Waymo, established in 2009, is a division of search giant Google, which develops autonomous driving technology. The company offers a variety of different services, most notably its own ride-hailing service dubbed Waymo ONE. Right now, users in Phoenix and San Francisco can hail driverless cabs. This is all made possible by the firm’s in-house manufactured … Read more
Stitch Fix is a fashion company that offers personal styling services for both men and women in the US and UK. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded by Katrina Lake in 2011. Lake is an economics graduate from Stanford University and worked at a consultancy, specializing in both retail and fashion. In … Read more
Zara is one of the biggest retail clothing chains in the world. It is run by the fashion giant Inditex, the company behind Bershka, Pull&Bear, Masimo Dutti, Oysho, and Stradivarius. The company, headquartered in Arteixo, Spain, was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera. Aside from its on-site transactions, the company is also … Read more
Twitch is a live-streaming platform used mainly by people to broadcast video gameplay. It also caters to music, art, cooking, and casual chatting channels. Aside from live streaming, users (often called “twitchers”) may also watch videos on demand at Twitch. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded in 2007 by Justin Kan and … Read more
Netflix has achieved what very few companies on this earth have done before: it has become synonymous with a whole category. While Netflix wasn’t even the first streaming service (that title goes to Hong Kong-based iTV, which launched in 1998), it certainly is by far the most beloved. And although recent subscriber losses and heightened … Read more
Turo is a car-sharing marketplace that allows vehicle owners to make money by renting out their vehicles and gives renters an alternative to owning a car. The service is thus often referred to as the Airbnb of cars. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded in 2008 by Shelby Clark. The app is … Read more
At this point, Netflix certainly doesn’t need an introduction. It has become synonymous with the streaming category after pivoting away from DVD rentals back in 2007. Netflix has since grown into one of the world’s biggest media companies, boasting annual revenues of almost $30 billion. Most of that revenue comes from the more than 223 … Read more
The Too Good To Go app helps minimize food waste by offering surplus food at a discount. The company, headquartered in London, England, was founded in 2015 by Brian Christensen, Thomas Bjørn Momsen, Stian Olesen, Klaus Bagge Pedersen, and Adam Sigbrand. The app is simple: customers can choose from a list of restaurants registered on … Read more
Zalando is a fashion retail company specializing in digitized marketing and online-based transactions. Although Zalando doesn’t sell products at physical stores, the retailer opened its first physical beauty shop in 2018. The company, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, was founded in 2008 by David Schneider and Robert Gentz. The two met while studying at the same … Read more
ASOS is an e-commerce retailer that boasts the latest trends in menswear and womenswear. Dubbed the U.K.’s “ultimate e-commerce success story,” ASOS is also recognized for its inclusive and genderless apparel. The company, headquartered in London, England, was founded in 2000 by Nick Robertson, Andrew Regan, Quintin Griffiths, and Deborah Thorpe. The brand’s acronym stands … Read more