Fred Ehrsam, cofounder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, played a pivotal role in bringing digital assets into the financial mainstream. A former Goldman Sachs trader, he launched Coinbase in 2012 with Brian Armstrong, helping it grow into one of the world’s largest crypto platforms. After stepping back from day-to-day operations in 2017, Ehrsam cofounded Paradigm, a leading crypto-focused investment firm backing blockchain startups and decentralized finance projects. Known for his early conviction in Bitcoin and blockchain technology, he remains a prominent voice shaping the future of digital finance.

Evan Sharp is the American entrepreneur and design visionary who co‑founded Pinterest in 2010 alongside Ben Silbermann and Paul Sciarra. An architecture graduate from the University of Chicago and Columbia GSAPP alumnus, Sharp led the product’s signature grid design and served as Chief Design & Creative Officer. Known for infusing visual simplicity into engineering, he helped Pinterest evolve from a side project into a global platform with hundreds of millions of users.

Ernest C. “Ernie” Garcia, III is the American tech‑entrepreneurial executive behind Carvana, the disruptive used‑car retail marketplace he co‑founded in 2012. A Stanford alumnus in Management Science & Engineering, he previously worked at DriveTime and RBS Greenwich Capital. Under his leadership, Carvana went public in 2017 and became a Fortune 500 company. Despite market volatility, Garcia continues to steer its turnaround as CEO and Chairman.

Ed Hallen is the co‑founder and Chief Product Officer (later Chief Strategy Officer) of Klaviyo, the Boston-based SaaS platform powering email/SMS marketing and customer data for over 100,000 brands, including Unilever and Citizen Watches  . A systems engineering graduate from UVA and MIT Sloan MBA, he previously led product at Applied Predictive Technologies and held roles at Google before launching Team Engine in 2018.

Daniel Ek is the Swedish-born co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Spotify, the global streaming platform launched in 2006. A tech prodigy who sold his first startup at age 23, Ek scaled Spotify to over 276 million premium subscribers and 696 million total users by mid‑2025. He also chairs Neko Health and leads European moonshot investments through Prima Materia. 

Chris Wanstrath is an American technology entrepreneur and co‑founder and former CEO of GitHub, the world’s leading software collaboration platform launched in 2008. Self‑taught and briefly enrolled at the University of Cincinnati, he grew GitHub from a side project to a global developer hub with millions of users, eventually selling it to Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion. He later founded Null Games in 2023 and co-launched the non‑profit Ladybird Browser Initiative in 2024

Tyler Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur, investor, and former Olympic rower. A Harvard economics graduate and Oxford MBA, he co‑founded ConnectU and then downplayed his Facebook settlement to become one of the first Bitcoin billionaires. In 2014, he launched Gemini—now a leading regulated U.S. crypto exchange—and Winklevoss Capital, investing early in Bitcoin and backing tech startups. Notably, he is now exploring an IPO for Gemini. 

Cameron Winklevoss is an American entrepreneur, former Olympic rower, and co‑founder & President of Gemini—the regulated cryptocurrency exchange he launched with his twin brother Tyler in 2014. After co‑founding social network ConnectU and settling a high‑profile lawsuit with Facebook, the Winklevoss twins invested early in Bitcoin—owning about 1 % of all BTC by 2013—and became among the first Bitcoin billionaires. Today, they control Gemini and Winklevoss Capital Management, investing in startups and crypto innovation while maintaining a quiet, highly disciplined presence.

Brian Chesky is the American industrial designer and co‑founder & CEO of Airbnb, the pioneering platform that transformed home-sharing into a global force. A Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Chesky built Airbnb from a San Francisco loft startup in 2008 into a marketplace serving over 2 billion guests across 240+ countries. Known for his design-driven leadership and ‘founder mode’ management style, he’s also a prominent philanthropist and a signatory of the Giving Pledge.

Brian Armstrong is the co-founder and CEO of Coinbase Global, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and economics from Rice University, he previously worked at Airbnb, Deloitte, and IBM before launching Coinbase in 2012. Under his leadership, Coinbase expanded to over 100 million users, went public in 2021, and achieved profitability while advocating for crypto regulation and financial freedom.

Bobby Murphy is the co-founder and CTO of Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat. A Stanford-trained engineer, he architected the platform’s core messaging tech and helped pioneer augmented-reality features like Lenses, Filters, and Spectacles. A low-profile billionaire, Murphy focuses on product, infrastructure, and long-horizon AR bets shaping the future of social communication.

Bill Liu (Chinese: 刘自鸿; also known as Liu Zihong) is a Chinese‑American tech entrepreneur and pioneer in flexible-display technology, best known as the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Royole Corporation. A Stanford PhD and Tsinghua alumnus, he led Royole to global recognition with the world’s first commercial foldable smartphone, the FlexPai, and innovative ultra-thin OLED and flexible sensors—before the company faced financial struggles and bankruptcy proceedings in 2024.

Ben Silbermann is an American internet entrepreneur and co-founder & Executive Chairman of Pinterest, the visual discovery platform he launched in March 2010. A Yale graduate in political science, Silbermann transformed a failed app into a global tech powerhouse that went public in April 2019, with over 500 million monthly users. He stepped aside as CEO in June 2022 to focus on long-term vision and product innovation.

Baiju Bhatt is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Robinhood, the influential no-commission trading app launched in 2013. A Stanford-educated physicist and mathematician, he served as co‑CEO until 2020 and then as Chief Creative Officer, stepping down in March 2024 to focus on his space-based solar startup, Aetherflux. Under his leadership, Robinhood became a cultural phenomenon in democratizing finance.

Apoorva Mehta is a Canadian‑American entrepreneur and billionaire who founded Instacart in 2012, turning a class‑action startup into North America’s leading grocery delivery platform. After stepping down as CEO in 2021 and exiting entirely in 2023 with a ~10 % stake, he launched Cloud Health Systems, applying tech savvy to healthcare.

Anthony Casalena is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Squarespace—a web‑building pioneer he launched from his University of Maryland dorm room in 2003. Over two decades, he transformed the platform into a billion‑dollar SaaS powerhouse used by millions, navigating a public listing in 2021 and steering the company again through a $6.6 billion take‑private deal in 2024.

Andrew Paradise is the visionary founder and CEO of Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), the pioneering mobile esports platform that enables fair, competitive tournaments and became the first such company to go public. A former private equity analyst and serial tech founder—he holds over 90 patents and has been recognized for injecting innovation into mobile gaming and tournament monetization

Andrew Karam is the co‑founder and VP of Product at AppLovin, the mobile technology firm behind top-grossing games and ad tech solutions. A dual-degreed Tufts graduate in economics and engineering, he has steered product innovation since 2012 and holds nearly 8 % ownership following the company’s IPO. 

Andrew Bialecki is the co‑founder and CEO of Klaviyo, the Boston‑based marketing automation unicorn. A Harvard‑trained engineer and physicist, he bootstrapped Klaviyo since 2012 and retained a rare ~38% ownership at IPO, guiding the company to a multibillion-dollar valuation through disciplined, data‑driven growth.

Alex Shevchenko is the co-founder of Grammarly, the AI-powered writing assistant used by millions worldwide. With a background in computer science and a passion for language, Shevchenko helped build one of the most successful Ukrainian-founded tech companies, revolutionizing digital communication through intelligent writing tools. His work bridges technology and human expression at scale.