Embedded Linux house MontaVista is included on a list of the top 100 privately held U.S. technology companies assembled by media company AlwaysOn and accounting firm KPMG. The “AO100” list highlights companies with exceptional revenue or customer growth, and companies with “game-changing” approaches and technologies.

According to AlwaysOn, the AO100 was compiled from 700 companies nominated by more than 1,000 surveyed venture investors, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and executives. The annual AO100 list was published for the second time this year, and featured 50 returning winners. Eighteen companies listed last year were ineligible this year, having gone public.

In October of last year, MontaVista was named the fifth fastest-growing private company in the Silicon Valley. MontaVista's lastest round of funding in April brought total investments to $70M. For more about the chances of MontaVista going public, be sure to read our recent interview with CEO James Ready.

AlwaysOn Editor Tony Perkins said, “A total of 50 new companies were added, including many that are beginning to receive lots of media attention like Skype [story], Friendster, MySQL, and Digital Chocolate.”

According to Padraic Kelly, partner in charge of KPMG 1Start, “Many of these private companies said that they were beating their internal revenue projections for 2004. This may indicate that the IPO calendar for the second half of this year should be strong.”

The complete AO100 list, in alphabetical order, includes:

2Wire Inc., Above All Software, Adspace, Agitar, Airgo Networks, AmberPoint, Application Security, Arbortext, ArcSight, Aruba Wireless Networks, Atomz Corporation, AuctionDrop, AuthenTec, Inc., AWS, BitFone, Blazent, Boingo Wireless, Cambridge Positioning Systems, Cast Iron Systems, Cavium Networks, Datasweep, DataSynapse, DemandTec, Digital Chocolate, Digital Harbor, Digitalpath Networks, DivXNetworks, Inc., eCredit, eDocs, Egenera, Encover, Endeca, eSilicon, Everbee Networks, Feedster, FIOS, Flarion, Forescout Technologies, Friendster, Good Technology, Gracenote, Grand Central Communications, Groove Networks, Groxis, Homestead, Huaya Microelectronics, Ikanos, IMlogic, Infinera, Ingenio, InphoMatch, Inxight Software, Inc., IP Core, IPWireless, Ironport, Isilon Systems, iSuppli, Ketera, Konarka Technologies, Mark Logic, Mediabolic, Metamatrix, Mirra, Mobileway, MontaVista Software, Inc., MySQL, nCircle, Netezza, NetMotion Wireless, Inc., NetScaler, Inc., newScale, Inc., NextHop Technologies, Nth Orbit, OpenNetwork Technologies, Peribit, PGP Corporation, Pixim, Plaxo, Pronto Networks, Rackspace Managed Hosting, Reactivity, Redline Networks, Reflectivity, Revenue Science, Simple Devices, Skype, Sourcefire, Sylantro, TelASIC, Topspin Communications, Tripwire, TurnTide, Ucentric, Unicru, Vocera Communications, Inc., Voltage Security, WholeSecurity, Wily Technology, Zantaz, ZettaCore

The AO100 companies will be honored at a reception July 13 at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University Campus.

 
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