Even before the pandemic sent markets tumbling, Advent Capital's Tracy Maitland was prepared for the mayhem. In good times, his portfolio tracks the market, but during downturns it's a refuge from the storm
The world is awash in streaming services, and Meg Whitman already had her fortune—but then Jeffrey Katzenberg came calling with a mobile-focussed startup. With nearly $1.8 billion raised and America on lockdown, consumers may have no choice but to try Quibi
Kjell Inge Rokke amassed a $1.7 billion fortune by stripping the oceans of oil and fish. Now he says he wants to clean up the mess—from the deck of the world's largest superyacht. Meet the biggest contradiction on water
Thirteen years ago, no one wanted to buy a money-losing hearing-aid battery maker. No one but Michael Tojner. Against all odds, Austria's 'Mr 300 percent' turned that $40 million investment into a $1.9 billion fortune (thank you, Apple!). Now he has to fend off the copycats
For now, Coinbase looks like a casino, but its billionaire founder, Brian Armstrong, sees it as just the beginning of the financial liberation of the planet
On the bravest frontier in human health, scientists are using bacteria from the digestive system to create novel medicines for a huge range of ailments including Parkinson's, cancer and autism. The results could transform lives and deliver massive returns for early investors
Amid stock market booms and busts, and game-changing innovations from ETFs to algorithmic trading, a Florida optometrist could be the greatest inventor you never heard of
Check your rearview mirror, Tesla. Rivian has a $3 billion war chest from Amazon, Ford and the Saudis, and is revving up production on its electric SUVs and trucks. Now all the secretive automaker has to do is start building cars and avoid the roadblocks that almost caused Tesla to crash. A rare interview with its 37-year-old founder, RJ Scaringe
Winemaker Jean-Charles Boisset has stealthily built a $450 million oenological empire in France and California, one struggling vineyard at a time—and uncorked a lascivious secret-agent persona
The Forbes Investigation: How Bloom Energy blew through billions promising cheap, green tech that falls short
The inbox had been left for dead. Now it's being resurrected by the two founders of Front, a startup with big-name backers and a mission to make old-fashioned email cutting-edge again