Top players are using M&A to build up their capabilities, taking on everything from sales engagement to forecasting.

Which startups could get acquired next? We used the following CB Insights data to find out:

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Taken together, that’s a lot of activist hedge funds pushing for strategic changes — including divestitures — at Salesforce.

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In 2021, these companies — which help teams communicate, collaborate, and manage projects more efficiently — collectively raised $2B+ in equity funding. 2021 also saw the exits of Monday.com (went public at a $5.8B valuation) and Wrike (acquired for $2.3B).

In 2022, against the backdrop of the larger venture market pullback, deal activity to collaboration & project management vendors dropped dramatically. Part of this was likely a function of the amount of capital raised in 2021 — most companies raised warchests at lofty multiples, eliminating a need for more capital in 2022.

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We mined Yardstiq’s interviews with software buyers as well as vendors’ submitted Analyst Briefings and used these proprietary insights to map the cloud security landscape and help you quickly build your RFP vendor shortlist.

The Cloud Security RFP Vendor Shortlist features RFP insights on 11 vendors including:

• • Aqua Security 
  • Check Point
  • Lacework
  • Netskope 
  • Orca Security
  • Prisma Cloud (by Palo Alto Networks)
  • Wiz
  • And 4 others

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• Deel
• Oyster
• Papaya Global
• Remote
• Velocity Global

Other platforms for distributed teams mentioned by buyers include:

• ADP Streamline
• Atlas (fka Elements Global Services)
• Globalization Partners
• Gusto

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Download the buyer’s guide to see our overview of this software category and the questions you should be asking to evaluate solutions, from pricing to integration.

Buyers interviewed for this report include: 

• CFO, fintech with $100M+ in funding
• VP of Finance, technology startup with $1B+ valuation
• Co-founder, e-commerce company with $100M+ in funding

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• Airbase
• Brex
• Payhawk
• Ramp
• Spendesk

Other spend management vendors mentioned by buyers include:

• Bill.com
• Expensify
• Pleo
• Teampay

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Buyers interviewed for this report include: 

• VP of Information Security, Fortune 500 corporation
• Former CISO, media group with $1B+ market cap
• Principal VP and CTO, Big Four subsidiary
• CISO, $1B+ valuation fintech

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• Aqua Security 
• Lacework
• Netskope 
• Orca Security
• Sysdig
• Prisma (by Palo Alto Networks)

Other cloud security vendors mentioned by buyers of these solutions include:

• Rapid7
• Check Point
• Wiz
• Forcepoint
• Qualys

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