Luis von Ahn
Luis is an inventor and computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon . He is one of the creators of CAPTCHA, a system that allows websites...
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Tanium is a cybersecurity company that focuses on providing internet safety for the US government and Fortune 500 companies. Clients include...
Mike Krieger
Instagram is a photo sharing app that was released through the Apple App Store in October, 2010 and reached one million users in just three...
John Zimmer
Lyft is a transportation network company with a peer-to-peer mobile app that enables passengers to request rides with their smartphones. Pri...
Ayah Bdeir
littleBits is a hardware company that aims to put the power of electronics in everyone’s hands. The company sells electronic modules t...
Uri Levine
Waze is a crowd sourced traffic navigation app. Drivers share real-time traffic and road information to help other users on the same route....
Jason Ackerman
Fresh Direct is an online grocer that disrupted the traditional food supply chain by sourcing food where it’s produced and delivering...
Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens started making computer tech-support house calls on his dirt bike while he was a college student at the University of Minnes...
Martine Rothblatt
Martine is a pioneer in the satellite industry, launching companies including Geostar, PanAmSat, and Sirius Satellite Radio. She also founde...
Andrew Rosen
Andrew launched Theory, a contemporary clothing company, in 1997 with co-founder Eli Tahari. Theory used the stretchy fabric lycra to create...
Jessamyn Rodriguez
Hot Bread Kitchen is an organization that teaches immigrant women to bake artisanal breads from their home country. HBK provides culinary an...
Azim Premji
Sometimes the company you start looks a lot different from the company you end up with; Azim Premji turned his cooking fat company into one...
Scott Moody
AuthenTec makes fingerprint sensors that could unlock mobile phones and computers. AuthenTec was sold to Apple in 2012 for $356 million, and...
Mark Ramadan
Sir Kensington’s is a condiment company that sells ketchup, mayo, mustard, etc. Mark and his partner Scott tried to create a gourmet a...
Fabrice Penot
Le Labo is a perfume company that launched on Elizabeth Street in New York City in 2006. Le Labo perfumes are prepared on the spot for the c...
Coss Marte
ConBody is an exercise program that Coss developed while he was in prison for selling drugs. Coss lost 70 pounds in six months by working ou...
Jo Malone
Jo Malone is a fragrance entrepreneur. She launched Jo Malone London in a retail shop in London in 1994. The company was bought by Estee Lau...
Daniel Lubetzky
KIND is a food company that produces sweet and savory bars with whole nuts, spices, and fruit, among other products. KIND is sold in a diver...
Brian Liu
LegalZoom is an online service that provides legal documents and solutions for consumers and small businesses. The company helps visitors fo...
Maguy Le Coze
As a teenager, Maguy Le Coze and her brother Gilbert were introduced to the culinary life while helping their parents in their hotel restaur...