Companies

68 companies from Lenny's Podcast

68 companies

Accel

Venture Capital·Founded 1983

Global venture capital firm investing in seed, early, and growth-stage technology companies.

0 people · 2 guests

Airbnb

Travel/Marketplace·Founded 2008

Online marketplace for short- and long-term homestays, experiences, and travel services.

14 people · 3 guests

Airtable

Productivity/Low-Code Platform·Founded 2012

Cloud-based spreadsheet-database hybrid for building collaborative apps.

4 people · 2 guests

Amazon

E-commerce/Cloud Computing·Founded 1994

Technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), and artificial intelligence.

7 people · 2 guests

Amplitude

Product Analytics·Founded 2012

Digital analytics platform for tracking user behavior and optimizing digital products.

2 people · 1 guest

Andreessen Horowitz

Venture Capital·Founded 2009

Major venture capital firm (a16z) investing across software, crypto, bio, and AI.

1 person · 2 guests

Anthropic

Artificial Intelligence·Founded 2021

AI safety company developing reliable AI systems including the Claude model family.

7 people · 5 guests

Apple

Consumer Electronics/Technology·Founded 1976

Technology company designing consumer electronics, software, and services including iPhone, Mac, and iOS.

6 people · 1 guest

Asana

Project Management SaaS·Founded 2008

Work management platform for organizing, tracking, and managing projects and tasks.

3 people · 1 guest

Atlassian

Developer Tools/Collaboration·Founded 2002

Collaboration software company building Jira, Confluence, Trello, and developer tools.

8 people · 4 guests

Benchmark

Venture Capital·Founded 1995

Early-stage VC firm known for equal partnership structure.

3 people · 1 guest

Bessemer

Venture Capital·Founded 1911

One of the oldest venture capital firms, investing in technology and healthcare.

0 people · 0 guests

Calm

Health & Wellness·Founded 2012

Meditation and mental wellness app offering guided meditations and Sleep Stories.

1 person · 1 guest

Canva

Design Tools·Founded 2013

Online graphic design platform with drag-and-drop tools and templates for visual content.

3 people · 3 guests

Coda

Productivity/Collaboration SaaS·Founded 2014

All-in-one document editor combining docs, spreadsheets, and app-like functionality.

2 people · 2 guests

Cursor

AI Developer Tools·Founded 2022

AI-powered code editor built by Anysphere using LLMs for intelligent autocomplete.

0 people · 2 guests

Datadog

Infrastructure/Observability·Founded 2010

Cloud monitoring and observability platform for infrastructure and applications.

0 people · 0 guests

DoorDash

Food Delivery·Founded 2013

Largest US food delivery service connecting consumers with restaurants and stores.

7 people · 3 guests

Dropbox

Cloud Storage·Founded 2007

Cloud storage and file synchronization service offering secure file sharing and collaboration.

10 people · 1 guest

Duolingo

EdTech·Founded 2011

Gamified language-learning platform offering courses in 42+ languages.

4 people · 3 guests

Figma

Design Tools·Founded 2012

Collaborative web-based design tool with real-time collaboration, vector editing, and prototyping.

6 people · 4 guests

First Round Capital

Venture Capital·Founded 2004

Seed-stage VC firm specializing in early funding for technology startups.

4 people · 3 guests

GitHub

Developer Tools·Founded 2008

Developer platform for version control and collaboration using Git.

3 people · 0 guests

GitLab

Developer Tools/DevOps·Founded 2011

Complete DevOps platform covering the entire software development lifecycle.

1 person · 0 guests

Gong

Marketing/Sales SaaS·Founded 2015

Revenue intelligence platform using AI to analyze sales conversations.

0 people · 0 guests

Google

Technology/Search·Founded 1998

Technology company specializing in search, online advertising, cloud computing, and AI.

36 people · 11 guests

Greylock

Venture Capital·Founded 1965

Early-stage VC firm focused on consumer and enterprise software.

0 people · 0 guests

HubSpot

Marketing/Sales SaaS·Founded 2006

CRM and inbound marketing platform for sales, marketing, service, and content management.

4 people · 3 guests

Instacart

Grocery Delivery·Founded 2012

Online grocery marketplace offering same-day delivery and pickup across the US and Canada.

5 people · 0 guests

Instagram

Social Media·Founded 2010

Photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, featuring Stories, Reels, and filters.

3 people · 2 guests

Intercom

Customer Support SaaS·Founded 2011

Customer messaging platform with AI-powered chatbots, live chat, and automation.

3 people · 2 guests

Kleiner Perkins

Venture Capital·Founded 1972

Pioneering Silicon Valley VC firm investing since 1972.

1 person · 0 guests

Linear

Developer Tools/Project Management·Founded 2019

Modern issue tracking and project management tool for software development teams.

2 people · 2 guests

LinkedIn

Professional Social Network·Founded 2002

Professional networking platform connecting over 1 billion members for career development.

