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Airbnb

Online marketplace for short-term lodging and experiences. Disrupted the $800B hotel industry.

Retailshort-term rentalsmarketplacehospitality

Amazon

World's largest e-commerce and cloud computing (AWS) company. Started as an online bookstore.

Technologye-commercecloud computingonline retail

Apple

World's most valuable company. Makes iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and runs a massive services ecosystem.

Technologyconsumer electronicssoftware servicesmobile devices

Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett's holding company. Owns GEICO, BNSF, See's Candies, and major stakes in Apple, Coca-Cola, and more.

Financeholding companyinvestmentsdiversified

Chanel

French luxury fashion house known for Chanel No. 5, the little black dress, tweed suits, and the double-C logo.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury fashionperfumehigh-end

Coca-Cola

World's largest beverage company. The Coca-Cola brand is the most recognized in the world.

Food & Beveragebeveragessoft drinksbrand recognition

Facebook (Meta)

Social media conglomerate: Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and the metaverse (Quest VR).

Mediasocial mediametaversedigital advertising

Ferrari

Italian luxury sports car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Icon of speed, design, and exclusivity.

Automotiveluxury carssports carsautomotive design

Ford

American automaker that pioneered the assembly line and the $5 workday. Made cars affordable for the average American.

Automotiveautomakerassembly linemass production

Goldman Sachs

Global investment bank and financial services company. Known as the most prestigious bank on Wall Street.

Financeinvestment bankingfinancial serviceswealth management

Google (Alphabet)

World's dominant search engine, plus YouTube, Android, Google Cloud, Waymo, and DeepMind.

Technologysearch enginecloud computingadvertising

Hermes

French luxury goods house known for Birkin bags, scarves, and leather goods. The most exclusive luxury brand in the world.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury goodshigh fashionaccessories

LEGO

Danish toy company and the world's most powerful brand. Makes the iconic interlocking plastic bricks.

Consumer Goodstoyschildren's productsplastic bricks

LVMH

World's largest luxury goods conglomerate: Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moet, Hennessy, Tiffany, Sephora, and 75 more brands.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury goodsconglomeratehigh-end brands

McDonald's

World's largest fast-food chain with 40,000+ restaurants in 100+ countries. The franchise model pioneer.

Food & Beveragefast foodfranchiserestaurant chain

Microsoft

Software giant. Windows, Office, Azure, Xbox.

Technologysoftwarecloud computingenterprise solutions

Netflix

World's largest streaming entertainment service with 280M+ subscribers. Pioneered the streaming revolution.

Entertainmentstreamingentertainmentsubscription service

Nike

World's largest athletic footwear and apparel company. Started as Blue Ribbon Sports importing Japanese running shoes.

Consumer Goodsathletic apparelfootwearsportswear

NVIDIA

Semiconductor company that dominates GPU and AI chip markets. Powers most of the world's AI training.

TechnologysemiconductorsAIGPU

Rolex

World's most iconic luxury watch brand. Known for the Oyster, Submariner, Daytona, and Perpetual movements.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury watcheshigh-endiconic brand

SpaceX

Aerospace manufacturer and space transport company. Builds Falcon 9, Starship, and Starlink satellite internet.

Aerospace & Defensespace transportaerospace manufacturingsatellite internet

Starbucks

World's largest coffeehouse chain with 35,000+ locations. Transformed coffee culture globally.

Food & Beveragecoffeehouseglobal chainfood culture

Stripe

Payment processing platform powering internet commerce. Processes hundreds of billions in payments annually.

Financepayment processingfinteche-commerce

The Walt Disney Company

Global entertainment conglomerate: theme parks, movies, streaming (Disney+), Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, ESPN.

Entertainmententertainmenttheme parksstreaming

Toyota

World's largest automaker by volume. Pioneered lean manufacturing (Toyota Production System) and the hybrid car (Prius).

Automotiveautomakerhybrid vehiclesmanufacturing

Visa

World's largest payment network. Processes $15T+ in transactions annually.

Financepayment networktransactionsfinancial services

Walmart

World's largest company by revenue ($600B+). Discount retail giant with 10,500+ stores worldwide.

Retaildiscount retailsupermarketglobal presence

Adidas

Second-largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. Born from a family feud that also created Puma.

Sportssportswearathletic apparelfootwear

Alibaba

China's largest e-commerce company (Taobao, Tmall). Also cloud computing, fintech (Ant Group), and logistics.

Retaile-commercecloud computinglogistics

AMD

Semiconductor company making CPUs and GPUs. Lisa Su's turnaround from near-death to AI chip powerhouse.

TechnologysemiconductorsCPUsGPUs

American Express

Global financial services: charge cards, credit cards, travel, and payments. Premium brand in payments.

Financefinancial servicescredit cardspayments

Anduril

Defense technology company building autonomous systems and AI for the military. The 'Silicon Valley meets Pentagon' story.

Aerospace & Defensedefense technologyautonomous systemsmilitary

AT&T

Telecom giant tracing back to Alexander Graham Bell's telephone. Was broken up by the government, then reassembled.

Telecommunicationstelecommunicationswirelessbroadband

Atlassian

Australian enterprise software company (Jira, Confluence, Trello). Built without a single salesperson.

Technologyenterprise softwareproject managementcollaboration tools

Blackstone

World's largest alternative asset manager. $1T+ in assets under management.

Financeasset managementprivate equityalternative investments

Boeing

World's largest aerospace company. Makes commercial aircraft (737, 787), defense systems, and space vehicles.

Aerospace & Defenseaircraftdefense systemsspace

Booking.com

World's largest online travel agency. Booking Holdings also owns Priceline, Kayak, and OpenTable.

Travelonline travelbookingOTA

Chipotle

Fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain with 3,500+ locations.

Food & Beveragefast-casualrestaurant chainMexican food

CostCo

Membership warehouse club: $1.50 hot dogs, Kirkland Signature, bulk buying. 900+ stores worldwide.

Retailwarehouse clubbulk buyingmembership

Craigslist

Online classified ads site with an intentionally ugly 1990s design. Destroyed newspaper classifieds.

Mediaclassified adsonline marketplacedisruption

Dell

PC and enterprise technology company. Michael Dell started it from his University of Texas dorm room at 19.

TechnologyPCsenterprise technologyhardware

DoorDash

Food delivery platform and largest delivery service in the US. Expanded into grocery and retail delivery.

Food & Beveragefood deliverygrocery deliverylogistics

Duolingo

World's most popular language learning app (100M+ monthly users). Gamified education with an unhinged owl mascot.

Educationlanguage learningeducationgamification

Enron

Energy company whose massive accounting fraud led to the largest corporate bankruptcy in history (2001) and destroyed Arthur Andersen.

Energyenergycorporate fraudbankruptcy

FedEx

Global shipping and logistics company. Pioneered overnight delivery. 'When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.'

Transportationlogisticsshippingovernight delivery

Formula One

World's premier open-wheel auto racing series. Blends technology, speed, glamour, and global audiences.

