Birst

Jay Larson, CEO

Headquarters: San Francisco

Cloud business analytics software developer Birst recently debuted technology that creates a network of business intelligence instances -- essentially a virtualized BI system that users apply to their local data. Birst works with channel partners focused on business analytics, such as Analytics8 and Intelligent Consulting, and broad-based solution providers such as Bluewolf, Qloudwerks and Infosys.