1) 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.
2) Calm
Calm is a health and wellness application that offers stress reduction through a variety of breathing techniques, sleep stories, meditations and a dashboard to track your progress.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (February 2019)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Alex Tew, Michael Acton Smith
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $217.98M
- Funding rounds: 9
- Number of investors: 40
You can find their website here.
3) Klook
Klook redefines the tourist travel market by directly working with local sellers to bring value-added travel experiences and activities to our customers.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.35B (August 2018)
- Country: Hong Kong
- City: Central
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Bernie Xiaokang Xiong, Eric Gnock Fah, Ethan Lin
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $721.19M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
4) Yanolja
Klook has been acclaimed as the world’s top travel unicorn in the Asia Pacific region, with our user-friendly booking platform and award-winning customer support.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2019)
- Country: South Korea
- City: Seoul
- Started in: 2005
- Founders: Lee Sujin
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $2,035.80M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.