THE $10 BILLION CLUB: Meet the 9

most valuable startups in the world

What was the buzz about?• www.businessinsider.in reported that Their used to be a time when valuation at $1 billion was considered a benchmark for Startups or rather tech startups to be specific.

In the past 5 years, the trend has changed completely, $1 billion valuation is a common phenomenon.

Thus, let have a look at the tech startups who are worth $10 billion or will be soon.

#9 - Dropbox• CEO: Drew Houston• Founded: 2007• What it does: Dropbox allows users to easily store and share files on

the web. It has over 200 million users worldwide.• Total funding: $1.1 billion• Notable investors: Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, Greylock

Ventures

#8 Airbnb: $10 billion

• CEO: Brian Chesky• Founded: 2008• What it does: Airbnb offers a marketplace for people to rent out their

homes to temporary residents. It’s currently available in 190 countries.• Total funding: $794.8 million • Notable investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Sequoia

Capital, Greylock Partners

#7 Pinterest: $11 billion (seeking)

• Valuation: The company was valued at $5 billion in its last round in May 2014, but is reportedly seeking a new round at a valuation of $11 billion.• CEO: Ben Silbermann• Founded: 2008• What it does: Pinterest allows users to share/store stuff online by “pinning”

images and content.• Total funding: $762.5 million• Notable investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Rakuten

#6 Flipkart: $11 billion

• CEO: Sachin Bansal• Founded: 2007• What it does: Flipkart is an e-commerce site specializing in electronics

and content like books and music.• Total funding: $2.5 billion• Notable investors: Digital Sky Technologies, T Rowe Price, Morgan

Stanley, Vulcan Capital, Tiger Global Management

#5 SpaceX: $12 billionValuation: $12 billionCEO: Elon MuskFounded: 2002What it does: Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, designs, builds, and launches vehicles for space exploration.Total funding: $1.2 billionNotable investors: Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Google

#4 Palantir: $15 billion• Valuation: $15 billion• CEO: Alexander Karp• Founded: 2004• What it does: Palantir is a software and services company that

specializes in data analysis. Some of its biggest clients are government agencies like the CIA and FBI.• Total funding: $1 billion• Notable investors: Founders Fund, Tiger Global Management,

Glynn Capital Management, Jeremy Stoppelman

#3 Snapchat: $16 to $19 billion (seeking)• Valuation: Snapchat was valued at $10 billion in its last round in December, but

is reportedly seeking a new round at a valuation between $16 million and $19 million.• 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: $648 million • Notable investors: Yahoo, Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark Capital, Lightspeed

Venture Partners, Coatue Management, SV Angel

#2 Uber: $41.2 billion

Valuation: $41.2 billionCEO: Travis KalanikFounded: 2009What 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: $5.9 billionNotable investors: Benchmark Capital, Menlo Ventures, Google Ventures, KPCB

#1 Xiaomi: $46 billion• Valuation: $46 billion• CEO: Jun Lei• Founded: 2010• What it does: Xiaomi is one of the biggest Chinese electronics brands that

makes smartphones. They're considered among the best Android smartphones, and the company has hardcore loyalists a lot like Apple in the U.S.• Total funding: $1.4 billion • Notable investors: Digital Sky Technologies, HOPU Investment Management

Company, DST Global, IDG Capital Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, Morningside Group

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