | 6.5% | A student sharing network. | Internet | Public Relations, Software, Websites, Web Applications, Social Network, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
77. |  | General Magic | 6.3% | A company that offered voice application services to telecommunications, enterprise, and Internet companies. | Internet | Applications, Technology, Software, Location Based Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1990 | - | - | - |
78. | .png){kind=logo} | Cloudoq | 6.0% | A multi-store comprehensive management service (SaaS) for e-commerce companies. | Internet | SaaS, E-Commerce, Software | Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
79. | .png){kind=logo} | FAWOZ | 6.0% | An app that allowed car service and taxi owners to offer additional services to the end customer. | Internet | Information Technology, Mobile, Mobile Applications, Applications, Software | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
80. |  | Get Localization | 5.9% | Provided services and platform for professional translation management. | Internet | Applications, Crowdsourcing, Professional Services, Websites, Information Technology, Software, Cloud Computing | Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
81. |  | Berg | 5.9% | A cloud-based company that developed and commercialized cloud services for hardware innovators. | Internet | Hardware, Product Design, Software, Internet of Things | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
82. |  | Convrge | 5.8% | An online virtual reality platform that allowed multiple users to connect and interact with each other. | Internet | Gaming, Software, VR | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
83. |  | Ever App | 5.8% | A cloud photo storage app created by Paravision. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Web Applications, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
84. |  | SchoolGennie | 5.7% | A School Management System that provided data to schools about their pain points for overall child development and help prepare better tomorrow. | Internet | Business Intelligence, Education, Software | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
85. |  | AGLOCO | 5.6% | A startup that paid users to surf the web. | Internet | Advertising, Software, Business Intelligence | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
86. |  | Cube26 | 5.4% | - | Internet | Computer, Enterprise Software, Internet of Things | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
87. |  | Teamometer | 4.9% | An assessment tool to help teams to perform at a higher level. | Internet | Human Resources, Professional Services, SaaS, Software | Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
88. |  | ArsDigita | 4.8% | Agency that built solutions for e-commerce. | Internet | Project Management, Software, E-Commerce | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1997 | - | - | - |
89. |  | Pixate | 4.7% | A platform for mobile interaction design. | Internet | Computer, Enterprise Software, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
90. |  | Allpeers | 4.7% | An open-source software extension for the Mozilla Firefox browser that allowed users to share files, folders, web page images, and links. | Internet | Document Management, Software, Web Hosting, Web Browsers | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
91. | .png){kind=logo} | GotStatus | 4.6% | A community-driven systems management and monitoring tool that aimed to be Google Analytics for servers. | Internet | Analytics, Management Information Systems, Server-Side Analytics, Software, Server Monitoring Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
92. |  | Tab | 4.5% | A web-based prepaid loyalty app for brick-and-mortar shops. | Internet | Software, Finance, Payments, Financial Services | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
93. |  | Peeple | 4.4% | A mobile application that allowed people to leave recommendations for other people. | Internet | Mobile Applications, Developer APIs, Applications, Reviews, Software, Social Rating | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
94. |  | Labit | 4.1% | A website that allowed research groups to have their own web-page. | Internet | Software, Cloud Computing, Research, Websites | South Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
95. |  | Tali | 3.9% | A hands-free time tracking for voice-enabled productivity assistant powered by artificial intelligence. | Internet | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2017 | - | - | - |
96. |  | Tasterous | 3.9% | Mobile food recommendation app. | Internet | Software, Technology, Information Technology, Foodtech | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
97. |  | Verelo | 3.3% | A web based monitoring service focused on Downtime Prevention, Outage Detection, Responding to issues and Uptime/Response time reporting. | Internet | Websites, Information Technology, Startup, Software | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
98. |  | What.cd | 2.9% | An invite-only music torrent website. | Internet | Music, Websites, Music Sharing, Software | France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
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1. |  | Kjell Fornander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kjell Fornander is the Founder & President & CEO of Next Inc. He is an experienced Author and Journalist who first came to Japan in the mid-1980s as a correspondent for Swedish newspapers and TV. Through his work in journalism, Fornander became aware of the great need among foreign firms for an agency that could deliver first class Japanese communications material, and at the same time smooth the process through linguistic skills and an open and transparent approach to project management. Next Inc. is the result of that vision—a creative company completely at home in the Japanese environment, but with the skills and sensitivities to step across cultural and linguistic boundaries. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. |  | Rich Page | Executive Chairman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Chowbotics | - | Rich dives deep into the business and product development of Chowbotics. He incorporates his experience spent as an Apple Fellow, developing for the Lisa and many early Macs. Following Apple, he joined Steve Jobs at NeXT Computer, where he served as a co-Founder and VP Engineering. He led a successful business as President and Founder at Sierra Research and Technology, which was acquired by TDK in 2000 to substantially expand its networking engineering team. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. |  | Steve Jobs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of [Apple](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple) and formerly [Pixar](/organization/pixar). Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California to Joanne Simpson and a Syrian father. Paul and Clara Jobs of Mountain View, California then adopted him. In 1972, Jobs graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. One semester later, he dropped out, later taking up the study of philosophy and foreign cultures. Steve Jobs had a deep-seated interest in technology, so he took up a job at [Atari Inc,](/organization/atari) then a leading manufacturer of video games. He struck a friendship with fellow designer [Steve Wozniak](/person/steve-wozniak) and attended Homebrew Computer Club meetings with him. After saving up some money, Jobs took off for India in the search of enlightenment. Once he returned, he convinced Wozniak to quit his job at [Hewlett Packard](/organization/hewlett-packard) to join him in his venture that concerned personal computers. They sold items like scientific calculators to raise seed capital. In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak founded [Apple Computer](/organization/apple) in the Jobs family garage. The first personal computer was sold for $666.66. By 1980, Apple had already released three improved versions of the personal computer. It had a wildly successful IPO, which made both founders millionaires many times over. A tiff with the Apple's Board of Directors and John Scully led to Jobs' resignation. Steve Jobs decided that he wanted to change the hardware industry. The company was called [NeXTStep](/organization/next), which produced the NeXT Computer. The machine was a commercial washout but helped with future work in object-oriented programming, PostScript, and magneto-optical devices. Jobs returned to his original company after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996. Steve Jobs also started [Pixar](/organization/pixar), which has produced multiple blockbuster films, including Toy Story (1995); A Bug's Life (1998); Toy Story 2 (1999); Monsters, Inc. (2001); Finding Nemo (2003); and The Incredibles (2004). In 2004, Jobs was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in his pancreas, which was successfully treated. Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple on August 24, 2011 and subsequently assumed the role of Chairman of the Board. On October 5, 2011, Jobs passed away. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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