2. OpenAI

2. OpenAI

Founders: Sam Altman (CEO), Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, John Schulman, Elon MuskLaunched: 2015Headquarters: San FranciscoFunding: $185.9 billion (PitchBook)Valuation: $852 billion (PitchBook)Key Technologies: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, generative AI, machine studyingIndustry: Enterprise expertisePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 listing: 3 (No. 2 in 2025) Igor Gnedo, Antonina Lepore & Adrianne Paerels The debut of ChatGPT…

Read Full News
27. Waabi

27. Waabi

Founder: Raquel Urtasun (CEO)Launched: 2021Headquarters: torontoFunding: $1.2 billionValuation: N/AKey Technologies: Artificial intelligence, autonomous autos, deep neural networks/deep studying, generative AI, machine studying, robotics, digital twinsIndustry: AutomotivePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 record: 1 (No. 35 in 2025) Igor Gnedo, Antonina Lepore & Adrianne Paerels Waabi, based and run by former Uber autonomous expertise govt Raquel Urtasan,…

Read Full News
Stock market news for May 19, 2026

Stock market news for May 19, 2026

Traders work on the ground of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on May 19, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images Stocks closed decrease Tuesday, with the S&P 500 posting its third straight dropping session, as a bounce in bond yields threatened the bull market. Traders additionally monitored the…

Read Full News