Some Of The Highest Valued Startups To Watch For.
One of the reasons most of us start our own ventures is so that we can be our own boss and pursue our own passions and do it with a goal that one day we can help transform the industry and the world to make it big. At one point, if you reached a $1 million mark, you’d consider yourself thriving, then came a time if your venture had a valuation of a $1 Billion (with a B) you’d be considered a massive success and have it made.
Well, just in the last few years, there are some of the startups that have now achieved valuation of over $10 Billion! (Gulp)! And the pace some of these new tech and social media companies are being evaluated at, it is getting to become a routine. We’ll have to see if they will last long or is this a wave they’re riding high on.
Well, let me share the list of these startups that are literally pushing new ground in the industry and helping truly transform our lives in the way we work, interact and live and I hope you’ll learn something new and watch out for them moving forward.
#1 Uber: “Moving people”
Valuation: $18.2 billion
CEO: Travis Kalanik
Founded: 2009
What it does: Uber’s taxi-hailing app connects its users with drivers of private vehicles under Uber’s contact. It offers different types of cars, from full-size luxury cars to smaller vehicles.
Total funding: $1.5 billion
Notable investors: Benchmark Capital, Menlo Ventures, Google Ventures, KPCB
You can easily hail a cab with Uber. (David Ramos/Getty Images)
#2 Airbnb: “Welcome home”
#3 Dropbox: “Your stuff, anywhere”
Valuation: $10 billion
Dropbox has more than 200 million users worldwide. (Business Insider)
#4 Snapchat: “Fast and fun mobile conversation”
Valuation: $10 billion
CEO: Evan Spiegel
Founded: 2012
What it does: Its photo messaging app allows users to send photos and videos that get deleted after a set period of time.
Total funding: $163 million
Notable investors: Benchmark Capital, Coatue Management, SV Angel
#5 Xiaomi: “Best Android phone”
CEO: Jun Lei
Founded: 2010
What it does: Xiaomi is one of the biggest Chinese electronics brands that makes smartphones. Its smartphones are considered one of the best Android phones in the market.
Total funding: $347 million
Notable investors: IDG Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Morningside Group
Are these the highest valued startups? Do you think this list is missing any that should belong here? Who do you think is next to make the $10 Billion Startup club or the company to watch out for that will make the biggest bang in 2015? Let us know what you think.
Source: http://bit.ly/10BillionB