Entrepreneurs

The first Black woman to direct a $100 million-grossing film is shunning the Hollywood studios and their rules – and turning to philanthropists like Melinda French Gates.

Emily Hamilton launched her viral beauty brand Coco & Eve in 2018, bootstrapped by her and husband Alexander Ostrowksi. Fast-forward to today, and the company’s just sold a majority stake in the business to US private equity firm Gauge Capital – and says it’s on track to exceed $120 million in revenue for the 2024 calendar year.

Christian Angermayer is seemingly behind every flashy investment of the last decade. With boundless bravado and a roster of famous friends—including Peter Thiel, Uma Thurman, and the president of Rwanda—he’s getting ready to launch an Olympiad for athletes on steroids.

The Global Breastfeeding Collective set a target of 70% of infants being breastfed by 2030. As Lactamo’s founder experienced first-hand, breastfeeding is not always as easy as it sounds. She developed a class 1 medical device to aid and facilitate optimal breastfeeding right here in Australia.

One of America’s most successful self-made women, Vanta CEO Cacioppo talks about navigating her company’s growth and putting herself and her company at center stage.

Two new-age insurers banked more than $100 million in funding in Q2, 2024. Forbes investigates whether this signifies a rising trend – or a bucking of.

The Anduril founder has sued the construction company who led a $2.5 million project to turn the property next to his Newport Beach, California, home into a giant garage.

The planet’s latest billionaire is a helicopter-flying transgender woman who made a fortune saving her daughter’s life.

In 2019, Sadi Khan founded Aven. Five years on, it has hit a $1 billion valuation and is backed by big-name investors. But is it a good idea?

“You can’t align the stars any better for a BTC price acceleration” than Trump’s economic blueprint, according to Cuban, who simultaneously predicted the decline of the dollar under Trump.