C3.ai, Inc. (NYSE: AI), founded in 2009 by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House, evolved from C3 Energy to C3 IoT, and finally to C3.ai in 2019. The company shifted focus…
Palantir Technologies Inc., founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and ex-PayPal employees, aimed to transform data analysis for government and commercial sectors. Inspired by Tolkien's "seeing stones," Palantir…
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is a multinational semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded by Jerry Sanders III and seven others in 1969, AMD initially focused on producing…
In 1902, Chester G. Fisher founded the Scientific Materials Company in Pittsburgh, later renamed to Fisher Scientific in 1925. The company published its first catalog in 1904 and grew through…
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its diverse portfolio includes diabetes medications like Trulicity, Mounjaro, Humalog, and Basaglar; oncology drugs…
ExxonMobil, a global leader in the oil and gas sector, was born from the 1999 merger of two industry giants, Exxon Corporation and Mobil Corporation. Based in Irving, Texas, the…
William "Bill" Pulte launched what would become PulteGroup in 1950, building his first house in Detroit at age 18. The company went public in 1972 and grew into America's largest…
Electric Classifieds Inc., founded by Gary Kremen and Peng T. Ong in 1993, launched Match.com which became a successful platform after its free beta release in 1995. Following IAC's acquisition…
Helium (HNT), founded in 2013 by Amir Haleem, Shawn Fanning, and Sean Carey, began as a fresh approach to building a decentralized IoT network. The platform initially focused on LoRa…
Sam Walton launched Walmart in 1962, opening the first Wal-Mart Discount City in Rogers, Arkansas. His vision to serve rural communities with affordable goods created a retail revolution. Walmart went…