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Beyond Meat [NASDAQ: BYND] is an American company that manufactures plant-based meat substitutes. The products are designed to resemble animal products in taste, texture, color, and smell. Founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown, the company continues to grow rapidly and boasts investors including Bill Gates, Kleiner Perkins, Obvious Corporation, and Humane Society of the United

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), a leader in software for real-time Operational Intelligence, has emerged as one of the early leaders in providing real-time data analysis and visualization capabilities. Since its founding in 2003, it has evolved from selling search appliances to selling big data analytics applications focusing on security and IT operations.With $2.229 billion in

CarMax Inc. is an American chain of car retailers which specializes in selling used cars. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, CarMax was founded in 1993 and is publicly traded as NYSE: KMX on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is widely known for its extensive inventory of used cars, including vehicles from several brands, decades,

Alibaba (BABA) is an e-commerce giant founded in 1999 with headquarters in Hangzhou, China. It markets itself as a middleman between the producer and consumer, with affiliates including Taobao Marketplace (consumer to consumer), Tmall.com (business-to-consumer), Alibaba.com (business to consumer), and AliExpress (international consumer to consumer) providing phenomenal growth, especially from 2014-2021.   In the fiscal

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is one of the world’s largest multi-channel consumer electronics retailers. Founded in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, Best Buy rebranded in 1983 and became a national retailer. It specializes in technology products such as televisions, computers, cell phones, DVDs and CDs, audio equipment, game

International Business Machines or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation known for its hardware, software, and services. Founded in 1911, it has its headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States, and operates in over 171 countries with offices and laboratories distributed worldwide. IBM’s main products include servers, workstations, storage systems, middleware, software,

Spotify is a digital music streaming company and a media service provider that allows users to listen to music online or create playlists. The company was founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon and currently has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify has a huge user base of 365 million monthly active users,

Stripe, Inc. is a technology company that provides an online payment processing tool for companies and individuals worldwide to accept payments over the internet. It has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison in 2009 and started as an online payments company. It has since expanded into

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is a leading mass merchandiser in the United States. Founded in 1902, the company operates 1,897 stores and headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It sells general merchandise products, including clothing, shoes and accessories, home fashions, housewares, and food items through its discount retail stores. The company’s strategy has been to satisfy its