As those past Disruptors, which are defined by their use of smartphones and the cloud, become public giants, we're seeing a handful of new technologies drive change, led by machine learning and artificial intelligence, both leveraged by well over half of this year's list.
As incumbents embrace technologies themselves, we're seeing these start-ups adapt more quickly than ever to the quickly-shifting landscape and add new businesses to diversify their revenue streams.We asked the companies that made the list to share which technologies are core to their business. Machine Learning was the most popular, with 36 companies pointing to its crucial role. Artificial intelligence came in second, with 29 companies naming it as key to their business, followed by cloud computing with 14 companies.