In the weeks following its initial public offering, the video conferencing software company has enjoyed a continued wave of success on
Zoom's success can be attributed to a good product and actual profitability (sorry, Uber and
From Visa Rejection to IPO: The story of
Yuan was born in
Here began the difficulties.
Yuan's initial visa application was rejected, and over the course of two years, he was rejected eight more times. On the ninth try, Yuan's visa application was accepted. He arrived in
Despite entering a market with major competition, Yuan was determined to build his startup. Now, as the latest company to go public this year, Zoom's success makes Yuan the newest name on a growing list of
Yuan and Zoom's success is the latest example of immigrants starting disruptive companies and building long-term success in the
Elon Musk -SpaceX , PayPal (F.K.A. X.com)Sergey Brin -Google, Inc. Jensen Huang - Nvidia
Combined, these four individuals hold a net worth of approximately
But it's not just the individuals listed above who have enjoyed success founding technology companies. According to a 2018 study from the
Additionally, of the 50 companies founded by immigrants, 33 are headquartered in
Here is a list of the top 10 most valuable immigrant-founded companies worth over
- Uber (latest valuation:
$72 billion ) SpaceX ($21 billion )WeWork ($20.2 billion )Palantir Technologies ($20 billion )-
Stripe (
$20 billion ) -
Slack (
$7.1 billion ) Moderna Therapeutics ($7 billion )-
Robinhood (
$5.6 billion ) -
Wish (
$4.3 billion ) -
Instacart (
$4.2 billion )
Immigrants remain a vital part of the
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