Company comparison
Backstory (formerly People.ai) vs Altair
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Backstory (formerly People.ai)
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| Field | Backstory (formerly People.ai) | Altair |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Vertical applications | Vertical applications |
| Stack | Layer 9 | Layer 9 |
| HQ | San Francisco, CA, United States | Troy, Michigan, United States |
| Founded | 2016 | 1985 |
| Status | Operating | Acquired |
| Funding | — | — |
| Momentum | — | — |
| Summary | Backstory (formerly People.ai) is an AI-powered revenue intelligence platform that automatically captures customer-facing activity from email, calendars, calls, and meetings, maps it to CRM records, and surfaces actionable insights and workflow automation for sales and go-to-market teams. | Altair provides industrial software for simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI, helping engineers design better products and optimize processes. Originally publicly traded on NASDAQ (ALTR), Altair was acquired by Siemens in 2024 and is now integrated into the Siemens Xcelerator industrial software platform. |
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| Differentiator | Backstory (formerly People.ai) is an AI-powered revenue intelligence platform that automatically captures customer-facing activity from email, calendars, calls, and meetings, maps it to CRM records, and surfaces actionable insights and workflow automation for sales and go-to-market teams. | Altair provides industrial software for simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI, helping engineers design better products and optimize processes. Originally publicly traded on NASDAQ (ALTR), Altair was acquired by Siemens in 2024 and is now integrated into the Siemens Xcelerator industrial software platform. |
