In this article, we will discuss the 5 most valuable venture-backed companies in the world. If you want to read our comprehensive analysis of these companies, go directly to 15 Most Valuable Venture-Backed Companies in the World.
5. Instacart
Valuation: $24 billion
Instacart is based in San Francisco and operates in the supply chain, logistics, and delivery industry. Instacart allows users to shop for groceries from their phones using Instacart mobile application. Instacart manages the delivery of groceries from stores to consumers. Instacart uses personal shoppers to buy and deliver groceries from stores to consumers. Instacart has over 39 investors with major VC including Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Caufield & Byers.
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4. Klarna
Valuation: $6.7 billion
Klarna is based in Stockholm and operates in the Internet Software and Payments industry by providing safe payment solutions to online merchants. The core idea of Klara is to provide buyers with the options of an after-delivery payment gateway. The buyers only pay after they receive the goods. Thus, Klarna bears all the risk and credit for e-stores. Klarna has an investor count of 53, with major investors including Institutional Venture Partners, General Atlantic, and Sequoia Capital.
3. SpaceX
Valuation: $125 billion
SpaceX is headquartered in California and specializes in Aerospace and Defense segments. Founded in 2002, SpaceX works in the aerospace industry by designing, manufacturing, and launching rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX is also involved in satellite communication and provides worldwide broadband internet through Starlink. The major venture capitalists in SpaceX are Founders Fund, Draper Fisher, Steve Jurvetson, and Rothenberg Ventures.
2. Stripe
Valuation: $95 billion
Stripe, a San Francisco-based company, was founded in 2010. Stripe operates in the Financial Services and Payment industry. Stripe provides an economic infrastructure for payments. The service allows online merchants and sellers to integrate Stripe’s platform for online receiving of payments through credit cards. Stripe has raised $2.901 billion until September 2021. Stripe has an investor count of 39, with major venture capitalists like Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. (NASDAQ: KVSA), Lowercase Capital, and CapitalG.
1. ByteDance
Valuation: $300 billion
ByteDance is based in Beijing, China, and operates in the Artificial Intelligence industry. ByteDance provides content-sharing platforms for content creators to share their content. TikTok, founded in 2006, is the biggest service of ByteDance, which is accessible all over the world and has more than 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. Other products include Vigo, Toutiao, TopBuzz, and more. This company is backed by venture capitalists like Sequoia Capital China, SIG Asia Investments, Sina Weibo Corporation(NASDAQ: W.B.), and SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC: SFTBY).
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