Sportsauto racingmotorsportentertainment

General Electric

Once the most valuable company on Earth. Has split into GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, and GE HealthCare.

Aerospace & Defensediversified industrialenergyhealthcare

Gillette

Dominant razor and grooming brand. Invented the disposable razor blade and the razor/blade business model.

Consumer Goodsgroomingrazorsconsumer products

GoPro

Action camera company that created the wearable camera category. Surfers, skydivers, and extreme sports.

Consumer Goodsaction camerasextreme sportsphotography

Hershey

America's largest chocolate manufacturer. Built an entire town (Hershey, PA) around the factory.

Food & Beveragechocolateconfectionerysnacks

IKEA

World's largest furniture retailer. Known for flat-pack furniture, Swedish meatballs, and democratic design.

Retailfurniturehome decorflat-pack

Inditex (Zara)

World's largest fashion retailer (Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear). Pioneered fast fashion with 2-week design-to-shelf cycles.

Fashion & Luxuryfast fashionretailapparel

Instagram

Photo and video sharing app. Acquired by Facebook/Meta.

Mediasocial mediaphoto sharingvideo sharing

Intel

Invented the microchip and dominated PC processors for decades. Now struggling to compete in the AI era.

TechnologysemiconductorsmicrochipsAI

Johnson & Johnson

Healthcare conglomerate: pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products (Band-Aid, Tylenol, etc.).

Healthcarepharmaceuticalsmedical devicesconsumer health

Kellogg's

Cereal and snack giant: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Pringles, Pop-Tarts, Cheez-It.

Food & Beveragesnackscerealbreakfast foods

Kering

French luxury group: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury goodsfashion retaildesigner brands

KFC

Global fried chicken chain with 27,000+ restaurants in 150+ countries. Started when the founder was 65.

Food & Beveragefast foodfried chickenrestaurant chain

L'Oreal

World's largest cosmetics and beauty company. 36 brands including Lancome, Maybelline, Garnier, and Kiehl's.

Consumer Goodscosmeticsbeauty productsskincare

Liquid Death

Canned water brand with punk rock marketing. 'Murder your thirst.' Turned water into a lifestyle brand.

Consumer Goodsbeverageswaterlifestyle brand

Lululemon

Athletic apparel company that popularized yoga pants and athleisure culture. Premium brand with cult following.

Fashion & Luxuryathleisurepremium apparelyoga

Mars Inc.

World's largest candy and pet food company: M&M's, Snickers, Twix, Pedigree, Royal Canin, and more.

Food & Beveragecandypet foodconsumer goods

Mastercard

Second-largest payment processing network globally. Processes billions of transactions in 210+ countries.

Financepayment processingfinancial servicestransactions

Mercedes-Benz

German luxury automaker. Karl Benz invented the first automobile. The three-pointed star is globally recognized.

Automotiveluxury carsautomakerGerman engineering

Monsanto

Agricultural biotech company known for Roundup herbicide and GMO seeds. One of the most controversial companies ever.

Food & BeverageagriculturebiotechnologyGMO

NBA

National Basketball Association. The most global of the US major sports leagues.

Sportsbasketballprofessional sportsentertainment

Nespresso

Premium single-serve coffee system. Pioneered the capsule coffee model. George Clooney ambassador.

Food & Beveragecoffeepremium productssingle-serve

Nestle

World's largest food and beverage company: Nescafe, KitKat, Purina, Perrier, Gerber, and hundreds more brands.

Food & Beverageconsumer goodsglobal brandsfood production

NFL

National Football League. Most valuable sports league in the world. Generates $18B+/year in revenue.

Sportsprofessional sportsfootballsports league

Nintendo

Japanese gaming company that created Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, the Game Boy, Wii, and Switch.

Entertainmentgamingvideo gamesentertainment

Novo Nordisk

Danish pharma company dominating the diabetes and obesity drug markets (Ozempic, Wegovy). Largest company in Europe.

Healthcarepharmaceuticalsdiabetesobesity

Nutella (Ferrero)

Italian confectionery company making Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder, and Tic Tac. World's most secretive food company.

Food & Beverageconfectionerysnacksfood products

Oracle

Database and enterprise cloud computing giant. Larry Ellison built it into one of the largest software companies ever.

Technologycloud computingenterprise softwaredatabases

Palantir

Data analytics company working with governments and enterprises. Named after the seeing stones in Lord of the Rings.

Technologydata analyticsbig datasoftware

Panda Express

Largest Asian-American restaurant chain with 2,400+ locations. Known for orange chicken.

Food & BeveragerestaurantAsian cuisinefast casual

PayPal

Online payment platform that pioneered digital money transfers. The 'PayPal Mafia' spawned Tesla, YouTube, LinkedIn, Palantir, etc.

Financedigital paymentsfintechonline transactions

Pepsi

PepsiCo beverages and snacks. Pepsi, Gatorade, Quaker.

Food & Beveragebeveragessnacksfood products

Porsche

German luxury sports car manufacturer. Iconic 911 design. Also parent company of Volkswagen Group.

Automotiveluxury carssports carsautomotive design

Procter & Gamble

World's largest consumer goods company: Tide, Pampers, Gillette, Oral-B, and dozens more household brands.

Consumer Goodshousehold productsconsumer brandsFMCG

Renaissance Technologies

Most successful quantitative hedge fund ever. The Medallion Fund averaged 66% annual returns over 30 years.

Financehedge fundsquantitative investingasset management

Roblox

Online platform where millions of users create and play games. Massive among Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

Entertainmentgaming platformuser-generated contentonline games

Rolls-Royce

Aerospace engine maker and luxury car brand (cars now owned by BMW).

Aerospace & Defenseaerospace enginesluxury carsengineering

Salesforce

World's largest CRM company and pioneer of cloud SaaS (Software as a Service). 'No Software' revolution.

TechnologyCRMcloud computingSaaS

Samsung

South Korean conglomerate: smartphones, semiconductors, displays, appliances. Rival to Apple in mobile.

Technologyconglomeratesmartphonessemiconductors

Shopify

E-commerce platform powering millions of online stores.

Technologye-commerce platformonline storesSaaS

Sony

Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate: PlayStation, Sony Music, Columbia Pictures, cameras, and more.

Entertainmentelectronicsentertainmentgaming

Spanx

Shapewear company that Sara Blakely started with $5,000. She cut the feet off her pantyhose and built a brand.

Fashion & Luxuryshapewearfashion brandentrepreneurship

Spotify

World's largest music streaming platform with 600M+ users. Changed how the world listens to music.

Entertainmentmusic streamingdigital mediasubscription service

Standard Oil

Controlled 90% of US oil refining at peak. The trust that was broken up by the Supreme Court, spawning the modern oil industry.

Energyoil refiningmonopolyhistorical industry

Subway

Largest restaurant chain in the world by number of locations (37,000+). Sandwich shops everywhere.

Food & Beveragefast foodrestaurant chainsandwiches

Taco Bell

Mexican-inspired fast-food chain with 8,000+ restaurants. Known for creative menu items and late-night culture.

