1. Airbnb
Valuation: $10 billion
Airbnb is a website for people to rent out lodging,
including private rooms, entire apartments, castles, boats, manors, tree
houses, tipis, igloos, private islands and other properties. It has over
500,000 listings in 192 countries, according to Wikipedia.
The company was founded in 2008. The name is shortened for
AirBed& Breakfast
2. Drop Box
Valuation: $10 billion
Dropbox allows you to upload files on their servers that can
be accessed from computers and mobile devices. It’s a file hosting service that
offers cloud storage, file synchronisation, and client software.
3. Palantir
Valuation: $9 billion
Palantir is a company that has ability to analyse large
quantity of data for various purposes. For example, the company works with
intelligence agencies to fight terrorism. It also helps banks and financial
companies to detect frauds.
4. SpaceX
Valuation: $4.8 billion
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets
and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionise space
technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
5. Pinterest
Valuation: $3.8 billion
Pinterest is a social networking site. Pinterest acts as a
personalised media platform, where a user can browse content uploaded by other
users on the main page.
A user can create and share their collections and use it to
plan a trip, organise events or just save it for personal use.
6. Uber
Valuation: $3.8 billion
Uber is a mobile app that connects passengers with drivers
of vehicles for hire. The company arranges pickups in dozens of cities around
the world. Bookings can also be done by sending an SMS. Once booked, customer
can track their cars using the mobile app.
7. Jawbone
Valuation: $3.3 billion
Jawbone is a technology company that sells portable audio
devices and also wearable technologies. Some of its high popular and innovative
products include Jambox and Big Jambox wireless speakers, the Jawbone Era and
Icon Bluetooth headsets.
Jawbone owns over 230 patents, according to Wikipedia.It also has a product called UP, which in an activity
tracker. UP allows users to track their sleep, eating habits, and daily
activity including steps taken and calories burned. It consists of a flexible
rubber-coated wristband that relays data to iPhone and Android devices.
The company, initially called as Aliph
8. Square
Valuation: $3.3 billion
If you thought instant payment to a vendor using your phone
is the technology of the future, the future is already here than to
Square.Square allows individuals and merchants in the United States, Canada,
and Japan to accept debit and credit cards on their iOS or Android devices.
