MCKINSEY BILLIONAIRE ALUMNI

Mckinsey and company is a multinational management consulting firm from America with over 30,000 staffs across 130 cities. Founded by James Mckinsey and Marvin Bower. Mckinsey offers business consultation services to the world’s most influential businesses for over 90 years.

What you may not know is that at least twelve startups founded by alumni in the past decade have become ‘unicorns’ – privately held startups, usually tech-based, valued at $1B or more. To put that in broader context, 3.5% of the world’s current unicorns were founded by McKinsey alumni.

Careem  Value: Sold to Uber for $3.1B Dubai

Co-founders: Mudassir Sheikha  (2008-2012) and Magnus Olsson (2006-2012)

CommonBond  Value: Undisclosed, but reported at $4B New York City

Co-founder: David Klein (2003-2006)

Compass Value: $4.4B New York City

Co-founder: Robert Reffkin (NYO 2000-2002)

DoorDash: Value: $7.1B San Francisco

Co-founder: Tony Xu (CHI 2007-2009)

Go-Jek Value: $10B Jakarta

Co-founder: Nadiem Makarim (JAK 2006-2011)

Grab Value: Undisclosed, but reported at $14B Singapore

Co-founder: Hooi Ling Tan (KLA, SFO 2006-2013)

InMobi Value: $2B Bangalore

Co-founder: Naveen Tewari (MUM, SVO 2000-2003, 2005-2005)

Jumia Value: Undisclosed, but reported at $1B Ikeja, Nigeria

Co-founders: Jeremy Hodara (PAR, MUM, NJE 2006-2012) and Sacha Poignonnec (PAR, NJE 2007-2012)

Nauto Value: $1B Palo Alto

Co-founders: Stefan Heck (1996-2013), Nauto's current CEO, and Frederick Soo (2011-2014), current Head of Product Development at Mythic, Inc.

Oscar Health Insurance Value: $3.2B New York City

Co-founder: Mario Schlosser (FRA 2002-2007)

Zilingo Value: Undisclosed, but reported at $1B Singapore

Co-founder: Ankiti Bose (MUM 2010-2012)

Zocdoc Value: $2B New York City

 Co-founders: Oliver Kharraz-Tavakol (MUN, NYO, DM Northeast 01-07), Zocdoc’s current CEO, and Cyrus Massoumi (DM Northeast 04-07), current founder and Managing Partner of Humbition

ThirdLove Value: Reported at $750m San Francisco

Co-founder: Heidi Zak (FIR, BOS 2002-2005).

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