1) DJI Innovations
DJI is a world leader in developing, manufacturing, and selling easy-to-fly drones for aerial photography.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $15.00B (January 2015)
- Country: China
- State: Guangdong
- City: Shenzhen
- Started in: 2006
- Founders: Frank Wang
- Number of employees: 10,000+
- Funding: $1,135.00M
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 3
You can find their website here.
2) JUUL Labs
JUUL is a maker of advanced vapor products, and their mission is to make the transition from cigarettes to vapor as smooth and easy as possible.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $12.00B (December 2017)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Kevin Burns, Tim Danaher
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $15,371.68M
- Funding rounds: 12
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
3) Back Market
Back Market is an e-commerce site that sells refurbished gadgets.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.70B (May 2021)
- Country: France
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Quentin Le Brouster, Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Vianney Vaute
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $1,020.68M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
4) UBTECH Robotics
UBTech is a research and development robotics company that is dedicated to pushing the envelope in autonomous navigation technology.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.58B (July 2016)
- Country: China
- State: Guangdong
- City: Shenzhen
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Zhou Jian
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $637.60M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
5) Formlabs
Formlabs technologies are used by professionals to produce real-world models and functional prototypes via 3D printing.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (August 2018)
- Country: United States
- State: Massachusetts
- City: Somerville
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: David Cranor, Maxim Lobovsky, Natan Linder
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $51.93M
- Funding rounds: 9
- Number of investors: 24
You can find their website here.
6) PAX
PAX Labs offers a premium line of vaporizers with industry-leading performance and award-winning style.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.70B (October 2018)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2007
- Founders: Adam Bowen, James Monsees
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $1,050.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
7) Tonal
Tonal is an AI-powered home gym system that provides individualized strength training.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.60B (March 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Aly Orady, Nate Bosshard
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $431.40M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 33
You can find their website here.
8) Coocaa
cocaa is the world’s first e-commerce platform for smart TVs and TV accessories.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.45B (March 2018)
- Country: China
- State: Guangdong
- City: Shenzhen
- Started in: 2006
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $226.60M
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 2
You can find their website here.
9) boAT
boAt is a homegrown audio-tech earwear brand that offers well-designed, aspirational products at reasonable prices.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.40B (October 2022)
- Country: India
- State: Delhi
- City: New Delhi
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Aman Gupta, Sameer Mehta
- Number of employees: 501-1000
- Funding: $177.02M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 6
You can find their website here.
10) Remarkable
reMarkable is a technology startup that creates a paper tablet to replace notebooks and printed documents.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (May 2022)
- Country: Norway
- State: Oslo
- City: Oslo
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Magnus Wanberg
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $24.00M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 2
You can find their website here.
11) Grover
Grover is an online subscription platform for renting out tech products.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (April 2022)
- Country: Germany
- State: Berlin
- City: Berlin
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Michael Cassau
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $2,286.88M
- Funding rounds: 18
- Number of investors: 30
You can find their website here.
12) HMD Global
HMD designs and produces quality mobile phones. They combine advanced tech with excellent quality for the best possible user experience.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (May 2018)
- Country: Finland
- City: Espoo
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Jean-Francois Baril
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $330.00M
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 6
You can find their website here.
13) EcoFlow
EcoFlow designs, develops, and manufactures environmentally friendly and cost-effective portable power stations for home and business use.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2021)
- Country: China
- State: Guangdong
- City: Shenzhen
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Eli Harris, Fan Zheng, Hannah Sieber, Lei Wang
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $470.52M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
14) Berlin Brands Group
Berlin Brands Group is a vertically integrated retailer of audio and lighting, home and living, and consumer electronics.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (September 2021)
- Country: Germany
- City: Berlin
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: Peter Chaljawski
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $938.71M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.