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Updated · CRN · Jun 24

CRN Names 10 Hottest Cloud Startups for 2026 as Neocloud Market Eyes $400 Billion by 2031

Updated

Updated · CRN · Jun 24

CRN Names 10 Hottest Cloud Startups for 2026 as Neocloud Market Eyes $400 Billion by 2031

1 articles · Updated · CRN · Jun 24

CRN’s 2026 cloud startup list spotlighted Fireworks AI, PointFive and Starcloud among 10 companies gaining traction as customers rethink cloud workloads for the AI era.
The picks reflect surging demand for GPUs, cloud cost control and new infrastructure models, with Synergy pegging the neocloud market at $9 billion in fourth-quarter 2025, up 223% year over year.
Fireworks AI has been expanding its model platform after a $250 million Series C, PointFive just raised $60 million for AI waste-tracking tools, and Starcloud won $170 million to pursue space-based data centers.
The broader spending backdrop remains strong: IDC expects global public cloud services spending to top $1 trillion in 2026, while Gartner sees sovereign cloud IaaS spending reaching $80 billion.

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