These established companies are still innovating like startups

As companies emerge from early startup stage, pressure mounts to focus on execution. But they must also have an eye toward opportunities to improve, expand, and serve evolving marketplace needs. This year’s honorees have used AI to streamline and automate common back-office tasks, help companies meet mission-critical requirements, and serve doctors and mothers by more precisely determining pregnancy due dates. RipplingFor teaching AI “that’s how we do things here“The more AI understands about our work, the better it can help us navigate and perform tasks in that world. Rippling is a platform focused on streamlining and automating many of the administrative tasks in areas such as HR, IT, and finance. Its agentic prowess stems from having access to the native data structures, context, and controls defined within a company. That creates outputs that reflect the actual state of a business, helping humans in these roles focus on more strategic tasks. The company, which largely serves mid-market customers, recently crossed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue and raised $450 million at a $16.8 billion valuation. SeekrFor bringing AI to mission-critical tasksWhile many organizations ar…