Entities

Consumer genetics and research company offering DNA testing services. Founded in 2006 by Anne Wojcicki, headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

Software company known for Basecamp and HEY email. Co-founded by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Known for opinionated stance on remote work and workplace culture.

Global professional services company providing strategy, consulting, technology, and operations services, with roughly 780,000 employees worldwide.

Video game holding company formed by merger of Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. Publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch. Subject of California DFEH lawsuit for systemic workplace harassment and discrimination (2021-2023). Acquired by Microsoft in 2023 for $68.7 billion.

Co-founder and former CEO of WeWork. Forced to resign in 2019 after IPO collapsed, amid revelations of self-dealing, erratic governance, and unsustainable business model. SoftBank lost billions on WeWork investment.

Software company known for Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Creative Cloud. Discontinued DEI hiring targets in April 2025.

Online marketplace for short-term lodging and vacation rentals. Disrupted the hospitality industry with peer-to-peer accommodation sharing.

Pan-African telecommunications and mobile money operator serving 14 countries across Africa, majority-owned by India's Bharti Airtel and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation and grandson of founder Kiichiro Toyoda. Served as CEO from 2009-2023, now Chairman. Faced record-low shareholder approval (72%) in 2024 amid safety certification scandals across Toyota Group companies.

CEO and co-founder of Palantir Technologies, a data analytics company specializing in government and defense contracts. Controversial due to surveillance technology and ICE contracts.

Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology. Operates Taobao, Tmall, AliExpress, and Alibaba Cloud. Founded by Jack Ma.

Membership-based network helping 8,000+ independent mental health providers accept insurance. Provides practice management software, credentialing, and claims processing. Available in all 50 states. Backed by Cigna and Optum.

Holding company and parent of Google, created in 2015 restructuring. Subsidiaries include Google, Waymo, Verily, DeepMind, Wing, Calico, and Intrinsic.

Spanish travel technology company providing booking, distribution, and IT systems to airlines, hotels, and travel agencies worldwide.

India's leading mental health platform (formerly InnerHour) with 4.5 million users and 110+ in-house therapists. Provides accessible mental health care across India with $15M+ in funding.

E-commerce giant and cloud computing leader through AWS. Also operates Prime Video, Alexa, and various AI initiatives.

Cloud computing platform and subsidiary of Amazon. Largest cloud provider globally, providing infrastructure for government, enterprise, and startups.

Advanced Micro Devices, semiconductor company producing CPUs, GPUs, and AI accelerators. Major competitor to Intel and Nvidia.

Mexico City-based telecommunications conglomerate controlled by the Slim family, operating mobile and broadband services across Latin America under brands including Claro and Telcel.

Israeli entrepreneur and computer scientist. Co-founded Mobileye (acquired by Intel for $15.3B) and OrCam Technologies. OrCam raised $86M and achieved unicorn status but collapsed 2022-2024, shrinking from 400+ employees to several dozen after abandoning vision assistance product for blind users.

Major Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Known as 'a16z'. Major investor in crypto, AI, and enterprise software. Highly politically active.

British-American computer scientist, founder of Coursera and deeplearning.ai. Former VP and Chief Scientist at Baidu, founding lead of Google Brain. Prominent AI educator and researcher.

Defense technology company building autonomous systems for the military. Founded by Palmer Luckey after leaving Meta/Oculus.

CEO of Amazon since July 2021, succeeding Jeff Bezos. Previously founded and led Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2003-2021.

Welsh entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Starling Bank. Resigned as CEO in June 2023 following investor disputes over valuation drop. Left board in July 2024 to focus on AI venture. Previously held senior roles at Allied Irish Banks, ABN Amro, and RBS. Made MBE in 2018 and CBE in 2022.

AI safety company founded by former OpenAI researchers. Creator of Claude AI assistant.

Maker of Cursor, an AI-powered code editor; valued at roughly $29.3 billion with over $2 billion in annualized revenue.

Consumer electronics company known for iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and services including App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud.

CEO and co-founder of Perplexity AI. Previously held research positions at OpenAI, Google Brain, and DeepMind. Named in TIME100 Most Influential in AI 2024.

British semiconductor and software design company. Designs ARM processors used in most smartphones and increasingly in servers and AI applications. Majority owned by SoftBank, listed on NASDAQ since 2023.

CEO and co-founder of Mistral AI. Former research scientist at Google DeepMind Paris. Named in TIME100 innovators 2024. Appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit (France) in 2025.

CEO and Chairman of IBM since April 2020. Previously led IBM's Cloud and Cognitive Software division. Played key role in IBM's Red Hat acquisition.

Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer, the world's sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines essential for advanced chip manufacturing.

Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company. Major manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, monitors, and networking equipment. One of the world's largest PC hardware brands.

Developer collaboration software company (Jira, Confluence, Trello). Australian-founded, redomiciled to US in 2022. Strong climate and DEI commitments.

MIT Media Lab spinoff developing tongue-controlled computer interfaces for people with paralysis and limited hand mobility. Founders have been outspoken about systemic investor bias against disability-focused startups, noting the market is 'not considered significant by most investors.'

Web development company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and other products. Founded by Matt Mullenweg. Valued at $7.5 billion.

China's dominant search engine and AI technology company. Founded in 2000 by Robin Li, headquartered in Beijing.

Online music platform that enables artists to sell directly to fans, known for its fair revenue-sharing model giving artists 82% of digital sales

School and parental monitoring software used by 3,400+ schools. Monitors student communications for mental health risk, but criticized for false positives, LGBTQ+ student outing, and chilling effects on students seeking help.

Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz. Former CEO of Opsware. Shifted from Democratic donor to major Trump supporter in 2022.

Online counseling and therapy platform owned by Teladoc Health. Direct-to-consumer mental health services via web or phone. Received $7.8M FTC fine in 2023 for sharing sensitive mental health data with Facebook and other advertisers.

Plant-based meat company producing alternatives to beef, pork, and poultry. Founded by Ethan Brown to reduce reliance on animal agriculture. Went public in 2019.

Founder and CEO of Ola Electric and Ola Cabs. Known for controversial public exchanges on social media. Co-founded Ola with Ankit Bhati in 2010.

The presidential administration of Joe Biden, from January 2021 to January 2025.

Co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. One of the world's wealthiest individuals and most influential philanthropists, focusing on global health, poverty, and education.

General Partner at Benchmark Capital. Early investor in Uber, Grubhub, Zillow, and other major consumer tech companies. Known for advocating against excessive VC valuations.

World's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, registered in Cayman Islands.

Financial services and digital payments company founded by Jack Dorsey. Includes Square, Cash App, Tidal, and TBD bitcoin-focused division. Rebranded from Square to Block in 2021.

Former CEO of Activision Blizzard (1991-2023). Left after Microsoft acquisition. Tenure marked by workplace culture scandals, sexual harassment lawsuits, and labor disputes.