Active companies
Companies operating independently today. 89 on record.
Other outcomes: AcquiredIPOMergedShut downBankruptStatus unknown
| Company | Founded | People | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AidbaseAI-powered customer support and self-serve help platform for SaaS and e-commerce businesses. | 2023 | Simon Høiberg | Active |
 Anduril IndustriesDefense technology company building autonomous systems, drones and sensors. | 2017 | Palmer Luckey | Active |
 AnthropicAI safety and research company that develops the Claude models. | 2021 | Dario Amodei | Active |
| Armand de BrignacChampagne brand, also known as Ace of Spades. | 2006 | Jay-Z | Active |
| BannerbearAPI for generating images, videos and PDFs from branded templates. | 2020 | Jon Yongfook | Active |
| Beast IndustriesHolding company for MrBeast's media, consumer products and other businesses. | Undated | Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) | Active |
| Ben's BitesAI newsletter, community and investing brand run by Ben Tossell. | 2022 | Ben Tossell | Active |
 Bezos ExpeditionsInvestment firm that manages Jeff Bezos' personal investments. | Undated | Jeff Bezos | Active |
 Blue OriginPrivately held aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company. | 2000 | Jeff Bezos | Active |
| Breakthrough EnergyClimate technology investment and support organization founded by Bill Gates. | 2015 | Bill Gates | Active |
| BufferSocial media scheduling and management software for small businesses, creators and individuals. | 2010 | Joel Gascoigne | Active |
| ByeDisputeTool that flags suspicious Stripe payments to prevent chargebacks. | 2023 | Marc Lou | Active |
 Chan Zuckerberg InitiativePhilanthropic organization working in science, education and community. | 2015 | Mark Zuckerberg | Active |
| CloudKitchensOperator of delivery-focused commercial kitchens and related restaurant software. | 2016 | Travis Kalanick | Active |
 Club NecaxaMexican professional football club in Liga MX. | 1923 | Ryan Reynolds | Active |
| CodeFastOnline course teaching non-programmers to code and launch a web app. | 2024 | Marc Lou | Active |
| Comedy MothershipStand-up comedy club in downtown Austin, Texas, owned by Joe Rogan. | 2023 | Joe Rogan | Active |
| Curiosity QuenchiOS app that prompts users to take small actions instead of scrolling social media. | 2023 | Jack Friks | Active |
| Dallas MavericksNBA basketball franchise based in Dallas. | 1980 | Mark Cuban | Active |
| DataFastWeb analytics tool that attributes revenue to marketing channels. | 2024 | Marc Lou | Active |
| DevUtilsOffline macOS toolbox that bundles common developer utilities in one app. | 2020 | Tony Dinh | Active |
 FeastablesChocolate and snack brand. | 2022 | Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) | Active |
| FeedHiveSocial media management and automation platform for creators, brands and agencies. | 2020 | Simon Høiberg | Active |
| Fenty BeautyCosmetics and skincare brand created by Rihanna with LVMH's Kendo incubator. | 2017 | Rihanna | Active |
| FlowResidential rental company that owns and operates apartment buildings with community and hospitality services. | 2022 | Adam Neumann | Active |
| fly.pieter.comBrowser-based multiplayer flight simulator built with AI coding tools. | 2025 | Pieter Levels | Active |
 Founders FundVenture capital firm. | 2005 | Peter Thiel | Active |
| FULL SENDBrowser-based 2D racing game. | 2026 | Daniel Vassallo | Active |
 Gates FoundationPrivate philanthropic foundation focused on global health, development and education, formerly the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. | 2000 | Bill Gates | Active |
| Gates VenturesBill Gates's private office, covering his staff, research and investments. Known as bgC3 until 2018. | 2008 | Bill Gates | Active |
| GreylockVenture capital firm. | 1965 | Reid Hoffman | Active |
| GumroadE-commerce platform for creators selling digital products directly to their audiences. | 2011 | Daniel Vassallo | Active |
| HamptonPaid, vetted peer network for founders and CEOs of high-growth companies. | 2022 | Sam Parr | Active |
| Harpo ProductionsOprah Winfrey's television, film and media production company. | 1986 | Oprah Winfrey | Active |
| HeadshotProAI photography service that turns a set of selfies into professional headshots for individuals and teams. | 2023 | Danny Postma | Active |
| HelionPrivate company developing fusion power plants. | 2013 | Sam Altman | Active |
| HintHome management app that tracks a house's maintenance, documents and service needs. | 2024 | Martha Stewart | Active |
| HoodmapsCrowdsourced map that labels city neighborhoods by who hangs out there. | 2017 | Pieter Levels | Active |
| Hydrazine CapitalVenture capital firm set up by Sam Altman and his brother Jack Altman. | 2012 | Sam Altman | Active |
| Image.SocialService that generates open-graph social preview images for web pages automatically. | 2024 | Tony Dinh | Active |
| Indie HackersOnline community, newsletter and podcast for founders building profitable, mostly self-funded internet businesses. | 2016 | Courtland Allen | Active |
| Indie PagePersonal pages where makers list all their startups and revenue. | 2023 | Marc Lou | Active |
| Inflection AIAI company that makes the Pi assistant and foundation models. | 2022 | Reid Hoffman | Active |
| Interior AIAI tool that redesigns photos of interiors and stages empty rooms. | 2022 | Pieter Levels | Active |
| Kit (formerly ConvertKit)Email marketing and creator commerce platform for online creators, founded as ConvertKit. | 2013 | Nathan Barry | Active |
