Nexthink, EPFL spin-off

Pedro Bados, co-founder of Nexthink, EPFL spin-off, dreams of making the region a breeding ground for start-ups. On three continents, his company has developed rapidly since being its inception in 2005. Just under 100 employees, a clientele of more than 400 large companies, nearly 16 million in venture capital raised from several partners, and partnerships with companies such as Microsoft, Citrix, IBM and Unisys - these numbers could make any young boss' head spin. Not so for Pedro Bados, who is in his early thirties and poised for success as he recruits forty young talents from the field of software engineering, advanced user interface design, software as a service (SaaS) and product management. Technology coming from the Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and developed by Nexthink permits real-time discovery of significant events in a computer infrastructure from the behavior monitoring of workstations. On this basis, the system models an overview of the network, continuously updated, which records and reproduces solutions to problems. "This revolutionary view into the IT infrastructure enables our customers to resolve problems with service quality of business applications, IT transformation, and security threats," explains Pedro Bados, CEO of the start-up. "The key to Nexthink's success is saving time and money in budget while improving service to business end-users of larger companies: from 18% to 36%." What are the secrets of a company that grows so quickly?