This Middle School Dropout Built His AI Startup In China. Now He’s Scaling It In Silicon Valley.

This Middle School Dropout Built His AI Startup In China. Now He’s Scaling It In Silicon Valley.

This Fintech Is Winning With Hispanic Immigrants. Now It Has To Survive Trump.

Común allows immigrants to open a free checking account online with a foreign ID and to send money to relatives back home at a reasonable cost.

The 50 Hottest Fintech Startups In 2026

Even as AI took center stage in 2025, many fintechs–especially those with a business-to-business focus–thrived.

Gene Editing Has Struggled To Go Commercial. This Nobel Laureate Has A $1 Billion Plan To Fix That.

Crispr’s ability to cut genetic code like scissors has just started to turn into medicines. Now, gene editing pioneer Jennifer Doudna wants to build an entire ecosystem to bring these treatments mainstream.

Thomas Edison On Powering The Future: A 1929 Forbes Interview

To celebrate America’s Greatest Innovators, read a classic conversation with the Wizard of Menlo Park.

Meet The Innovative American Women Who Helped Build The Internet

These trailblazing women on our ranking of America’s 250 Greatest Innovators helped get the world connected.

Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Historic Innovators

See the full list of America’s Greatest Historic Innovators and the mark they left on our history. Uncover the legends who helped shape our present and future.

These Billionaires Plan To Bring Self-Driving Tech To Everything That Moves

Applied Intuition’s cofounders are building software that can drive everything from planes to tanks to automobiles. But to expand beyond its $800 million business selling tech for cars, they will have to take on Tesla, Google, Nvidia and a host of othe…

Racist Videos And Payment Problems: The Dark Side Of This AI Startup’s Super-Fast Growth

Influencer marketing helped AI video company Higgsfield hit $300 million in annual revenue run rate in just 11 months. But misleading marketing tactics and a shock-based social media strategy has led to backlash.

How Forbes Compiled The Innovator 250 List

Our methodology began in the newsroom and tapped both expert judges and AI systems.