Food & Beveragefast foodMexican cuisinecreative menu

The Home Depot

World's largest home improvement retailer with 2,300+ stores. The co-founders were fired from their previous jobs.

Retailhome improvementDIYretail giant

The New York Times

America's newspaper of record. Successfully pivoted from print to digital with 10M+ subscribers.

Medianewsdigital mediasubscription

TikTok

Short-form video platform with 1B+ users. Part of Chinese tech company ByteDance. Reshaped social media.

Technologysocial mediashort-form videocontent creation

Trader Joe's

Beloved American grocery chain known for unique products, low prices, Hawaiian shirts, and no loyalty programs.

Retailgroceryunique productsdiscount retail

TSMC

World's largest semiconductor foundry. Makes chips for Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and most of the tech industry.

Technologysemiconductorsfoundrychip manufacturing

X

Social media platform. Rebranded from Twitter to X after Elon Musk's $44B acquisition.

Mediasocial mediaplatformcontent sharing

Uber

Ride-hailing and delivery platform operating in 70+ countries. Disrupted the global taxi industry.

Transportationride-hailingdeliverydisruption

Under Armour

Athletic apparel brand that started when the founder made moisture-wicking shirts for his college football teammates.

Fashion & Luxuryathletic apparelfitnessperformance wear

Unilever

Consumer goods giant: Dove, Ben & Jerry's, Vaseline, Hellmann's, Knorr, and 400+ other brands.

Consumer Goodsconsumer productshousehold brandsFMCG

UPS

World's largest package delivery company. Brown trucks deliver 25M+ packages daily in 220+ countries.

Transportationpackage deliverylogisticsshipping

Virgin

Global brand spanning 400+ companies: airlines, mobile, media, space tourism. Richard Branson's adventure empire.

Entertainmentdiversifiedbrandentrepreneurship

WeWork

Co-working space company that peaked at $47B valuation before spectacular collapse. Now bankrupt.

Real Estateco-workingflexible workspaceoffice rental

Messaging app with 2B+ users worldwide. Acquired for $19B with only 55 employees.

Technologymessagingsocial mediacommunication

YouTube

Video sharing platform. Acquired by Google 2006.

Mediavideo sharingstreamingcontent creation

Zara

Spanish fast fashion. Flagship brand of Inditex.

Fashion & Luxuryfast fashionapparelretail

Adobe

Creative software giant: Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Acrobat. Pioneered SaaS transition with Creative Cloud.

TechnologySaaScreative softwaredigital media

Afterpay

Buy-now-pay-later platform from Australia. Popularized BNPL among Gen Z consumers.

Financebuy now pay laterfintechconsumer finance

AG1 (Athletic Greens)

Powdered greens supplement that became ubiquitous in podcast advertising. The most-advertised health supplement.

Healthcarenutritional supplementshealth and wellnesspodcast advertising

AIG

Global insurance company. Nearly collapsed during 2008 financial crisis and received the largest government bailout in US history ($182B).

Financeinsurancebailoutfinancial services

Aldi

German discount supermarket chain with 10,000+ stores in 20 countries. Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd.

Retaildiscount supermarketgroceryretail chain

Apollo

Global alternative asset manager ($600B+ AUM). Private equity, credit, and real estate.

Financeasset managementprivate equityreal estate

AppLovin

Mobile app and gaming technology company. Its AI-powered ad engine drove one of the best stock performances of 2024.

Technologymobile appsgaming technologyadvertising

ASML

Dutch company that makes the most advanced chip-making machines on Earth. No ASML, no modern chips.

Technologysemiconductor manufacturingchip productionadvanced technology

Axon

Makes Tasers and body cameras for law enforcement. The company that arm police with technology.

Technologylaw enforcementpublic safetysecurity technology

Bacardi

World's largest privately held spirits company. Rum brand born in Cuba, exiled by Castro.

Food & Beveragespiritsbeveragesalcohol

Basecamp

Project management software company and bastion of anti-hustle culture. Created Ruby on Rails.

Technologyproject managementsoftware developmentanti-hustle culture

Bayer

German pharma and life sciences. Aspirin, crop science, consumer health.

Healthcarepharmaceuticalslife sciencesconsumer health

Benchmark Capital

Elite VC firm known for equal partnership structure and early investments in eBay, Twitter, Uber, and Snapchat.

Financeventure capitalstartupsinvestment

Best Buy

US consumer electronics retailer. Sound of Music rebranded to Best Buy.

Retailconsumer electronicsretailbig box

BHP Billiton

World's largest mining company. Iron ore, copper, nickel, and coal across 90+ locations worldwide.

Industrialminingnatural resourcescommodities

BIC

Maker of disposable pens, lighters, and razors. Sells 30M+ products per day worldwide.

Consumer Goodsdisposable productsstationeryhousehold items

Block

Fintech company (formerly Square). Cash App, Square payments, Afterpay, Tidal. Jack Dorsey's other company.

Financefintechpaymentsmobile banking

Blockbuster

Video rental chain. Peak 2004; displaced by Netflix and streaming.

Entertainmentvideo rentalentertainmentstreaming disruption

Bosch

German engineering and electronics. Mobility, consumer goods, industrial tech.

Industrialengineeringelectronicsindustrial tech

British American Tobacco

One of the world's largest tobacco companies. Makes Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Kent, and Pall Mall.

Food & Beveragetobaccoconsumer goodscigarettes

Burberry

British luxury fashion house known for the trench coat, the check pattern, and outerwear heritage.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury fashionapparelaccessories

CAA (Creative Artists Agency)

The most powerful talent agency in Hollywood. Represents A-list actors, directors, athletes, and musicians.

Entertainmenttalent agencyrepresentationHollywood

Calm

Meditation and sleep app with 100M+ downloads. Alex Tew previously created the Million Dollar Homepage.

Health & Wellnessmeditationwellnessmobile app

Carnegie Steel

Steel producer. Sold in 1901 in one of the largest transactions; made Carnegie one of the richest.

Industrialsteel productionmanufacturinghistorical

Cartier

French luxury jewelry and watch house. Known as 'the jeweler of kings and the king of jewelers.'

Fashion & Luxuryluxury jewelrywatcheshigh-end

Cava

Fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain. The 'next Chipotle' with 300+ locations.

Food & Beveragefast-casualrestaurant chainMediterranean

Charles Schwab

Discount brokerage that democratized investing. Pioneered commission-free trading before Robinhood.

Financebrokerageinvestingdiscount trading

Chess.com

World's largest online chess platform with 150M+ members. Benefited massively from The Queen's Gambit effect.

Mediaonline platformgamingchess

Chewy

Online pet food and supplies retailer known for exceptional customer service (hand-painted pet portraits).

Retailpet suppliese-commercecustomer service

Cinnabon

Chain famous for its cinnamon rolls. The smell of airports and malls everywhere.

Food & Beveragecinnamon rollsbakerysnacks

Cisco

Largest networking company. Hardware, telecom equipment, IoT.

