Databricks
A data and AI company built around lakehouse architecture and collaborative analytics.
Data platformAI platformAnalytics
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2013
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Robotics Companies
An editorial guide to established robotics companies, selected for relevant services, specialization, public work and market presence.
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Primary signalRelevant service specialization
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The shortlist
Top 10 companies
Ranked using public company information, specialization, client feedback and market presence.
NVIDIA
A computing company whose accelerated hardware and software platforms power graphics and AI workloads.
Accelerated computingAI platformsGraphics
- Location
- Santa Clara, United States
- Founded
- 1993
Palantir
A software company providing data integration and operational AI platforms.
Data platformsAI applicationsDecision software
- Location
- Denver, United States
- Founded
- 2003
Hugging Face
An open machine learning platform hosting models, datasets and developer tools.
Model platformDeveloper toolsAI collaboration
- Location
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 2016
Cohere
An enterprise AI company building language models, retrieval and agent products.
Enterprise AILanguage modelsSearch
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Founded
- 2019
DataRobot
An enterprise AI platform company covering model development, governance and operations.
AI platformModel operationsAI governance
- Location
- Boston, United States
- Founded
- 2012
C3 AI
An enterprise AI software company providing applications and a development platform.
Enterprise AIAI applicationsDevelopment platform
- Location
- Redwood City, United States
- Founded
- 2009
Google Cloud
Google's cloud platform spanning infrastructure, data analytics, AI and collaboration.
Cloud infrastructureData analyticsAI
- Location
- Mountain View, United States
- Founded
- 2008
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft's cloud platform for infrastructure, applications, data and AI services.
Cloud infrastructureAIDeveloper services
- Location
- Redmond, United States
- Founded
- 2010
OpenAI
An AI research and deployment company building general-purpose models and developer products.
AI modelsDeveloper platformResearch
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2015
Company comparison
| Company | Headquarters | Founded | Selected services | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databricks | San Francisco, United States | 2013 | Data platform, AI platform | Apache Spark, Lakehouse |
| NVIDIA | Santa Clara, United States | 1993 | Accelerated computing, AI platforms | CUDA, GPUs |
| Palantir | Denver, United States | 2003 | Data platforms, AI applications | Foundry, Gotham |
| Hugging Face | New York, United States | 2016 | Model platform, Developer tools | Transformers, Model Hub |
| Cohere | Toronto, Canada | 2019 | Enterprise AI, Language models | Command, Embed |
How we selected these companies
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