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GoodRx: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Doug Hirsch (co-CEO), Trevor Bezdek (co-CEO), Scott MarletteLaunched: 2011Headquarters: Santa Monica, CaliforniaFunding: $178.7 million (PitchBook)Valuation: $2.8 billion (PitchBook)Key technologies: AI, machine learningIndustry: Online pharmacy, health care, insurancePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 6 in 2019) GoodRx is a marketplace for affordable and convenient health care. The company’s free app and website helps over 10 …

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CLEAR: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Caryn Seidman-Becker (CEO), Ken CornickLaunched: 2010Headquarters: New York CityFunding: N/AValuation: N/AIndustry: Biometrics, security, tourism, travelPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 22 in 2019) With most nonessential travel halted and sports arenas dark in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the need for CLEAR has been greatly impacted. The New York City-based company …

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Healthy.io: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founder: Yonatan Adiri (CEO)Launched: 2013Headquarters: Tel Aviv, IsraelFunding: $95 millionValuation: N/AKey technologies: AI, cloud computing, deep learning, machine learningIndustry: Medical testingPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 This Israeli company uses smartphone technology to make remote urinalysis possible. Healthy.io’s FDA-cleared home urinalysis kit aids in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, urinary track infections and prenatal …

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goPuff: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Yakir Gola, Rafael Ilishayev (co-CEOs)Launched: 2013Headquarters: PhiladelphiaFunding: $1 billionValuation: N/AKey technologies: Cloud computing, Internet of Things, software-defined securityIndustry: Retail, logisticsPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 You know all those snacks and personal-care items you need or want, at say, 11 p.m. but don’t want to go out to get? That’s why there’s goPuff. The …

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Heal: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Nick Desai (CEO), Dr. Renee DuaLaunched: 2014Headquarters: Los AngelesFunding: $95 millionValuation: $136.8 million (PitchBook)Key technologies: Artificial intelligence, deep learning, Internet of ThingsIndustry: On-demand health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 Heal, a six-year-old start-up that combines technology and doctor house visits, has needed to pivot in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than …

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Butterfly Network: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founder: Jonathan RothbergCEO: Laurent FaracciLaunched: 2011Headquarters: Guilford, ConnecticutFunding: $370 millionValuation: $1 billionKey technologies: AI, augmented reality, deep learning, machine learningIndustry: Medical imagingPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 Anyone who’s ever had an ultrasound understands that there’s a lot of big, expensive equipment involved. Butterfly Network set out to change that — and to bring ultrasounds …

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K Health: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Allon Bloch (CEO), Ran Shaul, Israel Roth, Adam SingoldaLaunched: 2016Headquarters: New York CityFunding: $97 millionValuation: $458 million (PitchBook)Key technologies: AI, machine learningIndustry: TelemedicinePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 The global coronavirus pandemic has proved that business can be done remotely. Now we’re seeing that health care can be delivered that way as well. …

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Airbnb: 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50

Founders: Brian Chesky (CEO), Joe Gebbia, Nathan BlecharczykLaunched: 2008Headquarters: San FranciscoFunding: $5 billionValuation: $18 billion (PitchBook)Industry: Hotels, travel, hospitalityPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 7 (No. 7 in 2019) Among the companies hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its stranglehold on travel is Airbnb. In early May the company laid off 1,900 people, or …

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Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, paintings and photos in honor of black men, women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police. …

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Artists around the world pay tribute to George Floyd

(Reuters) – Protests against racism triggered by the death of African American George Floyd have inspired art around the world, from murals in Syria and Pakistan to graffiti in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO: Pakistani truck-art painter Haider Ali, 40, gestures as he speaks with Reuters next to a mural he painted, …

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