Technologynetworkingtelecom equipmentIoT

Colgate

Oral care, personal care, and pet nutrition company. Colgate toothpaste is in more homes than any other brand.

Consumer Goodsoral carepersonal carepet nutrition

Constellation Software

Acquires and manages vertical market software companies. Has made 800+ acquisitions. Canada's Berkshire Hathaway.

Technologysoftware acquisitionvertical marketinvestment

Convoy

Digital freight network that aimed to be the 'Uber for trucking.' Shut down after burning through $900M.

Transportationdigital freighttruckinglogistics

Copart

Online vehicle auction company specializing in salvage and used cars. The 'eBay of wrecked cars.'

Automotiveonline auctionused carssalvage vehicles

Coupang

South Korea's largest e-commerce company. Known as 'Korea's Amazon' with same-day delivery.

Retaile-commercesame-day deliverySouth Korea

CrowdStrike

Cybersecurity company. Their global outage in July 2024 crashed 8.5M Windows computers worldwide.

Technologycybersecuritycloud securitydata protection

Deel

Global HR and payroll platform enabling companies to hire anyone, anywhere. Grew from $0 to $500M+ ARR in 4 years.

TechnologyHR platformglobal payrollremote hiring

Dolby

Audio and cinema technology company. Dolby sound is in every major movie theater and most devices.

Technologyaudio technologycinemaentertainment

Dollar Shave Club

Subscription razor and grooming delivery. Acquired by Unilever.

Consumer Goodssubscription servicegroomingrazors

Dropbox

Cloud storage and file sync. Y Combinator-backed.

Technologycloud storagefile syncSaaS

DuPont

Chemical company that invented nylon, Teflon, Kevlar, and Lycra. 220+ years of innovation.

Industrialchemicalsinnovationmaterials

eBay

Online auction and shopping platform. Pierre Omidyar created it to sell a broken laser pointer (for $14).

Retailonline auctione-commercemarketplace

Electronic Arts

Major video game publisher: FIFA/EA FC, Madden, The Sims, Apex Legends, Battlefield.

Entertainmentvideo gamesentertainmentgaming

Epic Games

Creator of Fortnite and Unreal Engine. Tim Sweeney vs. Apple antitrust battle.

Entertainmentvideo gamesgame developmententertainment

Epic Systems

Largest electronic health records company in the US, holding data for 300M+ patients. Never went public.

Healthcareelectronic health recordshealthcare ITpatient data

Equifax

One of the Big Three credit bureaus. Infamous for the 2017 data breach exposing 147M Americans' data.

Financecredit bureaudata securityconsumer credit

EssilorLuxottica

World's largest eyewear company. Makes Ray-Ban, Oakley, Oliver Peoples and owns LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut.

Fashion & Luxuryeyewearluxury brandsretail

Exor

Agnelli family holding company: Ferrari, Stellantis, The Economist, Juventus FC.

Financeholding companydiversified investmentsluxury brands

Exxon Mobil

World's largest publicly traded oil and gas company. Direct descendant of Rockefeller's Standard Oil.

Energyoil and gasenergypetroleum

Faire

Online wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers with brands. The 'Amazon for local shops.'

Retailwholesalemarketplacelocal shops

Fanatics

Sports merchandise, trading cards, and sports betting platform. Owns all major US sports licensing.

Sportssports merchandisetrading cardssports betting

Fastenal

Industrial distribution company selling nuts, bolts, and fasteners. Started with a vending machine concept.

Industrialindustrial distributionfastenersvending machines

FC Bayern Munich

Germany's most successful football club. 50+1 member ownership model. 33 Bundesliga titles.

Sportsfootball clubsports managementfan engagement

Ferretti

Italian luxury yacht manufacturer: Riva, Pershing, Custom Line, Wally. Makes some of the world's most beautiful boats.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury yachtsboat manufacturingdesign

FICO

Created the FICO credit score used by 90%+ of US lenders. Your credit score is their product.

Financecredit scoringfinancial servicesanalytics

First Citizens Bank

Regional bank that acquired Silicon Valley Bank out of FDIC receivership in 2023.

Financeregional bankacquisitionfinancial services

Games Workshop

Creator of Warhammer and Warhammer 40K. Tabletop gaming empire with fanatical community.

Entertainmenttabletop gaminghobbycommunity

GE Aerospace

World's leading jet engine manufacturer. Makes engines for 75% of commercial flights.

Aerospace & Defensejet enginesaviationmanufacturing

GitHub

World's largest platform for software development and version control. Where 100M+ developers collaborate on code.

Technologysoftware developmentversion controlcollaboration

Google Maps

The world's most-used mapping application. Powers navigation for billions of people daily.

Technologymappingnavigationlocation services

H&M

Swedish fast-fashion retailer. Second-largest global clothing retailer.

Fashion & Luxuryfast fashionclothing retailapparel

Harley Davidson

American motorcycle manufacturer. Iconic brand.

AutomotivemotorcyclesAmerican brandheritage

Hewlett-Packard

Tech company. PCs, printers (HP Inc.) and enterprise (HPE).

TechnologyPCsprintersenterprise software

Huawei

Chinese telecom giant. World's largest telecom equipment maker. US sanctions over national security concerns.

Telecommunicationstelecommunicationsnetwork equipment5G

IBM

Tech and consulting. Mainframes, software, cloud, research.

Technologycloud computingconsultingenterprise software

Interactive Brokers

Electronic brokerage firm pioneering automated trading. Thomas Peterffy literally built his own trading terminal.

Financebrokerageautomated tradingfinancial services

Intuit

Financial software company: TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Credit Karma. Makes tax season bearable.

Financefinancial softwaretax preparationaccounting

Intuitive Surgical

Maker of the da Vinci surgical robot system. Pioneered robotic surgery. Installed base of 9,000+ systems.

Healthcarerobotic surgerymedical deviceshealth technology

Invisalign (Align Technology)

Clear dental aligners that revolutionized orthodontics. Stanford MBA project turned dental disruption.

Healthcareorthodonticsdental technologyclear aligners

IPL (Indian Premier League)

World's richest cricket league. Combines Bollywood, sports, and business in India's most-watched event.

Sportscricketsports leagueentertainment

IPSY

Beauty subscription box service delivering personalized makeup samples monthly.

Consumer Goodssubscription boxbeauty productspersonalized shopping

John Deere

World's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer. The green tractor is as iconic as the golden arches.

Industrialagriculturemachineryfarming equipment

Kaspi.kz

Kazakhstan's super-app: payments, e-commerce, banking. Used by 70%+ of the country's population.

Financesuper-appe-commercepayments

Krispy Kreme

Iconic doughnut chain known for the 'Hot Now' sign and glazed doughnuts. 1,400+ shops in 35+ countries.

Food & Beveragedoughnutsfast foodsnack foods

Lamborghini

Italian luxury sports cars. Owned by Audi/VW.

