Cohesity Named to the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - September 3, 2025 – Cohesity, the leader in AI-powered data security, has been named to the Forbes 2025 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with  Bessemer Venture Partners. Ranked #21, this is the sixth consecutive year Cohesity has appeared on the Cloud 100.

Cohesity continues to be recognized as an innovator, disruptor, and market leader in AI-powered data security. In addition to the Cloud 100, Cohesity was recently recognized:

• For the seventh time as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

• For the sixth time as the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions

• Among CRN’s AI, Security, and Cloud 100 companies for 2025

• As a Top Workplace in the U.S. by USA Today for the second time, a Great Place to Work in India for the third time, and a Great Place to Work in Costa Rica and the U.S. for the first time

“We’re thrilled to be recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 list yet again. These repeated recognitions are a testament to our customers’ confidence in our ability to deliver on our mission to keep their data secure and their organization resilient from cyber attacks,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president, Cohesity. “We’re delighted that our strong execution against our innovative AI and cybersecurity roadmap continues to set us apart in the market, driving customer adoption, a robust ecosystem of partners, and ongoing profitable growth.”

For the tenth consecutive year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.

“For the last decade, the Forbes Cloud 100 list has recognized the most innovative private cloud companies in the world, and this year’s standouts are among the most impressive we’ve ever seen,” said Richard Nieva, the Forbes editor of the Cloud 100. “Our honorees highlight the massive sea change that AI has brought to the enterprise, with sky-high growth and valuations.”

“As we mark the 10th year of the Cloud 100 with our 2025 rankings, we celebrate a highly competitive cohort of companies that, for the first time, collectively exceed $1 trillion in value,” said Elliott Robinson, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. “The cloud is in a period of rapid, AI-driven transformation, with this year’s cohort demonstrating how AI is fundamentally reshaping how the best cloud companies grow, scale, and compete.”

The Forbes 2025 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at  www.forbes.com/cloud100. Highlights of the list appear in the August/September 2025 issue of Forbes magazine.

This year, the CEOs of The Cloud 100 and the 20 Rising Stars companies will be honored with a digital content launch, as well as at the exclusive Cloud 100 Celebration hosted by Bessemer Venture Partners and Forbes. A special thank you to the event sponsors, including Cloud 100 founding partner Salesforce Ventures, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bank of America, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, Goodwin, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Nasdaq.

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