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Uipath, Inc.

A maker of software "robots" that automate the dull, repetitive computer tasks people once did by hand—clicking, typing, filling forms, and moving data across programs. Its Robotic Process Automation platform is used by businesses in dozens of industries to free workers for higher-value work. Founded in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania as a small engineer outfit called DeskOver, it later rebranded as UiPath—short for "user interface path"—after pivoting to desktop automation. One fun quirk: its founding CEO, Daniel Dines, was a former Microsoft engineer.