Automotiveluxury carssports carsautomotive design

Levi's

American denim and apparel. Levi's jeans.

Fashion & Luxuryappareldenimjeans

Professional network. Jobs, recruiting, B2B sales.

Technologysocial networkingB2Brecruiting

Lockheed Martin

World's largest defense contractor. Makes F-35, stealth bombers, satellites, and missile defense systems.

Aerospace & Defensedefense contractormilitary technologyaerospace

Lyft

Ride-hailing platform and Uber's main US competitor. The friendly pink mustache alternative.

Transportationride-hailingmobilitytransportation

Mailchimp

Email marketing platform that grew from a side project into a $12B company — entirely bootstrapped.

Technologyemail marketingSaaSdigital marketing

Marriott International

Largest hotel chain. 6,500+ properties, 1.2M+ rooms.

Hospitalityhotel chainaccommodationtravel

Match Group

Owns Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, and dozens of dating apps. The monopoly of love.

Mediadating appssocial networkingonline platforms

McKinsey & Company

World's most prestigious management consulting firm. Advises 80% of Fortune 500 companies.

Consultingconsultingmanagementstrategy

Meituan

China's largest food delivery and local services platform. Combines DoorDash + Groupon + Yelp.

Food & Beveragefood deliverylocal servicese-commerce

Mercado Libre

Latin America's largest e-commerce and fintech platform. The 'Amazon + PayPal of Latin America.'

E-commercee-commercefintechLatin America

Merck & Co

Global pharmaceutical company. Maker of Keytruda (cancer), Gardasil (HPV vaccine), and many more.

Healthcarepharmaceuticalsbiotechnologyvaccines

Mitsubishi Corporation

Japan's largest trading company (sogo shosha). Interests in everything from coal to KFC Japan.

Diversifiedtrading companydiversifiedglobal business

Moderna

mRNA technology company that developed a COVID vaccine in just 2 days. Pioneering mRNA therapeutics.

HealthcaremRNAbiotechnologyvaccines

Mojang

Creator of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time (300M+ copies sold).

Entertainmentvideo gamesentertainmentinteractive media

Moncler

Italian luxury fashion brand famous for premium down jackets. From mountaineering gear to luxury fashion.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury fashionpremium outerwearItalian brand

Moody's

One of the 'Big Three' credit rating agencies. Their ratings can move markets and sink countries.

Financecredit ratingfinancial servicesanalytics

MyProtein

Europe's #1 online sports nutrition brand. Protein supplements and fitness nutrition.

Consumer Goodsnutritionsupplementsfitness

Napster

P2P file sharing. Revolutionized music; legal issues. Later brand sold.

Mediamusicfile sharingstreaming

Nestlé Nespresso

Premium capsule coffee. Nespresso machines and pods.

Food & Beveragecoffeepremium productscapsule system

Nubank

World's largest digital bank with 100M+ customers, mostly in Brazil. No branches, no fees.

Financedigital bankingfintechneobank

Olympic Games (IOC)

International Olympic Committee. Organizes the Summer and Winter Olympics, the world's biggest sporting event.

Sportsinternational sportsOlympicsevent organization

Patek Philippe

Swiss luxury watchmaker. The most prestigious watch brand. 'You never actually own a Patek Philippe.'

Fashion & Luxuryluxury watchesSwiss watchmakingprestige

Peloton

Connected fitness company: bikes, treadmills, and streaming workouts. COVID darling that crashed 95% from peak.

Consumer Goodsconnected fitnesshome workoutsfitness technology

Pernod Ricard

World's second-largest wine and spirits company: Absolut, Jameson, Glenlivet, Chivas Regal, Malibu.

Food & Beveragewinespiritsbeverages

PGA Tour

Premier professional golf tour. Currently battling LIV Golf (Saudi-backed rival).

Sportsprofessional golfsports leaguetournaments

Pinduoduo

Chinese e-commerce platform that gamified shopping. Briefly surpassed Alibaba in market cap.

Technologye-commerceonline shoppinggamified shopping

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform. 480M+ monthly users saving ideas for everything.

Mediasocial mediavisual discoverycontent sharing

Play-Doh (Hasbro)

Modeling compound originally invented as wallpaper cleaner. Became one of the most iconic children's toys.

Consumer Goodstoyschildren's productscreative play

Polaroid

Invented instant photography. Edwin Land, Steve Jobs' hero, created the iconic instant camera.

Mediaphotographyinstant cameraconsumer electronics

Qantas

Australia's flag carrier airline. One of the oldest and safest airlines in the world. Never had a fatal jet crash.

Transportationairlinesaviationtransportation

Qualcomm

Designs mobile phone chips (Snapdragon) and holds essential wireless technology patents (CDMA, 5G).

Technologysemiconductorsmobile technologywireless

Qualtrics

Experience management platform. Family basement startup sold to SAP for $8B, taken public, then private again.

Technologyexperience managementsoftwaredata analytics

Rakuten

Japan's largest e-commerce platform. Also mobile carrier, fintech, and Viber messaging.

Technologye-commerceonline marketplacefintech

Ramp

Corporate card and spend management platform that saves companies money. The anti-rewards credit card.

Financecorporate financespend managementcredit cards

Red Bull

Energy drink. Highest market share globally; extreme sports and media.

Food & Beverageenergy drinksbeveragessports marketing

Restoration Hardware (RH)

Luxury home furnishings company. Gary Friedman transformed it from a catalog retailer into a luxury brand.

Fashion & Luxuryluxury furnishingshome decorretail transformation

Robinhood

Commission-free stock trading app that democratized investing. Central to the GameStop/meme stock saga.

Financestock tradingfintechcommission-free

Ryanair

Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers. Ultra-low-cost carrier that charges for everything.

Transportationairlinelow-cost carrierpassenger transport

SAP

Enterprise software. ERP, CRM, cloud. European tech giant.

Technologyenterprise softwareERPcloud solutions

Scale AI

AI data labeling and infrastructure company. Provides training data for AI models used by OpenAI, Meta, and the US military.

TechnologyAIdata labelinginfrastructure

Sequoia Capital

Legendary VC firm that backed Apple, Google, Oracle, Cisco, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, and many more.

Financeventure capitalinvestmentstartups

Shell

Oil and gas supermajor. British-Dutch.

Energyoil and gassupermajorenergy production

Sherwin-Williams

Largest paint and coatings company in the world. 'Cover the Earth' with 4,700+ company-owned stores.

Industrialpaintscoatingsretail stores

Shutterstock

Stock photography and media platform. Jon Oringer started by photographing everything himself (30,000 photos).

Mediastock photographymedia platformcontent licensing

Slack

Workplace messaging platform that replaced email for millions. Born from a failed video game.

Technologyworkplace messagingcollaborationSaaS

SmileDirectClub

Direct-to-consumer clear aligners. Went from $9B IPO to bankruptcy in 4 years.

Healthcareclear alignersdirect-to-consumerorthodontics

Spotter

YouTube content licensing company. Buys catalog rights from creators, paying upfront for future ad revenue.

