Within overall IT budgets, enterprise software is a key growth driver. Gartner’s latest assessment puts its spend at ~$5.4 billion in 2025, with the software segment growing around 10.5% year over year. That outpaces other categories, especially as AI features are increasingly baked into apps and platforms, creating more efficiencies throughout workflows.
At the same time, SaaS sprawl is real. And increasingly, buyers are foregrounding consolidation, integration, and measurable returns.
To win in enterprise software, with its long buy cycles and increasing expectations, leaders have to capitalize on a library of marketing assets, showing what they replace, tracking impacts, establishing trust in both media and thought leadership, and providing the touches it takes to reach everyone in the room. Who’s winning that race?
We put our heads together and refined metrics on enterprise software companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This ranking sheds light on the hottest enterprise software companies and allows for clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.
Top 25 Enterprise Software Startups Ranking Table
We analyzed data from Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere to uncover the top US enterprise software companies with top investors from Silicon Valley.
| Ranking | Company | GFD Tech100 Final Score* | GFD Funding Score* | GFD Website Score* | GFD Branded Keyword Score* | Private or Public? |
| 1 | Oracle | 94.5 | 93.8 | 81.8 | 67.8 | Public |
| 2 | Workday | 86.8 | 84 | 77.9 | 63.8 | Private |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 85.4 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 64.7 | Private |
| 4 | RingCentral | 84.1 | 81.9 | 79.6 | 56.6 | Private |
| 5 | Zscaler | 82 | 78.5 | 76.8 | 58.4 | Private |
| 6 | Chainguard | 80.9 | 81.2 | 70.6 | 55.6 | Private |
| 7 | Sierra | 80.6 | 76.5 | 74.1 | 60.3 | Private |
| 8 | Uniphore | 79.9 | 80.8 | 68.5 | 54.7 | Public |
| 9 | Verkada | 79.5 | 74 | 76.4 | 59.2 | Private |
| 10 | Netomi | 79.4 | 80.1 | 70.7 | 52.2 | Private |
| 11 | Box | 78.8 | 67.9 | 83.1 | 62 | Private |
| 12 | Anaconda | 77.9 | 70.9 | 75.2 | 60.7 | Private |
| 13 | Glean | 77.3 | 69.9 | 77.7 | 58.1 | Private |
| 14 | First Due | 76.9 | 74.2 | 70.2 | 55.5 | Private |
| 15 | Sorcero | 76.8 | 81.1 | 69.2 | 42.5 | Private |
| 16 | Seismic | 76.6 | 71.6 | 74.5 | 55.6 | Private |
| 16 | Applied Intuition | 76.6 | 75.1 | 65.2 | 57.9 | Private |
| 16 | CoreStory | 76.6 | 72.2 | 57.8 | 70.9 | Private |
| 19 | Nutanix | 76.1 | 71.4 | 73.4 | 55.2 | Private |
| 20 | Field AI | 75.5 | 74.8 | 61.6 | 58 | Private |
| 21 | Tricentis | 75.2 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 50.4 | Private |
| 22 | Employee Navigator | 74.8 | 69.4 | 76.2 | 51.8 | Private |
| 23 | Maxima AI | 74.4 | 78.1 | 56 | 53.2 | Private |
| 24 | Canary Technologies | 74.2 | 66.7 | 77 | 54.3 | Private |
| 25 | Saphyre | 74.1 | 67.7 | 59 | 70 | Private |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three hottest enterprise software companies in October 2025 are Oracle, Workday, and Cloudflare due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.
Ranking the Top Startups by Funding Score
Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all enterprise software startups are competing in.
| Ranking | Company | Total Funding Amount | Most Recent Funding Amount | Last Funding Date | GFD Funding Score* | Public or Private? |
| 1 | Oracle | $25.75B | $18.00B | 9/24/2025 | 93.8 | Public |
| 2 | Workday | $2.23B | $2.00B | 9/16/2025 | 84 | Private |
| 3 | RingCentral | $1.69B | $1.24B | 9/12/2025 | 81.9 | Private |
| 4 | Chainguard | $892M | $280M | 10/23/2025 | 81.2 | Private |
| 5 | Sorcero | $58M | $43M | 11/21/2025 | 81.1 | Private |
| 6 | Uniphore | $881M | $260M | 10/22/2025 | 80.8 | Public |
| 7 | Netomi | $107M | $43M | 11/18/2025 | 80.1 | Private |
| 8 | Momentic | $19M | $15M | 11/24/2025 | 79.1 | Private |
| 9 | Cloudflare | $2.08B | $1.75B | 6/13/2025 | 78.5 | Private |
| 9 | Zscaler | $1.67B | $1.50B | 7/1/2025 | 78.5 | Private |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- When accounting for funding volume and freshness, Oracle leads the industry as it is the enterprise software company with the highest total funding of $25.75B and had a recent funding amount of $18.00B.
- Momentic is a rising company within the enterprise software space that has been heavily funded in the past month. Their most recent funding amount was $15M and this funding amount accounts for more than half of their total funds.
- Oracle leads the enterprise software industry with a total funding amount of $25.75B.
