Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) began in 2004 when Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard classmates created a college networking platform. The company's growth took off after its 2012 IPO,…
Microsoft's story began in 1975 when Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded their startup in Albuquerque. Starting with BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, the company's future changed dramatically through…
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in April 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, originated as a graphics-focused technology company. The name NVIDIA combines "invidia" (Latin for envy) and "NV"…
Tesla was started in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Elon Musk became the CEO in 2004. The first car Tesla made was the Tesla Roadster, which came out…
Adobe Inc. was founded in 1982 by Charles Geschke and John Warnock. The company initially focused on developing PostScript, a programming language for printers. Over the years, Adobe has expanded…
Oracle was founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates, initially under the name Software Development Laboratories. The company's early focus was on developing database management systems,…
In 1984, ASML Holding N.V. began when Philips and ASM International formed a partnership in the Netherlands, establishing ASM Lithography to advance chip manufacturing technology. A key change occurred in…
In 1987, Morris Chang founded TSMC as the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry in Taiwan. Through a partnership between the Taiwanese government and Philips, the company set out to revolutionize…
Broadcom Inc.'s origins trace back to 1961 when it was established as HP Associates, a semiconductor division of Hewlett-Packard. Through various corporate restructurings and acquisitions, it evolved into Avago Technologies…
YearLow PriceHigh Price2025$1.25$1.652026$1.45$1.902030$3.10$3.702040$18.30$22.502050$70.00$110.00 Ripple, established in 2012 by Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb, has roots tracing back to 2004 when Ryan Fugger created RipplePay. In 2011, McCaleb's team aimed to…