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Quantum Corporation was founded in 1980 and became a major supplier of hard-disk drives and later tape-storage technology. In 2026 Quantum supplies storage systems and software for organisations that manage large amounts of video, unstructured data, backup and long-term archives.
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u-blox was founded in 1997 as a spin-off from ETH Zurich by engineers including Daniel Ammann, Jean-Pierre Wyss and Andreas Thiel, initially commercialising GPS technology. In 2026 u-blox supplies positioning and short-range and cellular connectivity technology used in automotive, industrial and Internet-of-Things devices.
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Charles Zhang founded the company that became Sohu in the 1990s, initially pioneering Chinese-language internet search and portal services. By 2026 Sohu operates Chinese-language media, video and game services in a market dominated by much larger internet platforms than when the company began.
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Mitek Systems was founded in 1985 and spent years developing image-processing and recognition technology before finding a major growth market in mobile banking. In 2026 Mitek provides mobile deposit, document capture, fraud prevention and identity-verification technology to financial institutions and other businesses.
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Aeva was founded in 2016 by former Apple engineers Soroush Salehian and Mina Rezk to develop a different approach to lidar based on frequency-modulated continuous-wave sensing. In 2026 Aeva develops FMCW lidar and perception technology for vehicles, factory automation, infrastructure and other sensing markets.
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ECARX was founded in 2017 by Eric Li and Ziyu Shen to develop digital-cockpit, computing and software technology for the automotive industry. By 2026 ECARX develops hardware, operating software and AI-enabled cockpit and vehicle-computing platforms for software-defined vehicles.
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Cantaloupe traces its roots to USA Technologies, a company founded in the early 1990s to bring electronic payments and connectivity to vending machines and other unattended retail environments. In 2026 Cantaloupe provides payments, software and device management for vending, micro-markets, amusement and other unattended commerce.
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Bytes began in 1982 as a small technology business in Epsom in the United Kingdom and grew into a software, licensing and IT-services operation. In 2026 Bytes focuses on software licensing, cloud, security and IT services for public- and private-sector customers in the UK and Ireland.
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LendingTree was founded in the United States in 1996 and began nationwide operations in 1998 with a model that let consumers request loan offers from multiple lenders. By 2026 LendingTree operates online marketplaces that connect consumers with lenders and other financial-service providers while earning referral and marketing revenue.
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HIVE Digital Technologies was founded in 2017 as one of the earlier publicly traded cryptocurrency-mining companies, initially focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum mining using renewable-energy-oriented sites. In 2026 HIVE operates digital-asset mining and GPU-based compute infrastructure, presenting AI and high-performance computing as an increasingly important growth area.
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