Entrepreneurs

Takaya Awata, founder and CEO of Tokyo-listed Toridoll Holdings, best known for its popular udon noodle restaurants, has joined the ranks of billionaires. 

With $1 billion in sales and a stable of players that includes No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek and young American star Ben Shelton, the surging Swiss running shoe company wants to become a tennis powerhouse. But first, they need a sneaker.

Coty Inc. bought a 51% stake in Kylie Cosmetics for $600 million in 2020 and a 20% stake in SKKN by Kim Kardashian for $200 million the same year.

Lawyers for X said the company should not have to pay the fees needed to kick start arbitration with former employees, which could be as much as $3.5 million.

Former Meta researchers who developed an AI language model for biology have launched a new startup and raised at least $40 million.

omain Property Group CEO Jason Pellegrino speaks exclusively to Forbes Australia about his role in transforming one of Australia’s largest digital property platforms and his unique management style.

United H2 Limited (UHL) launched in 2019 and has since formed the world’s largest hydrogen conglomerate. Now, it’s planning a dual listing, and expects to achieve a valuation of $1 billion.

Meta is preparing to launch a web version of it text-based social media app Threads sometime this week, the Wall Street Journal reported, the latest in a series of features added to the platform as it attempts to gain parity with X, formerly known as Twitter, and reverse a steep slump in engagement after a record-breaking launch last month.

The hardware provider behind the FIFA Women’s World Cup, a US-founded hotel chain with 14 local outposts, and a homegrown Aussie tech unicorn have all made the list.

There are more than 50,000 venture-backed startups in the U.S., and only the tiniest fraction will ever reach a $1 billion valuation. Here are the 25 we think most likely to succeed.