Entities

Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics since 2022. Son of late Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Convicted of bribery in 2017, served 18 months in prison, and was pardoned by President Yoon in 2022. Leads Samsung's global semiconductor expansion.

Co-founder and former CEO of Dangdang.com, one of China's largest e-commerce book retailers. Notably one of the few Chinese tech CEOs who publicly opposed 996 work culture during 2019 protests.

Clinical AI company for mental healthcare providers. Only mental health AI chatbot with UK Class IIa medical device certification. Used by 500,000+ patients across 45% of NHS England regions.

Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (2021-2025). Youngest FTC chair in history. Pursued aggressive antitrust actions against Big Tech including challenging the Microsoft-Activision merger, Amazon Prime practices, and Meta's acquisitions. Author of influential 'Amazon's Antitrust Paradox' paper.

Professional networking platform acquired by Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 billion. Largest professional social network globally.

Creator of the Linux kernel and Git version control system. Employed by the Linux Foundation as principal developer of Linux. Known for direct communication style and as the archetype of the 'Benevolent Dictator for Life' open source governance model.

Nonprofit technology consortium dedicated to fostering growth of Linux and open source software. Employs Linus Torvalds and hosts hundreds of open source projects.

CEO of AMD since 2014. Taiwanese-American electrical engineer credited with AMD's turnaround. First woman to lead a major semiconductor company.

World's largest live entertainment company, formed from the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Dominates concert promotion, venue operation, and ticket sales globally.

Swiss-American computer peripherals and software company. Major manufacturer of mice, keyboards, webcams, headsets, and speakers. Pioneer in sustainability with carbon-labeling initiative for consumer electronics. Dual-listed on NASDAQ and SIX Swiss Exchange.

Creator of Replika, an AI companion chatbot. Faced congressional investigation in 2025 and €5M Italian GDPR fine. Multiple incidents of chatbot providing harmful mental health advice including encouraging suicide.

Japanese internet company formed in 2023 from merger of Z Holdings, LINE Corporation, and Yahoo! Japan. Operates LINE messaging app (96M users in Japan) and Yahoo! Japan. Joint venture between SoftBank and Korea's Naver Corporation. Facing government pressure to separate from Naver after 2023 data breach.

Ride-sharing company and Uber's primary U.S. competitor. Known for more progressive brand positioning than Uber, including early opposition to Trump's travel ban.

Workplace mental health benefits platform founded by former Meta CFO David Ebersman. Partners with 300+ companies including Meta, Pinterest, and Starbucks, providing mental health care access to over 20 million people.

Political movement associated with Donald Trump and the slogan "Make America Great Again".

Cybersecurity firm specializing in incident response and threat intelligence. Acquired by Google in 2022 for $5.4B. Now part of Google Cloud.

Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz. Created Mosaic and Netscape browsers. Major Trump donor and advisor spending 'half his time' at Mar-a-Lago.

Co-founder and CEO of Salesforce. Owner of Time magazine. Known for corporate activism on social issues. Historically a Democratic donor.

Former Yahoo CEO (2012-2017). Google employee #20, first female engineer at Google. Led Yahoo through massive data breaches, NSA surveillance controversy, and sale to Verizon. Known for work-from-home ban.

Co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). One of the world's wealthiest individuals.

Swedish programmer and video game designer, creator of Minecraft and founder of Mojang. Sold Mojang to Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion. Subsequently became controversial for inflammatory social media posts, leading Microsoft to distance itself from him.

Estonian entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of Bolt. Europe's youngest self-made billionaire (age 27). Donated €220K+ to Estonian political parties while lobbying against EU worker protections. Strong Ukraine supporter.

Founder, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group. Known for early investment in Alibaba and creation of Vision Fund. Chairman of the Stargate Project AI infrastructure joint venture with OpenAI and Oracle.

Co-creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic. Controls WordPress.org and the WordPress Foundation. Central figure in the 2024-2025 WP Engine legal dispute over open source governance and trademark control.

Global management consulting firm. One of the 'Big Three' strategy consulting firms. Sheryl Sandberg worked as Management Consultant (1995-1996) after earning her MBA from Harvard.

Former eBay CEO (1998-2008), HP/HPE CEO (2011-2018), Quibi CEO (2018-2020). US Ambassador to Kenya (2022-present). Ran for California Governor (2010), spending record $144M. Known for housekeeper scandal, mass HP layoffs.