Mediacontent licensingYouTubead revenue

Standard Oil Company

Oil monopoly. Broken up by Supreme Court; legacy companies include Exxon, Chevron.

Energyoilmonopolyrefining

Take-Two Interactive

Video game publisher: Grand Theft Auto (Rockstar Games), NBA 2K, Red Dead Redemption, Civilization.

Entertainmentvideo gamespublishinginteractive entertainment

Union Pacific

One of the largest railroad companies in North America. Operates 32,000+ miles of track across 23 states.

Transportationrailroadlogisticstransportation

UnitedHealth Group

Largest healthcare company in the US by revenue ($370B+). Insurance (UnitedHealthcare) and health services (Optum).

Healthcarehealth insurancehealth serviceslargest provider

Universal Music Group

World's largest music company: Taylor Swift, Drake, Billie Eilish, The Beatles, and hundreds more artists.

Entertainmentmusicrecord labelentertainment

Valve Corporation

Steam platform, Half-Life, Portal. Bellevue game company.

Entertainmentgamingdigital distributioninteractive

Vanguard

World's largest mutual fund company. John Bogle invented the index fund and democratized investing.

Financemutual fundsinvestingindex funds

Verizon Communications

US telecom. Wireless, Fios, enterprise.

Telecommunicationstelecommunicationswirelessbroadband

Vespa (Piaggio)

Italian scooter manufacturer. The Vespa is an icon of Italian style, featured in Roman Holiday and pop culture.

AutomotivescootersItalian designmotorcycles

ViacomCBS (Paramount)

Media conglomerate: CBS, Paramount Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime. Declining legacy media.

Mediamedia conglomeratetelevisionfilm

Virgin Galactic

Space tourism company offering suborbital flights. Branson's dream of civilian spaceflight.

Aerospace & Defensespace tourismsuborbital flightsinnovation

Vitol

World's largest independent oil trader. Most people have never heard of this $400B+ revenue company.

Energyoil tradingenergycommodities

Wayfair

Online furniture and home goods retailer. Built 250+ niche websites before consolidating into Wayfair.

Retailonline retailfurniturehome goods

WeChat (Tencent)

China's super-app: messaging, payments, social media, mini-programs. 1.3B users. Everything app.

Technologysuper-appmessagingsocial media

Wikipedia

Free, editable encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation.

Mediaencyclopediaopen-sourceknowledge sharing

Xiaomi

Chinese electronics company making smartphones, smart home devices, and now EVs. Known as 'China's Apple.'

TechnologyelectronicssmartphonesEVs

Y Combinator

World's most influential startup accelerator. Alumni include Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Reddit, and DoorDash.

Technologystartup acceleratorventure capitalentrepreneurship

Zoho

Indian SaaS company offering 55+ business apps. Bootstrapped, profitable, headquartered in a village.

TechnologySaaSbusiness applicationscloud software

Zoom

Video conferencing platform that became a verb during COVID-19. 'You're on mute.'

Technologyvideo conferencingremote workcommunication

Adyen

Dutch payment processing platform for enterprise businesses (Uber, Spotify, Microsoft are clients).

Financepayment processingfintechenterprise solutions

Amadeus IT

Travel technology company. The invisible backbone behind airline and hotel booking systems worldwide.

Technologytravel technologybooking systemsSaaS

American Airlines

World's largest airline by fleet size and destinations. Major US carrier.

Transportationairlinetransportationaviation

American Tower

Owns and operates 225,000+ cell towers worldwide. The landlord of the wireless age.

Telecommunicationstelecommunicationscell towersinfrastructure

Anchorage Digital

Federally chartered crypto bank offering custody, trading, and staking for institutions.

Financecrypto bankingdigital assetscustody services

Applied Materials

Largest supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Makes the machines that make chips.

Technologysemiconductor equipmentmanufacturingchip production

Aravind Eye Care System

Indian hospital chain. World's largest eye-care provider; millions of low-cost or free surgeries.

Healthcareeye carehospitalhealth services

Archaea Energy

Renewable natural gas company converting landfill methane into pipeline-quality gas.

Energyrenewable energynatural gassustainability

Argenx

Belgian biotech company developing antibody therapies for autoimmune diseases. Vyvgart is their breakthrough drug.

Healthcarebiotechnologypharmaceuticalsautoimmune therapies

ARM

British semiconductor and software design company. ARM processors dominate mobile and tablet CPUs.

Technologysemiconductorssoftware designmobile technology

AutoZone

Largest auto parts retailer in the US with 7,000+ stores. Legendary capital allocator.

Retailauto partsretailautomotive

Bajaj Finance

India's largest non-banking financial company. Consumer lending, mortgages, and insurance.

Financeconsumer lendingnon-banking financialmortgages

BASF

Largest chemical producer in the world. German multinational.

Industrialchemicalsmanufacturingindustrial production

Basic-Fit

Europe's largest low-cost fitness chain with 1,400+ gyms across 6 countries.

Fitnessfitness chaingymslow-cost

Bertelsmann

German media, services and education. RTL, Penguin Random House, BMG, Arvato.

Mediamediapublishingentertainment

Bird

Electric scooter rental company. App-based, scan-and-ride in cities.

Transportationelectric scootersmobilityride-sharing

Brookfield Asset Management

Canadian alternative asset manager ($900B+ AUM). Real estate, infrastructure, renewable energy, and PE.

Financeasset managementreal estateinfrastructure

Cadence

Electronic design automation (EDA) software for designing semiconductors. Critical to every chip ever made.

TechnologyEDAsemiconductorssoftware

Car2Go

Carsharing with Smart and Mercedes. By-the-minute, app-based.

Transportationcarsharingmobilityapp-based

Casey's General Stores

Third-largest convenience store chain in the US (2,600+ stores). Biggest pizza chain you've never heard of.

Retailconvenience storesfood serviceretail chain

Charter Communications

Second-largest cable operator in the US (Spectrum brand). 30M+ customers.

Telecommunicationscable operatortelecommunicationsbroadband

Chemed

Healthcare services: hospice care (VITAS) and plumbing (Roto-Rooter). Unusual combination.

Healthcarehospice carehealth servicesplumbing

Cintas

Largest uniform rental company in North America. Also provides facility services, first aid, and fire protection.

Industrialuniform rentalfacility servicesfirst aid

CME Group

World's largest financial derivatives exchange. Trades futures and options on everything from corn to bitcoin.

Financefinancial derivativesfuturesoptions

Compass

Real estate brokerage using technology to empower agents. Controversial growth-at-all-costs approach.

Real Estatereal estate brokeragetechnologyagent empowerment

CompoSecure

Makes premium metal credit cards (the heavy ones) for banks like JPMorgan Chase.

Financepremium credit cardsbankingfinancial services

D.R. Horton

Largest homebuilder in the US by volume. Builds more homes than any other company in America.

Real Estatehomebuildingconstructionresidential

Databricks

Unified data analytics and AI platform. Created Apache Spark. The data lakehouse pioneer.