| KnockoffBrand protection software for Shopify stores that finds copycat listings and files takedowns, started by Josh Pigford in 2026. | 2026 | Josh Pigford | Active |
| LandingfolioGallery of landing page designs plus templates and copy-paste components for designers and marketers. | 2015 | Danny Postma | Active |
| LinkDripBranded short links with analytics and call-to-action overlays. | 2022 | Simon Høiberg | Active |
| loveleeiOS couples app with a shared virtual pet, check-ins, questions, doodles and love letters. | 2025 | Jack Friks | Active |
 LunchlyPackaged lunch kit brand. | 2024 | Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) | Active |
| Manas AIAI-driven drug discovery company. | 2025 | Reid Hoffman | Active |
 Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug CompanyPublic benefit corporation selling generic and other prescription drugs at a fixed markup over cost. | Undated | Mark Cuban | Active |
 Maximum EffortFilm, TV and brand marketing production company. | 2018 | Ryan Reynolds | Active |
| Merge LabsResearch lab developing non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, organized as a public benefit corporation. | 2026 | Sam Altman | Active |
| MicroConfConference and community for bootstrapped and non-venture SaaS founders. | 2011 | Rob Walling | Active |
| Mithril Capital ManagementVenture capital firm focused on long-term funds. | 2012 | Peter Thiel | Active |
 MrBeast BurgerDelivery-focused virtual restaurant brand operated by Virtual Dining Concepts. | 2020 | Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) | Active |
 NeuralinkDeveloper of implantable brain-computer interfaces. | 2016 | Elon Musk | Active |
| Nomads.com (formerly Nomad List)Online community and city database for digital nomads and remote workers. | 2014 | Pieter Levels | Active |
 OpenAIArtificial intelligence research and product company, maker of ChatGPT, controlled by the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation. | 2015 | Dario Amodei, Elon Musk, Sam Altman | Active |
| OutrankAutomated SEO content software that finds keywords, writes articles daily and publishes them to a customer's blog. | 2024 | Tibo Louis-Lucas | Active |
| PDF.aiAI tool to chat with PDF documents, plus an API to parse, extract and split PDFs. | 2023 | Damon Chen | Active |
| Photo AIAI photo and video generator that trains models on users' own photos. | 2023 | Pieter Levels | Active |
| Post BridgeSocial media scheduling tool that posts one piece of content to many platforms at once. | 2024 | Jack Friks | Active |
| ProfilePicture.AIAI profile picture product by Danny Postma, now a free profile picture editor run by HeadshotPro. | Undated | Danny Postma | Active |
| Project PrometheusArtificial intelligence company focused on engineering and manufacturing in the physical economy. | 2025 | Jeff Bezos | Active |
| Remote OKJob board for remote jobs. | 2015 | Pieter Levels | Active |
| RevidAI software that turns text, scripts, links and audio into short-form vertical videos for social media. | 2024 | Tibo Louis-Lucas | Active |
 Roc NationEntertainment company covering music, management, publishing and sports. | 2008 | Jay-Z | Active |
| Sabotage MediaJosh Pigford's holding company, which grew out of his early web design consultancy and serves as the legal entity for his side projects. | 2004 | Josh Pigford | Active |
| Savage X FentyLingerie and loungewear brand founded by Rihanna. | 2018 | Rihanna | Active |
| ShipFastNext.js boilerplate code kit for launching web apps and SaaS products. | 2023 | Marc Lou | Active |
| SignupGateTool that blocks fake accounts, chargebacks and abusive sign-ups for SaaS products and newsletters. | 2025 | Simon Høiberg | Active |
| SKIMSUnderwear, loungewear, shapewear and apparel brand. | 2019 | Kim Kardashian | Active |
| SKKY PartnersPrivate equity firm investing in consumer and media companies. | 2022 | Kim Kardashian | Active |
| TallyBootstrapped online form builder that is free for most uses, built in Belgium. | 2020 | Marie Martens | Active |
 TerraPowerNuclear reactor design and development company. | 2006 | Bill Gates | Active |
| TestimonialSoftware for businesses to collect, manage and display video and text testimonials. | 2020 | Damon Chen | Active |
| The Bootstrapped FounderArvid Kahl's media business: a blog, newsletter, weekly podcast and self-published books about bootstrapping. | 2019 | Arvid Kahl | Active |
 The Boring CompanyTunnel construction and underground transportation company. | 2017 | Elon Musk | Active |
| The Joe Rogan ExperienceLong-form interview podcast and video show launched and hosted by Joe Rogan, produced in Austin and distributed through Spotify, YouTube and other platforms. | 2009 | Joe Rogan | Active |
| TinySeedRemote, year-long accelerator and fund for capital efficient B2B SaaS companies. | 2018 | Rob Walling | Active |
| Tools for HumanityTechnology company building World (formerly Worldcoin), an iris-scanning proof-of-personhood network, app and token. | 2019 | Sam Altman | Active |
| TrustMRRDatabase and marketplace of startups with payment-provider-verified revenue. | 2025 | Marc Lou | Active |
| TypingMindChat interface for large language models that users run with their own API keys, sold to individuals and teams. | 2023 | Tony Dinh | Active |
| UserbaseOpen source service for user accounts and encrypted data storage on static websites. | 2019 | Daniel Vassallo | Active |
 WeWorkFlexible workspace provider that leases, builds out and rents shared and private office space. | 2010 | Adam Neumann | Active |
| Wrexham AFCProfessional football club in Wrexham, Wales. | 1864 | Ryan Reynolds | Active |
 Y CombinatorStartup accelerator that invests in early-stage companies in batches. | 2005 | Sam Altman | Active |