Founded in 1917 by financial journalist B.C. Forbes and publisher Walter Drey, Forbes has grown from a single magazine into a global media and technology company, celebrated for its comprehensive coverage of business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. Initially conceived to inform the public about "doers and doings" in the business world, Forbes became famous for its authoritative lists, including the Forbes 400.
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Founder: Troy Markowitz
Forbes Role: Contributing Writer
Capital Raised: $328.2M
Investors: GGV Capital
Stage: Series C
Drata is a compliance and security SaaS platform that automates the compliance workflows on a company's security controls.
Founder: Henry Shi
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $200.2M
Investors: Inovia Capital
Stage: Series C
Super.com is a saving app that empowers users to spend less, save more, and build credit.
Founder: Salah Zalatimo
Forbes Role: Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Capital Raised: $150M
Investors: Block.one
Stage: Corporate Round
Voice is a platform that redefines media by cultivating creation, sharing, discovery and promotion of content by real users.
Founder: Evelyn Rusli
Forbes Role: Markets Reporter, Anchor - Reporter
Capital Raised: $99.1M
Investors: FJ Labs
Stage: Series B
Yumi offers a science-based early childhood meal delivery program.
Founder: Kyle Kamrooz
Forbes Role: Tech Contributor
Capital Raised: $77.5M
Investors: Upfront Ventures
Stage: Series C
Cloudvirga offers a SaaS mortgage point-of-sale platform that simplifies origination, engages customers, and enables lenders.
Founder: Drew Massey
Forbes Role: Director
Capital Raised: $24.1M
Investors: Benchmark
Stage: Debt Financing
maniaTV is a network of pop culture-related TV shows.
Founder: Unity Stoakes
Forbes Role: Contributing Writer
Capital Raised: $24.3M
Investors: GuideWell
Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
StartUp Health is investing in a global army of Health Transformers to achieve health moonshots.
Founder: Rajat Bhageria
Forbes Role: Writer
Capital Raised: $22.5M
Investors: Silicon Valley Bank
Stage: Debt Financing
Chef Robotics is a robotics and artificial intelligence company serving the food industry.
Founder: Om Malik
Forbes Role: Senior Writer
Capital Raised: $22M
Investors: True Ventures
Stage: Series F
Gigaom is a blog-related media company that offers news, analysis, and opinions on startups, emerging technologies.
Founder: Amy Sterner Nelson
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $21.7M
Investors: Madrona
Stage: Series A
The Riveter is a membership workspace and community platform for women and allies.
Founder: Anna X. Wang
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30, Enterprise Technology 2021
Capital Raised: $19.5M
Investors: Founders Fund
Stage: Series A
Searchlight is a Predictive Talent Platform that improves hiring efficiency & Quality of Hire by connecting talent assessments & analytics to outcomes.
Founder: Dan Reich
Forbes Role: Writer
Capital Raised: $19.4M
Investors: First Round Capital
Stage: Series A
Troops allows to optimize the relationship with employee or candidate to reduce HR administrative tasks.
Founder: Chad Becker
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30
Capital Raised: $17.2M
Investors: Blueprint Equity
Stage: Series A
Yogi is an AI powered customer feedback analytics service that processes online and offline feedback sources.
Founder: Chancellor Barnett, Jill Richmond
Forbes Role: Contributor on Startups & Crowdfunding, Contributor
Capital Raised: $15M
Investors: Cadenza Ventures
Stage: Seed
Jewel is a proposed licensed bank servicing digital asset businesses.
Founder: James Kawas
Forbes Role: Forbes Council Member
Capital Raised: $14.3M
Investors: Ground Up Ventures
Stage: Series A
Flyp is an AI that turns used goods into cash.
Founder: Matthew Klein
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $14.3M
Investors: Akuna Capital
Stage: Seed
Sweater is a fintech company building the first fully-managed venture capital fund that is open to everyday investors.
Founder: Dan Reich
Forbes Role: Writer
Capital Raised: $12.2M
Investors: L Catterton
Stage: Seed
DIBS is a makeup brand that reimagines everyday beauty staples, making them easier, mood-boosting, and worthy of desert island status.
Founder: Angus Hardy
Forbes Role: Forbes 30Under30
Capital Raised: $12M
Investors: Ryan Howsam
Stage: Series A
Holibob operates as a B2B marketplace for tours and experiences.
Founder: Neil St. Clair
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $10M
Investors: Transcend Fund
Stage: Seed
B Generous is a venture-backed FinTech company that is addressing the half-a-trillion-dollar underserved donor nonprofit market in the U.S.
