The Biggest Tech Companies In The World

DropBox Inc.

Interesting Fact: This project was launched accidentally – when Drew Houston found a quick personal solution to forgetting his USB drives with important data saved on them.


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CEO: Drew Houston
Product: Web-based file hosting
Founded by Drew Houston & Arash Ferdowsi in June 2007
Employees: 1,858
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Market Cap: $10 billion

This file-sharing giant began as a simple startup back in 2007 – when two MIT students decided to launch it. It was once valued as one of the most expensive startups on Earth, and it has won a number of awards and other types of recognition as an innovative venture. This type of online file sharing was a major step in our technological evolution, and it spurred the eventual creation of cloud file sharing.



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