Technologydata analyticsAIdata lakehouse

Datadog

Cloud monitoring and analytics platform. Essential infrastructure for modern software development.

Technologycloud monitoringanalyticsinfrastructure

Deutsche Post

World's largest postal and courier company. DHL Express subsidiary.

Transportationpostal servicescourierlogistics

Dexcom

Continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management. Revolutionary medical device.

Healthcaremedical devicesdiabetes managementmonitoring

Dino Polska

Polish supermarket chain with 2,300+ stores. One of the fastest-growing retailers in Europe.

Retailsupermarketretailgrocery

Doximity

Professional network for physicians. 80%+ of US doctors are on the platform.

Healthcareprofessional networkphysicianstelemedicine

Ecolab

Water, hygiene, and infection prevention company. Cleans everything from hotel rooms to hospitals.

Healthcarehygieneinfection preventionwater treatment

Embraer

Brazilian aerospace company. Third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Regional jet leader.

Aerospace & Defenseaircraft manufacturingcommercial aviationBrazil

EQT

Swedish private equity firm with Nordic roots. Thematic investing in healthcare, tech, and services.

Financeprivate equitythematic investinghealthcare

Foxconn

Largest contract electronics manufacturer. Makes iPhone, iPad, and much of consumer electronics.

Technologyelectronics manufacturingcontract manufacturingsupply chain

Freitag lab.ag

Bags and accessories from recycled truck tarps and materials. Zurich.

Fashion & Luxurysustainable fashionaccessoriesrecycled materials

Gartner

World's leading IT research and advisory company. Publishes the famous 'Magic Quadrant' reports.

TechnologyIT researchadvisory servicesmarket analysis

Gensler

World's largest architecture and design firm with 53 offices across the globe.

Industrialarchitecturedesignconsulting

Groupon

Deals and local commerce marketplace. Daily deals model.

Retaildealslocal commercee-commerce

Harvard Business Publishing

Publisher of Harvard Business Review, HBS case studies, and business education content.

Mediapublishingbusiness educationcontent

HEICO

Aerospace and electronic components maker. 'The Berkshire Hathaway of aerospace parts.'

Aerospace & Defenseaerospace componentselectronicsmanufacturing

HelloFresh

World's largest meal kit delivery company. Sends pre-portioned ingredients with recipes to your door.

Food & Beveragemeal kitsfood deliverysubscription service

Hindustan Unilever

Indian consumer goods. Subsidiary of Unilever.

Consumer Goodspersonal carehousehold productsfood

Hotmail

Early webmail. Acquired by Microsoft; became Outlook.com.

Technologywebmailemail servicecloud computing

Humble Bundle

Pay-what-you-want game bundles. Often charity component.

Entertainmentgamingdigital distributioncharity

Logitech

PC and mobile peripherals. Keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers.

Technologyperipheralscomputer accessorieshardware

London Stock Exchange Group

Operates the London Stock Exchange, owns Refinitiv (financial data), and FTSE Russell (indexes).

Financestock exchangefinancial dataindexes

LSEG

London Stock Exchange Group. Operates the LSE and provides financial data (Refinitiv).

Financestock exchangefinancial datainvestment

Lufthansa

Largest German airline. Star Alliance founding member.

Transportationairlineaviationtravel

Markel

Specialty insurance and investment holding company often called 'the baby Berkshire Hathaway.'

Financeinsuranceinvestmentholding company

Mineral Resources

Australian mining services and lithium producer. Supplies materials for the EV battery revolution.

IndustrialmininglithiumEV materials

MongoDB

NoSQL database platform used by 47,000+ companies. Challenged Oracle's relational database dominance.

TechnologydatabaseNoSQLcloud services

Motorola Solutions

Communication equipment for first responders and public safety. The 'other Motorola' (not phones).

Telecommunicationscommunicationpublic safetyenterprise solutions

Mozilla

Firefox browser, open source. Mozilla Foundation and Corp.

Technologyopen sourceweb browserinternet

MTN Group

Africa's largest mobile telecom operator with 290M+ subscribers across 19 countries.

Telecommunicationsmobile operatortelecomAfrica

Nexstar Media

Largest local TV station owner in the US. Owns 200+ stations reaching 68% of US households.

Mediabroadcastinglocal TVmedia ownership

NextEra Energy

World's largest generator of renewable energy (wind and solar). Also owns Florida Power & Light.

Energyrenewable energysolarwind

Nokia

Finnish telecom and tech. Phones, networks, licensing.

Telecommunicationstelecommunicationsnetworkingmobile

Novocure

Oncology company using electrical fields (TTFields) to treat cancer. Revolutionary approach to tumor treatment.

Healthcareoncologycancer treatmentmedical technology

Orangetheory Fitness

Boutique fitness franchise based on heart rate-based interval training. 1,500+ studios worldwide.

Consumer Goodsfitness franchiseboutique gymhealth

Panasonic

Japanese electronics and industrial. Consumer electronics, batteries, automotive, appliances.

Consumer Goodselectronicsindustrialconsumer electronics

Panera Bread Bakery

Bakery-cafe fast casual. 2,000+ locations in US and Canada.

Food & Beveragebakeryfast casualcafe

Pebble Technology

Smartwatch. Record Kickstarter; later acquired, brand discontinued.

Technologywearable technologysmartwatchconsumer electronics

Petco

Pet supplies and services retailer with 1,500+ stores. Part of the $300B US pet industry.

Retailpet suppliesretailservices

Rec Room

Social gaming platform where users build and play games together in VR and on other platforms.

Entertainmentsocial gamingVRonline gaming

Renault

French automaker. Alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi.

Automotiveautomakerelectric vehiclesautomotive alliance

Roku

Streaming device and platform company. Powers the connected TV advertising ecosystem.

Mediastreamingconnected TVadvertising

Roper Technologies

Diversified technology company that acquires niche software businesses. The 'Constellation Software of the US.'

Technologydiversified technologysoftware acquisitionniche software

Sega

Video game developer and publisher. Sonic, arcade heritage.

Entertainmentvideo gamesgame developmententertainment

Siemens Energy

Energy technology company making gas turbines, wind turbines, and grid infrastructure.

Energyenergy technologyturbinesgrid infrastructure

Skype

Voice and video calls over internet. Acquired by Microsoft.

TechnologycommunicationVoIPinternet calls

Snap-on

Premium tools and equipment for professional mechanics. The iconic tool truck visits shops weekly.

Industrialtoolsmechanicspremium products

Swatch

Swiss watch brand. Response to quartz crisis; accessible Swiss.

Fashion & LuxurywatchesSwiss brandaccessories

Titan Company

India's largest watch and jewelry company.

Fashion & LuxurywatchesjewelryIndian brand

Toast

Restaurant management platform: POS, online ordering, payroll, and marketing for restaurants.

Technologyrestaurant managementPOS systemsSaaS

Trane Technologies

Climate technology company making HVAC systems, refrigeration, and building management solutions.