Founder: Diana Tsai
Forbes Role: Forbes contributing writer
Capital Raised: $9.2M
Investors: Bloomberg Beta
Stage: Seed
Upwage is a job posting platform where the hourly wage is included.
Founder: Betsy (Elizabeth) Corcoran
Forbes Role: Executive Editor, Technology
Capital Raised: $8.2M
Investors: SuRo Capital
Stage: Series B
EdSurge helps educators find & use the right tools to support all learners.
Founder: Pari Singh
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30
Capital Raised: $8.5M
Investors: BACKED VC
Stage: Seed
Flow is GitHub for hardware. Our mission is to trigger the next industrial revolution by rapidly accelerating engineering iteration.
Founder: Mykolas Rambus
Forbes Role: CIO
Capital Raised: $6.1M
Investors: Greycroft
Stage: Seed
Hush is the cyberprivacy service that reduces social engineering and phishing risks for companies and all levels of their employees.
Founder: Randi Zuckerberg
Forbes Role: Account Executive, Corporate Development
Capital Raised: $5M
Investors: DIGITAL
Stage: Seed
HUG is a social marketplace that links artists with current and prospective collectors by allowing them to sell digital and tangible goods.
Founder: Roy Erez
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $4M
Investors: GreatPoint Ventures
Stage: Seed
BookOutfoors reimagines outdoor travel.
Founder: Derek E. Canton
Forbes Role: Forbes Judge: Under 30 Local List: Boston
Capital Raised: $4.3M
Investors: Techstars
Stage: Non-equity Assistance
Paerpay helps merchants accept contactless payments without the hassle of changing point-of-sales systems.
Founder: Julian Londono
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar
Capital Raised: $4.4M
Stage: Seed
SketchPro Technologies accelerates the design process by leveraging state of the art technology.
Founder: Amanda Greenberg
Forbes Role: Former Contributor / Women@Forbes
Capital Raised: $4.6M
Investors: Canaan Partners
Stage: Seed
Balloon unlocks the true value of collaboration by removing cognitive bias, group dynamics, and fears from organizations and teams.
Founder: Vittoria Lecomte
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30
Capital Raised: $3.5M
Investors: Polaris Partners
Stage: Seed
Sesh is a mental health company providing access to group support via a mobile app.
Founder: Ashley Edwards
Forbes Role: Forbes U30 Board Member
Capital Raised: $2.8M
Investors: ICONIQ Capital
Stage: Grant
MindRight Health offers culturally-responsive mental health coaching over a text message.
Founder: Nikita Gupta, Ahva Sadeghi
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30, Board Member (Forbes 30 Under 30)
Capital Raised: $2.9M
Investors: Hustle Fund
Stage: Seed
Symba is a project management and training company that offers management tools for talent development programs.
Founder: Leslie Jones-Dove
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30
Capital Raised: $2.4M
Investors: True Ventures
Stage: Seed
JusticeText is strengthening the ability of public defenders to analyze this crucial data with their evidence management software.
Founder: Claire Coder
Forbes Role: Board Member
Capital Raised: $10.7M
Investors: Precursor Ventures
Stage: Series A
Aunt Flow helps with 100% organic cotton menstrual products for people and businesses.
Founder: Megan Harris
Forbes Role: Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient
Capital Raised: $26.7M
Investors: Caffeinated Capital
Stage: Series A
Empora Title is a premier tech-forward title company that delivers visibility, transparency, speed and accuracy with every transaction.
Founder: Yehong Zhu
Forbes Role: Business Writer
Capital Raised: $1.7M
Investors: Gaingels
Stage: Seed
Zette is a media tech startup that gives readers pay-per-article access to paywalled publications, all while sharing revenue with newsrooms.
Founder: Evan Varsamis
Forbes Role: Contributor
Capital Raised: $1.6M
Investors: Arca
Stage: Seed
Modular trading terminal for NFT-Fi, powered by $ME. Discover, analyze and trade digital assets using our powerful multi-chain terminal.
Founder: Jessica Wolf
Forbes Role: Executive Director, Community
Capital Raised: $1.6M
Investors: Stellation Capital
Stage: Pre-Seed
Skye provides coaching to accelerate your life and career.
Founder: Andrew Marler
Forbes Role: Account Manager
Capital Raised: $1.5M
Investors: Pentland Brands
Stage: Seed
Robin Golf service culture of golf by making it effortless to buy stylish, quality equipment specializes in the e-commerce website, sport.
Founder: Ilker Koksal
Forbes Role: Forbes 30Under30 / Contributor
Capital Raised: $1.3M
Investors: ACT Venture Partners
Stage: Seed
Balloon unlocks the true value of collaboration by removing cognitive bias, group dynamics, and fears from organizations and teams.