{"id":957,"date":"2016-09-07T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T10:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/?p=957"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:41:30","slug":"forbes-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/forbes-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"WalkMe Makes Forbes 2016 List of World\u2019s Best 100 Cloud Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"We are happy to announce that WalkMe Inc. has been named to the <strong><em>first ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100<\/em><\/strong>, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners.\n\n\u201cThese are the companies to watch,\u201d says Byron Deeter, a leading cloud investor and partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. \u201cThe Forbes Cloud 100 companies represent the very best private companies in cloud computing. We will see big IPOs and category killers emerge from this list as cloud computing continues to propel the trillion-dollar software industry.\u201d\n\n\u201cCloud companies are <em>revolutionizing<\/em> how businesses reach their customers today from digitizing painful old processes to allowing them more time to focus on what they really care about\u2014what makes their products unique,\u201d said Forbes editor of the Cloud 100 list Alex Konrad.\u00a0 \u201cInclusion in the Forbes 2016 Cloud 100 list recognizes a company for its <em>financial growth<\/em> and excellence as <em>recognized by customers and peers<\/em>.\u201d\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-958 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/forbes-100-cloud.jpg\" alt=\"forbes 100 cloud\" width=\"355\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/forbes-100-cloud.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/09\/forbes-100-cloud.jpg?resize=110,110 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/>\n\nForbes, in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners, received hundreds of submissions to identify the most promising private companies in cloud. 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