GridGain Systems Named to Red Herring Top 100 Global List

For the second year in a row GridGain Systems has been included in the prestigious 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Global list. Red Herring recognizes the leading private companied from North America, Europe and Asia and celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation in startups that lead the charge in many tech sectors.

Red Herring evaluates privately financed companies based on technological innovation, financial performance, intellectual property, business model and customer footprint among other quantitative and qualitative criteria. Besides that, the editors review the startup’s positioning against competition as well as the company’s track record. This approach allowed Red Herring to be among the first to recognize that companies such Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, YouTube and Salesforce would change the way we live and work.

According to Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring, “Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners”. Alex also noted, that “GridGain embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. GridGain should be proud of its accomplishment.”

GridGain was also selected for the Database Trends & Applications Trend-Setting Products for 2017 list. The annual list is comprised of companies that are assisting customers with data-driven challenges while helping them to get better benefits from their data.