1. Oracle
GFD Funding Score*: 93.8
Total Funding Amount: $25.75B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $18.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 68
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Oracle ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $25.75B and the last time they were funded was on September 24, 2025 for $18.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of lead investors that Oracle has is 3 and their top investors are: Citi, Deutsche Bank, Sequoia Capital, HSBC, Bank of America.
2. Workday
GFD Funding Score*: 84
Total Funding Amount: $2.23B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $2.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 76
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Workday ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $2.23B and the last time they were funded was on September 16, 2025 for $2.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Equity. The total amount of lead investors that Workday has is 7 and their top investors are: New Enterprise Associates, Morgan Stanley, Greylock, T. Rowe Price, Bezos Expeditions.
3. RingCentral
GFD Funding Score*: 81.9
Total Funding Amount: $1.69B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $1.24B
Days Since Last Funding: 80
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, RingCentral ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $1.69B and the last time they were funded was on September 12, 2025 for $1.24B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of lead investors that RingCentral has is 10 and their top investors are: Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley.
Website Score Breakdown
Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious as to which of these companies saw the strongest website traffic and growth. The website score we captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
| Ranking | Company | Last Month Total Visits | Average Visits (6 Months) | Monthly Visit Growth | GFD Website Score* | Private or Public? |
| 1 | Adobe | 382.7M | 362.2M | 4.06% | 87.2 | Delisted |
| 2 | Okta | 146.5M | 131.0M | 8.99% | 85.4 | Private |
| 3 | Stack Overflow | 77.5M | 81.3M | -0.23% | 83.4 | Private |
| 4 | Auth0 | 47.8M | 44.4M | 12.00% | 83.3 | Private |
| 5 | Asana | 48.2M | 41.5M | 11.89% | 83.2 | Private |
| 6 | Box | 47.9M | 42.0M | 10.91% | 83.1 | Private |
| 6 | Miro | 40.6M | 33.5M | 15.63% | 83.1 | Private |
| 8 | Cloudflare | 60.4M | 58.7M | 1.37% | 82.9 | Private |
| 9 | Greenhouse Software | 36.8M | 33.3M | 12.12% | 82.7 | Private |
| 10 | Oracle | 27.7M | 25.1M | 8.73% | 81.8 | Public |
*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- The enterprise software company with the most average monthly website traffic over the last six months is Adobe with 362.2M visits per month.
- Two enterprise software industry leaders with the most average monthly website traffic volume over the last six months are Adobe and Okta.
- Two companies in the enterprise software space with fast growing websites over the past month are Miro and Greenhouse Software. Both companies have seen their website traffic increase by 12.00% over the last month.
1. Adobe
GFD Website Score*: 87.2
Last Month’s Total Visits: 382.7M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 362.2M
Monthly Visit Growth: 4.1%
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Adobe ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 382.7M total visits and increased by 4.1% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 362.2M.
2. Okta
GFD Website Score*: 85.4
Last Month’s Total Visits: 146.5M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 131.0M
Monthly Visit Growth: 9.0%
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Okta ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 146.5M total visits and increased by 9.0% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 131.0M.
3. Stack Overflow
GFD Website Score*: 83.4
Last Month’s Total Visits: 77.5M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 81.3M
Monthly Visit Growth: -0.2%
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Stack Overflow ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 77.5M total visits and decreased by -0.2% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 81.3M.
Enterprise Software Startups with Strongest Branded Search Growth
A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.
| Ranking | Company | Total Keyword Search Volume | Average Monthly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* | Private or Public |
| 1 | CoreStory | 140 | 39 | + | 70.9 | Private |
| 2 | Saphyre | 4K | 859 | + | 70 | Private |
| 3 | GTreasury | 4K | 687 | + | 69 | Private |
| 4 | Oracle | 1.8M | 99K | + | 67.8 | Public |
| 5 | Cloudflare | 1.8M | 53K | + | 64.7 | Private |
| 6 | Workday | 1.8M | 39K | + | 63.8 | Private |
| 7 | Tabs | 1.5M | 24K | + | 62.7 | Private |
| 8 | Regrello | 3K | 397 | + | 62.5 | Public |
| 9 | Eloquent AI | 880 | 140 | + | 62.2 | Private |
| 10 | Abacus | 673K | 17K | + | 62 | Private |
*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.
Key Takeaways:
- CoreStory is the fastest growing branded keyword in the enterprise software industry. It has an average monthly increase of about 39 searches.
- Oracle is the company among the top ten companies for branded keyword search for enterprise software that has the most volume. It has a search volume of 1.8M searches.
- Two fast rising companies in the enterprise software space are CoreStory and Saphyre according to their branded keyword search trends.
1. CoreStory
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 70.9
Total Keyword Search Volume: 140
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 39
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, CoreStory ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 140. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 39, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. Saphyre
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 70
Total Keyword Search Volume: 4K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 859
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, Saphyre ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 4K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 859, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. GTreasury
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 69
Total Keyword Search Volume: 4K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 687
Out of our 279 ranked Enterprise Software companies, GTreasury ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 4K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 687, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
Methodology and Sources
- Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
- Sources: Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere
Update Log
- December 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
- November 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
