Entities

Founder of Khosla Ventures. Co-founded Sun Microsystems. Known for cleantech investments and controversial political statements. Major climate tech investor.

International standards organization for the World Wide Web. Develops open, royalty-free standards including HTML, CSS, and accessibility guidelines. Founded by Tim Berners-Lee at MIT.

Former Pinduoduo programmer who was fired for whistleblowing about extreme working conditions after posting a photo of a colleague being taken to hospital. Continued speaking out about 300-380 hour monthly work requirements after termination.

Autonomous vehicle company and Alphabet subsidiary. Spun off from Google's self-driving car project in 2016. Operates robotaxi services in select US cities.

American data storage company and manufacturer of hard disk drives, SSDs, and flash memory products. Owns the SanDisk brand. One of the world's largest storage device manufacturers.

Co-working space company that became a cautionary tale of startup excess. IPO collapsed in 2019, filed for bankruptcy in 2023.

Cross-platform instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by Meta Platforms. Founded by Brian Acton and Jan Koum in 2009, former Yahoo! employees. Acquired by Facebook in October 2014 for $19 billion (initially announced at $16 billion, increased due to stock price changes), the largest acquisition of a venture-backed company in history at that time. The deal included $4 billion cash, $12 billion in Facebook stock, and $3 billion in restricted stock units to founders. WhatsApp had 400 million users at acquisition, and has grown to over 2 billion users worldwide as of 2024. The service provides end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice/video calls, and business communication tools.

Defense technology company founded by Eric Schmidt developing AI-powered autonomous attack drones. Focused on low-cost kamikaze drones inspired by Ukraine war tactics.

Nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Funded primarily by individual donations (~94% of $185M+ annual revenue). Provides free access to knowledge through volunteer-edited content. Notable for refusing censorship demands from Russia and Turkey.

American-British entrepreneur. Co-founder and former CEO of Deliveroo (2013-2025). Stepped down after DoorDash acquisition. Defended self-employed contractor model despite rider protests and strikes.

Indian multinational corporation providing information technology, consulting, and business process services. One of India's Big 3 IT services exporters along with Infosys and TCS. Major employer of H-1B visa workers.

British fintech company specializing in international money transfers. Formerly known as TransferWise. Listed on London Stock Exchange. Known for transparent fee structure.

Australian logistics software company providing solutions for freight forwarding, customs, and warehousing. Market cap ~$25 billion. Clients in 160+ countries.

Enterprise cloud applications company specializing in human capital management (HCM) and financial management software.

International financial institution providing loans and grants to governments of low and middle-income countries for capital projects. Sheryl Sandberg worked as Research Assistant to Chief Economist Lawrence Summers (1991-1993).

Nonprofit founded by Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith to advance the open web as a public good and basic right. Advocated for global internet access, net neutrality, and digital rights. Shut down in September 2024 after achieving many of its access goals.

AI-driven mental health support platform with operations in UK, Ireland, Finland, and Germany. Over 400 million conversations in 65 countries. Used by NHS and Singapore Ministry of Health.

Social media company formerly known as Twitter. Acquired by Elon Musk in 2022 and rebranded to X in 2023.

AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023. Develops the Grok chatbot integrated with X (formerly Twitter). Valued at $230 billion as of late 2025.

Major Chinese electronics and smart hardware company. Founded in 2010 by Lei Jun, headquartered in Beijing.

Startup accelerator and venture capital firm founded by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Trevor Blackwell, and Robert Morris. Has funded over 4,000 startups including Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Reddit, and DoorDash. Known for its twice-yearly batch programs and Demo Day.

Internet services company founded in 1994. Marissa Mayer served as CEO from 2012-2017. Acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.48 billion in 2017. Once a dominant web portal and search engine, struggled to compete with Google and Facebook.

French-American computer scientist, Chief AI Scientist at Meta. Won 2018 Turing Award with Hinton and Bengio for deep learning work. Known for skepticism about AI existential risks.

Canadian computer scientist, deep learning pioneer. Won 2018 Turing Award with Hinton and LeCun. Vocal advocate for AI safety regulation and ethical AI development.

Video sharing platform acquired by Google in 2006. World's largest video platform with significant content moderation and creator economy implications.

Indian quick-commerce startup valued at $7 billion (Oct 2025). Founded by Stanford dropouts Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra. Pioneered 10-minute grocery delivery in India. Has faced regulatory fines for dark patterns.

CEO of Qihoo 360, Chinese cybersecurity and internet company. Dismissed anti-996 protests and suggested making employees shareholders to accept 996 work schedules.

Israeli entrepreneur. Co-founded Mobileye (acquired by Intel for $15.3B) and OrCam Technologies with Amnon Shashua. At OrCam, involved in founder-investor dispute (2024-2025) over SAFE round valuation after company's collapse from unicorn to skeleton crew.

Indian food delivery and restaurant aggregator company. Public company on NSE/BSE. Parent company renamed to Eternal in 2025. Has faced criticism over AI-driven layoffs and gig worker conditions.

Video communications platform. Disbanded internal DEI team in January 2024, shifting to external consultants. Did not donate to Trump's 2025 inauguration.

Autonomous vehicle company developing purpose-built robotaxis. Acquired by Amazon in 2020 for $1.3 billion. Launched public robotaxi service in San Francisco in November 2025.