This year at HPE Discover 2025, Pathfinder portfolio companies BigID and WEKA will be among the featured sponsors in the Startup Innovators Pavilion—demonstrating the kind of breakthrough technologies HPE aims to amplify, from modernizing data governance and privacy to accelerating AI workloads with next-generation infrastructure. BigID and WEKA are transforming how organizations manage and utilize data for AI success. BigID enables enterprises to operationalize data privacy, compliance, and security, ensuring data is trusted and governed. WEKA’s high-performance data platform is purpose-built for AI, solving critical challenges like data throughput and access speed—making it easier for enterprises to scale AI initiatives and maximize GPU utilization. Their innovations exemplify the dual pillars of AI readiness: trusted data and high-performance infrastructure.

Attendees can meet both companies in the pavilion and and catch BigID in two standout sessions:

• Panel: Cloud Bursting for Private Cloud

Learn how leading organizations are extending private cloud infrastructure for scalable, compliant AI. BigID joins a panel to share practical strategies for unlocking agility while maintaining governance. Innovation Campus Theater | Tuesday, June 24 at 12:00 PM

• Workshop: Proactive Anomaly Detection for Data Risk Management

Join BigID for an interactive session on how to surface hidden risks and take smarter action with AI-driven insights into your data—aligned with today’s security, compliance, and performance demands. AI Innovation Workshop Series | Wednesday, June 25 at 11:00 AM

As AI becomes central to enterprise strategy, responsible innovation is no longer optional—it’s essential. Regulations, customer expectations, and compute demands are reshaping how organizations manage data at scale. BigID and WEKA are tackling these challenges head-on, aligned with Pathfinder’s conviction that AI success must be grounded in governance, performance, and trust. Beyond the pavilion, visit the booths of fellow Pathfinder companies like Cohesity and Scality, showcasing secure, scalable infrastructure solutions for hybrid cloud and AI-ready enterprises.

Innovation in the Startup Innovators Pavilion

Located within the Innovation Campus — a destination designed to showcase the full spectrum of HPE innovation—the Startup Innovators Pavilion brings together companies supported by HPE’s strategic innovation programs: Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, the HPE Unleash AI Partner Program, HPE Tech Advance, and the HPE Technology Partner program.

In addition to BigID and WEKA, we’re grateful to the following companies for their participation in the pavilion:

• AI21 Labs (Booth #1021)– Pioneering advanced language models that drive the next wave of generative AI.

• Aible (Booth #1024)– AI agents for business users at enterprise scale enabling users to build AI models that generate measurable business outcomes fast. Agentic analytics automatically looks at millions of patterns to surface actionable insights.

• Clarifai (Booth #1028)– Full-stack AI lifecycle and orchestration platform that helps organizations create and control AI workloads on any environment. Over a decade of experience supporting millions of custom models and billions of operations for the largest enterprises and governments.

• Dataiku (Booth #1026) – The Universal AI Platform™, giving organizations control over their AI talent, processes, and technologies to unleash the creation of analytics, models, and agents. Dataiku builds governance into every part of the platform, ensuring regulatory compliance and complete business alignment.

• GAI (Booth #1029) – Technology that powers progress and protects freedom. Government Acquisitions, Inc. (GAI) empowers federal agencies to achieve their mission-critical goals by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and collaborative partnerships. #GAIisAI

• Sterling (Booth #1022)– Modernizing data access and integration with AI-enhanced automation. Sterling empowers transformation through technology, beyond mere business transactions. As a driving force behind progress and achievement, Sterling extends beyond the realm of conventional IT solutions to be a transformational partner.

• Vaidio (Booth #1035) –Transforms conventional video into a vital source of intelligence in applications spanning real-time monitoring and alerting, video search, and business intelligence. The Vaidio AI Vision Platform is used widely to enhance public safety, protect assets, plan investments, and optimize operations—all with significantly lower total cost of ownership.

• Vcinity (Booth #1027) – Making data instantly accessible wherever it's created, without sacrificing performance. It accelerates data access from days or hours to minutes or seconds, enabling potential networking/ energy cost reduction of 50% or more, increased productivity by 25% plus, while reducing cyber risk. Vcinity enables applications and users to instantly access data, no matter where it lives.

These startups are pushing the boundaries in AI, data, security, and edge—helping shape what’s next for enterprise innovation.

More to Explore Across the Event

As HPE’s venture arm, Pathfinder invests in early-stage companies that are redefining the enterprise technology landscape—from infrastructure and data intelligence to AI and cybersecurity. The Startup Innovators Pavilion is a powerful expression of that mission, showcasing a dynamic portfolio of startups that represent the future of enterprise tech. By connecting visionary founders with the scale and expertise of HPE, Pathfinder continues to help shape what’s next.

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