IndustrialHVACclimate technologybuilding solutions

Twilio

Cloud communications platform. APIs that let developers add calling, messaging, and video to apps.

Technologycloud communicationsAPIsdeveloper tools

Vistra Corp

Electricity generation company. Largest competitive power producer in the US. AI data center power demand play.

Energyelectricitypower generationrenewable energy

Warby Parker

Online and retail prescription glasses. Disruptive eyewear.

Retaileyewearonline retaildisruptive

Watsco

Largest distributor of HVAC equipment in North America. Albert Nahmad's quiet compounding machine.

IndustrialHVACdistributionequipment

Wise

International money transfer service using peer-to-peer matching to offer real exchange rates.

Financemoney transferfintechpeer-to-peer

Wix

Website builder platform used by 250M+ users. Israeli-founded drag-and-drop web design tool.

Technologywebsite builderSaaSdrag-and-drop

Xerox

Print and document technology. Invented photocopier.

Technologyprintingdocument technologyphotocopiers

Abbot Downing

Wells Fargo brand serving ultra-high-net-worth clients (investable assets over $50M).

Financewealth managementultra-high-net-worthprivate banking

Abril

Fashion brand created via Open Business model from a consortium of small textile companies in Costa Rica.

Fashion & Luxurysustainable fashiontextilesopen business model

Agilent

Life sciences and diagnostics company. Lab instruments for pharma, chemical, and food analysis.

Healthcarelife sciencesdiagnosticslaboratory instruments

Amphenol

Connector and sensor manufacturer for military, telecom, and industrial applications.

Industrialmanufacturingconnectorssensors

Arthur J. Gallagher

Fourth-largest insurance broker in the world. Aggressive acquirer (60+ deals per year).

Financeinsurance brokeragefinancial servicesrisk management

Atlas Copco

Swedish industrial company making compressors, vacuum solutions, and power tools.

Industrialindustrial equipmentcompressorsvacuum solutions

Blacksocks

European sock subscription service. Three pairs three times a year.

Retailsubscription servicesocksfashion

Brainpool

German TV production company. Crowdfunded film Stromberg.

MediaTV productionfilmcrowdfunding

Brilliance China Auto

Chinese automobile manufacturer. Passenger cars and automotive components.

Automotiveautomobile manufacturingpassenger carsautomotive components

CDnow

Online music retailer. Dot-com bubble; acquired by Bertelsmann, later Amazon.

Mediaonline musicretaildot-com

CEWE Color

Leading European photo service and online printing. Photo gifts and photofinishing.

Mediaphoto servicesprintingonline

Denner

Swiss discount supermarket. Third-largest chain; owned by Migros.

Retailsupermarketdiscount retailgrocery

DigitalBridge

Digital infrastructure investment firm. Manages cell towers, data centers, and fiber networks.

Financedigital infrastructureinvestmenttelecom

DUFL

Ship, clean, and store business clothing for travelers. Virtual closet.

Consumer Goodsclothing servicetravelvirtual closet

Easy Smart Grid

Smart grid solution for integrating renewable generation and flexibility markets.

Energysmart gridrenewable energyflexibility markets

Entegris

Semiconductor materials and contamination control. Essential to chip manufacturing purity.

Technologysemiconductorsmanufacturingcontamination control

FELFEL

Fresh food delivery to companies via on-site fridges. Good Food at Work.

Food & Beveragefood deliverycorporate cateringfresh food

Floor & Decor

Specialty hard-surface flooring retailer. Warehouse-format stores with wide selection and low prices.

Retailflooringhome improvementretail

Flyeralarm

Large European online printing. Flyers, brochures, 24h delivery.

Mediaprintingonline servicesmarketing materials

Hilti

Construction and building maintenance products. Power tools, anchors, software.

Industrialconstructionpower toolsbuilding maintenance

HomeBuy

UK government shared-equity home ownership schemes.

Real Estatehome ownershipshared equitygovernment schemes

Informa

Events, research, and publishing company. Runs major trade shows and owns academic publishers.

Mediapublishingeventsresearch

InterDigital

Wireless and video technology research company. Holds patents essential to 3G/4G/5G and HEVC.

Technologywireless technologypatentsvideo technology

JCDecaux

Largest outdoor advertising company. Street furniture, bus shelters, bikes.

Mediaadvertisingoutdoor mediastreet furniture

Kingspan

Irish building materials company specializing in insulation. Climate-friendly construction.

Industrialbuilding materialsinsulationconstruction

Lifco

Swedish serial acquirer of niche businesses in dental, demolition, and systems solutions.

Industrialacquisitionbusiness servicesniche markets

Max Havelaar

Fairtrade International / Fairtrade certification mark.

Food & Beveragefairtradecertificationsustainability

McFit

Largest low-cost gym chain in Germany and Europe. No-frills fitness.

Healthcaregymfitnesslow-cost

Miele

German high-end domestic appliances. Laundry, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, connected devices.

Consumer Goodsapplianceshigh-endhome goods

Mobility Carsharing

Swiss carsharing cooperative. 2,900+ vehicles, 1,500 sites.

Transportationcarsharingmobilitysustainable transport

Payback

India's largest multi-brand loyalty program. 100M+ members.

Financeloyalty programscustomer engagementmarketing

Renishaw

Precision measurement and healthcare equipment maker. British engineering excellence.

Healthcareprecision measurementhealthcare equipmentengineering

Richelieu Foods

Private label food manufacturing. Frozen pizza, dressings, sauces.

Food & Beverageprivate labelfrozen foodfood manufacturing

SBB

Swiss national railway. SBB CFF FFS.

Transportationrailwaypublic transportnational carrier

Shiprocket

India's largest e-commerce logistics platform. Enables shipping for D2C brands across India.

Transportatione-commerce logisticsshippingD2C

SlideShare

Hosting for presentations and documents. Now LinkedIn SlideShare.

Technologydocument sharingpresentationsonline platform

Somfy

Motorized systems for blinds, gates, awnings. Home automation.

Consumer Goodshome automationmotorized systemssmart home

Streetline

Smart parking and urban management. Sensor-based.

Technologysmart parkingurban managementsensors

Tchibo

German coffee retailer. Weekly changing non-coffee products.

Retailcoffeeretailconsumer goods

Tetra Pak

Food packaging and processing. Cartons, filling machines.

Food & Beveragepackagingfood processingsustainability

Ubitricity

EV charging solutions. Lamppost charging; acquired by Shell.

EnergyEV chargingsustainabilityinfrastructure

Vulcan Materials

Largest US producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, gravel). Supplies the stuff roads are made of.

Industrialconstruction materialsaggregatesinfrastructure

Wyndham Hotels

World's largest hotel franchisor with 9,200+ hotels (Super 8, Days Inn, Ramada, La Quinta).

Hospitalityhotel franchisinghospitalitylodging

Würth

German B2B assembly and fastening materials. Screws, tools, chemical products, 125,000+ products.

IndustrialB2Bassembly materialsfastening tools