Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.
A maker of cloud-based cybersecurity software, CrowdStrike's Falcon platform protects computers, servers, and cloud workloads from hackers using a single lightweight sensor and AI trained on data crowdsourced from its customers. Co-founded in 2011 by cybersecurity veteran George Kurtz, the company's name blends "crowd"—the collective intelligence gathered from every customer—with "strike," reflecting its mission to strike down cyber threats.