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Discover insights from 5 interviews with founders and CEOs who started their companies in 2021.

5 Companies Started in 2021

Learn from founders and CEOs who launched their businesses in 2021

Mike Cahill
Cryptocurrency, Finance, Technology

Mike Cahill

Founder

Not Disclosed/month
4.8/5
B2B
Marketplace
Subscription-based
B2C
50+
Switzerland
Started 2021

Building a real-time price data network for DeFi applications.

June 1, 2024Read Interview
Verun Mohan
AI, SaaS, Technology

Verun Mohan

Co-Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.5/5
B2B
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2021

Verun is the co-founder and CEO of Windsurf, an AI‑powered IDE that brings agentic capabilities to developers. Under Verun’s leadership, Windsurf has rapidly become a go‑to platform for building and iterating on code with AI.

July 19, 2025Read Interview
Ben Mann
AI, Technology

Ben Mann

Tech Lead, Product Engineering

$1M+/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2021

Ben, Tech Lead for Product Engineering at Anthropic, has played a pivotal role in scaling AI products with a deep focus on safety and alignment. From leaving OpenAI to co-founding Anthropic’s culture of mission driven growth, his journey is one of strategic leadership and foresight in a rapidly evolving industry.

August 15, 2025Read Interview
Chetan Parikh
AI, SaaS, Technology, Health & Wellness

Chetan Parikh

CEO & Founder

$100K-$500K/month
4.9/5
B2B
Subscription-based
21-50
USA
Started 2021

Chetan Parikh left a chemical engineering career to build applied AI for healthcare. After exiting EZDI, he founded RAAPID to bring neuro-symbolic and agentic AI to risk adjustment and coding, aiming for trustworthy automation, fewer audits, and coders working at top of license.

September 22, 2025Read Interview
Patrick Kelleher
Technology, AI, Retail

Patrick Kelleher

CEO, GXO Logistics

$1M+/month
4.8/5
B2B
50+
USA
Started 2021

Patrick Kelleher leads GXO Logistics with a sharp focus on organic growth, North America expansion, and tech-driven execution. He explains why GXO’s pure-play model moves faster, how automation and AI increase productivity and stickiness, and why performance culture and feedback habits matter when scaling 1200+ operations across global markets.

December 17, 2025Read Interview