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38 companies
Disney
Entertainment & Media
Disney's $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009 looked expensive at the time. Marvel was a bankrupt comic publisher turned film studio...
Danone
Food & Beverage
French multinational food corporation with €27 billion revenue operating a fractal brand portfolio. The global corporate structure contains regional d...
DoorDash
Food Delivery
DoorDash is mentioned as a beneficiary of Y Combinator's mycelial network - receiving technical support from Airbnb's infrastructure engineers when fa...
Danaher
Diversified Industrials & Life Sciences
Danaher demonstrates resource partitioning across life sciences, diagnostics, and environmental technologies. Vertical integration via Danaher Busines...
Darktrace
Technology
Darktrace is a global leader in AI-powered cybersecurity. The company's Cyber AI platform uses machine learning to detect and respond to threats in re...
Dassault Systèmes
Technology
Dassault Systèmes is a French software company specializing in 3D design, simulation, and product lifecycle management. Its flagship product CATIA is...
Databricks
Software
Databricks functions as an ecosystem engineer, creating entirely new substrate for data processing. The lakehouse architecture—combining data warehous...
Datadog
Cloud Monitoring & Analytics
Datadog provides monitoring and analytics platform for developers and IT operations. Platform economics enable land-and-expand growth with network eff...
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
Restaurants
Dave & Buster's Entertainment is a restaurant and entertainment business operator. The company owns and operates venues offering dining, drinks, sport...
DBS Bank Ltd.
Banking & Finance
DBS is Southeast Asia's largest bank by assets and has been recognized as the world's best bank multiple times. The company has led digital banking in...
Deliveroo
Technology
Deliveroo is a leading food delivery platform connecting restaurants with customers. Operating across 11 markets, it uses technology to optimize deliv...
Delivery Hero
Technology
Delivery Hero is a German online food ordering and delivery company operating globally. The company runs local brands across Asia, Middle East, and La...
Denny's Corporation
Restaurants
Denny's Corporation franchises and operates full-service restaurant chains across North America. Known for its 24-hour service model, the company oper...
Deutsche Bank
Banking
Deutsche Bank is Germany's largest bank and a leading global financial services provider, offering investment banking, corporate banking, and asset ma...
Deutsche Börse
Financial Services
Deutsche Börse operates the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and provides market infrastructure for trading, clearing, and settlement of securities and deriva...
Deutsche Post DHL
Logistics
Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world's leading logistics company, providing international express delivery, freight transportation, and supply chain m...
Deutsche Post DHL Group
Logistics
German international courier company operating a global logistics network exhibiting small-world topology: dense local clusters (regional hubs in Cinc...
Deutsche Telekom
Telecommunications
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies, providing mobile and fixed-network services through its T-Mobi...
Devoted Health
Healthcare
Medicare Advantage insurance provider using technology to improve senior healthcare. Vertically integrated model with own care delivery network. Value...
Diageo
Beverages
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with brands including Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, Tanqueray, and Captain Morgan, operatin...
Diageo
Alcoholic Beverages
Diageo dominates premium spirits through brand portfolio and vertical integration in production. Mutualistic networks with distributors globally.
Didi Chuxing
Mobility & Technology
Didi is China's dominant ride-hailing platform, serving hundreds of millions of users across Asia and Latin America. The company offers various mobili...
DigitalOcean Holdings
Cloud Computing
DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider serving developers, startups, and small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers simple, afford...
Discord
Technology
Discord operates as a colonial organism with federated intelligence. Its 28.9 million servers function as semi-autonomous colonies, each with distinct...
Discovery Limited
Financial Services
Discovery is a global financial services organization pioneering the Vitality shared-value insurance model, incentivizing healthy behavior and respons...
DJI
Consumer Drones
Chinese drone manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, exemplifying the climax innovation stage of the Shenzhen manufacturing ecosystem. Founded in 200...
DocuSign
Digital Transaction Management
DocuSign provides electronic signature and digital transaction management. First-mover advantage in e-signature with network effects where each signed...
Dollar General
Retail
American chain of variety stores. Primary example of satellite strategy in retail - rather than competing head-on with Walmart's defended territories,...
Dollar Shave Club
Consumer Goods/Personal Care
Dollar Shave Club didn't build a better razor. They built a better business model. While Gillette dominated retail with premium pricing and complex pr...
Dollar Tree/Family Dollar
Retail
American chain of discount variety stores. Satellite competitor to Dollar General in rural discount retail. Combined with Family Dollar operates 16,00...
Domino's Pizza
Fast Food
Domino's transformed through digital ordering innovation and delivery optimization. Platform economics where convenience drives volume funding technol...
Dorman Products
Auto Parts
Dorman Products is a supplier of automotive replacement parts, hardware, and fasteners to the automotive aftermarket. The company provides OEM-quality...
Dr. Martens
Retail
Dr. Martens is an iconic British footwear brand known for its durable boots and shoes. With roots in workwear, the brand has become a fashion statemen...
DraftKings
Gaming - Sports Betting
DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment company offering sports betting and fantasy sports.
Duck Creek Technologies
Insurance Software
Duck Creek Technologies provides software solutions for property and casualty insurance carriers and agencies. The company offers core systems, data a...
Dunelm Group
Retail
Dunelm is the UK's leading homewares retailer. The company offers curtains, bedding, furniture, and home accessories at competitive prices. Operating...
Dutch Bros
Restaurants - Coffee
Dutch Bros is a drive-through coffee chain with a cult following in the western United States.
Dycom Industries
Construction & Engineering
Dycom Industries is a provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States. The company designs, builds, and maintains telecommunic...