7 people · 3 guests

Loom

Video Communication·Founded 2015

Video messaging platform for async workplace communication with screen recording.

0 people · 0 guests

Lovable

AI Developer Tools·Founded 2023

AI-powered vibe coding platform generating full-stack web apps from natural language.

3 people · 4 guests

Lyft

Transportation/Ride-hailing·Founded 2012

Ride-hailing company offering rideshare and bike-sharing services in the US.

6 people · 0 guests

Meta

Social Media·Founded 2004

Social technology company operating Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and building VR/AR products.

20 people · 4 guests

Microsoft

Software/Cloud Computing·Founded 1975

Technology conglomerate producing Windows, Office, Azure cloud, Xbox, and enterprise software.

19 people · 5 guests

Miro

Visual Collaboration·Founded 2011

Online visual collaboration platform for brainstorming, agile planning, and design.

2 people · 1 guest

Mixpanel

Product Analytics·Founded 2009

Event-based product analytics platform for tracking user interactions across web and mobile.

1 person · 1 guest

Netflix

Streaming/Entertainment·Founded 1997

Streaming entertainment service offering movies, TV shows, and original productions.

3 people · 3 guests

Notion

Productivity/Collaboration·Founded 2013

All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, wikis, project management, and databases.

4 people · 3 guests

OpenAI

Artificial Intelligence·Founded 2015

AI research company building general-purpose AI including ChatGPT and GPT models.

12 people · 8 guests

Patreon

Creator Economy·Founded 2013

Membership platform enabling creators to earn recurring revenue from fans.

2 people · 0 guests

Pinterest

Visual Discovery·Founded 2010

Visual discovery and bookmarking platform for finding ideas for recipes, home, style, and more.

4 people · 1 guest

Product Hunt

Tech Community·Founded 2013

Community platform for discovering, sharing, and voting on new tech products.

1 person · 1 guest

Replit

Developer Tools·Founded 2016

Browser-based IDE and development platform enabling anyone to build, deploy, and host apps.

1 person · 1 guest

Salesforce

CRM/Enterprise SaaS·Founded 1999

World's largest CRM platform offering cloud-based sales, service, and marketing solutions.

3 people · 1 guest

Segment

Customer Data Platform·Founded 2011

Customer data platform (acquired by Twilio) that collects and routes data to analytics tools.

0 people · 0 guests

Sequoia

Venture Capital·Founded 1972

Venture capital firm specializing in seed, early, and growth stage investments in technology companies.

0 people · 1 guest

Shopify

E-commerce Platform·Founded 2006

E-commerce platform enabling businesses to create online stores and manage sales.

8 people · 4 guests

Slack

Team Communication·Founded 2009

Cloud-based team communication and collaboration platform for messaging and integrations.

6 people · 5 guests

Snap

Social Media/Messaging·Founded 2011

Technology company operating Snapchat with ephemeral messaging, AR lenses, and Spectacles.

1 person · 1 guest

Snowflake

Data/Cloud Infrastructure·Founded 2012

Cloud data platform providing data warehousing, data lakes, and data sharing.

0 people · 0 guests

Spotify

Music/Audio Streaming·Founded 2006

Audio streaming platform offering music, podcasts, and audiobooks via freemium model.

5 people · 2 guests

Stripe

Fintech/Payments·Founded 2010

Financial infrastructure platform providing payment processing APIs for internet businesses.

15 people · 7 guests

Substack

Media/Publishing Platform·Founded 2017

Online publishing platform for subscription newsletters, podcasts, and video.

2 people · 1 guest

Superhuman

Productivity/Email SaaS·Founded 2015

Premium email client focused on speed and productivity with AI assistance.

1 person · 3 guests

TikTok

Social Media/Short Video·Founded 2017

Short-form video platform owned by ByteDance for creating and sharing viral video content.

0 people · 0 guests

Twilio

Cloud Communications·Founded 2008

Cloud communications platform providing APIs for SMS, voice, and messaging.

2 people · 1 guest

Twitter

Social Media·Founded 2006

Social media platform (now rebranded as X) for short-form posts and real-time conversation.

7 people · 1 guest

Uber

Transportation/Delivery·Founded 2009

Ride-hailing, food delivery (Uber Eats), and freight transport platform operating globally.

13 people · 5 guests

Vercel

Developer Tools/Cloud·Founded 2015

Frontend cloud platform providing tools, Next.js, and infrastructure for web apps.

2 people · 3 guests

Webflow

Web Development/No-Code·Founded 2013

Visual web design platform for building responsive websites without code.

2 people · 0 guests

WordPress

Web Development/CMS·Founded 2003

Open-source content management system powering a large share of the web.

1 person · 1 guest

Y Combinator

Startup Accelerator·Founded 2005

Leading startup accelerator that has launched 5,000+ companies including Airbnb and Stripe.

3 people · 2 guests

YouTube

Video Sharing·Founded 2005

Online video sharing platform owned by Google for uploading, viewing, and sharing videos.

1 person · 1 guest