Co-founder and CEO of Canva. Along with husband Cliff Obrecht, pledged 80% of equity (~$6B+) to philanthropy through Giving Pledge and Canva Foundation.

Argentine e-commerce and fintech company. Largest online marketplace in Latin America. Public company on NASDAQ. Has faced criticism over warehouse labor conditions.

Parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads. Major player in social media, virtual reality (Meta Quest), and AI research.

Y Combinator's first Black partner (2014), former Managing Director and CEO (2016-2024), now Partner Emeritus. Co-founded Justin.tv which became Twitch. Board member at Reddit and Dropbox. Known for significantly increasing diversity at YC.

American semiconductor company producing memory and storage solutions including DRAM, NAND flash, and NOR flash. One of only three major DRAM manufacturers globally alongside Samsung and SK Hynix. Received $6.1B in CHIPS Act funding.

Technology giant known for Windows, Office, Azure cloud platform, and major AI investments including partnership with OpenAI. Also owns LinkedIn, GitHub, and Xbox.

Co-founder and Co-CEO of Atlassian. Major climate activist who became largest shareholder in AGL to accelerate coal plant closures. Named to TIME100 Climate 2023.

Online therapy and mental health app owned by Schoen Klinik Group. Originated from acquisition of Berlin-based Aurora Health (Moodpath app) in 2019.

Sweden's largest digital psychologist clinic offering online therapy. Acquired Ieso Digital Health (UK) in August 2025 and Finnish app Medified.

Australian government-funded free online mental health service providing evidence-based CBT. Completed 121,000+ assessments with large effect sizes (d=1.40-1.45), 50% symptom reduction, and 95% user recommendation rate.

Former CTO of OpenAI (2018-2024). Served as interim CEO during Sam Altman's brief ouster in November 2023. Left OpenAI in September 2024 to start her own AI company.

French AI company founded by former Google DeepMind researchers. Develops open-weight large language models. Positioned as European alternative to US AI giants.

Former CEO and Chair of Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation. Led Mozilla from 2005 to 2024. Stepped down as CEO in February 2024, left Mozilla entirely in February 2025. Her compensation ($6.9M in 2022) became controversial amid mass layoffs and Firefox's decline from 32% to under 3% market share.

Co-founder of HashiCorp, creator of Vagrant, Terraform, and other infrastructure tools. Served as CEO (2012-2016) then CTO (2016-2021). Departed HashiCorp in December 2023, four months after the controversial BSL license switch. Now an independent developer working on the Ghostty terminal emulator.

Mental wellness platform for employers combining clinically validated assessments, behavioral health coaching, and licensed therapy. Fastest female-founded company in US to reach unicorn status ($1.2B valuation).

AI infrastructure company co-founded by Chris Lattner (creator of LLVM, Swift) and Tim Davis. Building the Mojo programming language and MAX platform for AI development. Valued at $1.6 billion.

Swedish video game studio, creator of Minecraft. Founded by Markus 'Notch' Persson, acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion. Now operates as Mojang Studios under Xbox Game Studios.

British digital bank and challenger bank. Known for its coral-colored debit card and mobile-first approach. Founded by Tom Blomfield and others. One of the UK's largest neobanks.

Open source software community and Mozilla Corporation, maker of Firefox web browser. Known for advocacy of open web standards, privacy, and internet health.

Taiwanese multinational electronics company specializing in motherboards, graphics cards, gaming laptops, and desktop PCs. Known for gaming-oriented hardware and ROG competitor products.

Swedish privacy-focused VPN service. 100% founder-owned, no external investors. Uses anonymous account numbers (no email/username). Police raid in 2023 confirmed no user data existed. Powers Mozilla VPN.

CEO of Microsoft AI. Co-founder of DeepMind (acquired by Google) and Inflection AI. Joined Microsoft in March 2024. Author of 'The Coming Wave' on AI risks.

German digital bank and neobank. Mobile-first banking across Europe. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal. Backed by Allianz, GIC, Tencent. Valued at $3-6 billion.

Malaysian digital therapeutics company and clinical research leader. Built largest Malaysian mental health dataset (20,000+ adults). TELUS-backed with government partnerships and rigorous clinical research program.