He said the company views data curation and governance as foundational requirements for enterprise AI projects. Jiang said AI governance has become an increasingly important driver of demand. AvePoint reported its 13th consecutive quarter of double-digit net new ARR growth , with particularly strong expansion among customers generating at least $250,000 in ARR and across international regions. Data Layer Is Central to AI Trust ApproachJiang described AvePoint's role as an "AI trust layer" positioned between enterprise data and AI models. The article "AvePoint Eyes $1B ARR as AI Governance Pipeline Surges" was originally published by MarketBeat.