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THE WORLD’S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
FOR DELIVERING THE FUTURE TODAY
For mastering the smallest screen
For extending the benefits of banking
For honoring content as king
FOR BECOMING A LARGER-THAN-LIFE PRESENCE
FOR GROWING ITS BUSINESS EVERY TIME IT AMPLIFIES ITS SOCIAL MISSION
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For cleaning up the aisles
For bringing Amazonian ambition to news
For pointing fans toward new artists
FOR LEADING THE LEAGUES IN TECHNOLOGY
FOR FORGING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA
FOR MAKING PEOPLE DROOL
FOR SIZING UP ITS CUSTOMERS
FOR PUTTING THE COSMOS WITHIN REACH
For embracing its inner underdog
For nosing out the news
For putting India on the fast track
FOR CHANGING THE GAME—AT HOME, ON THE GO, AND BEYOND
FOR PUTTING VALUES INTO ITS VENTURES
FOR ENGINEERING NEW WAYS TO PERSONALIZE MEDICINE
For turning T cells into cancer killers
For tailoring medication to a patient’s DNA
FOR GIVING THE YELLOW PAGES AN AI TWIST
FOR INVESTING IN CHANGE
For bringing the boutique fitness experience home
For marrying social messaging with banking
For adapting to cybersecurity threats
FOR CLEARING THE ROADS
FOR MAKING EDUCATION A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
FOR GIVING A 96-YEAR-OLD LUXURY BRAND STREETWEAR SWAGGER
For pioneering the cashless economy
For making inboxes obsolete
For encouraging users to take flight
FOR PUT TING A FRESH SPIN ON CAFE TERI A GRUB
FOR SOARING BEYOND THE REST OF THE DRONE INDUSTRY
FOR LEADING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY INTO THE FUTURE
For feeding the data
For elevating e-sports to the big leagues
For making creativity pay
FOR BUILDING THE NEXT-GEN CLOTHING BRAND
FOR TURNING CAMERAS INTO KEYBOARDS
For writing the new startup manual
For hitting the sweet spot
For making new languages irresistible
FOR BRINGING DIAMONDS INTO THE TECHNOLOGICAL AGE
FOR BEING THE CITY DWELLER’S SECRET SUPERPOWER
For offering payback
For training Fido to fetch dollars
For being a millennial whisperer
FOR BRINGING TEAM SPIRIT TO UNIVERSITY TOWNS
THE TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES BY CATEGORY
Home improvement gets an extreme makeover
Syapse turns cancer treatment into a team effort
Textio makes job descriptions more inclusive
Energy companies go off the grid
Super Evil Megacorp mobilizes e-sports
Consumer genomics testing goes mainstream
Cycle Media revolves around culture
Podcasts get the star treatment
GiveDirectly is reshaping charitable donations
No brand is the new brand
PlaySight aces smart-court technology
Self-care commands a larger venue
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