| $7T | “7 trillion dollars” | Baird: Investing $5T to green buildings will yield $700B in returns | Donnel Baird | Jul 7, 2022 | — |
| $5T | “Five trillion dollars” | Baird: Decarbonizing America's 125M buildings will cost $5 trillion | Donnel Baird | Jul 7, 2022 | — |
| $5T | “five trillion dollars” | Baird: Investing $5T to green buildings will yield $700B in returns | Donnel Baird | Jul 7, 2022 | — |
| $2T | “two trillion dollars” | Zimmer: US cars sit parked 96% of the time, costing $9,000 annually | John Zimmer | Jun 25, 2018 | Partly supported |
| $2T | “two trillion dollars” | US cars sit parked 96% of the time, costing households $9,000 annually | John Zimmer | Feb 13, 2017 | Supported |
| $1.2T | “1.2 trillion dollars” | The US insurance market sees $1.2 trillion in annual written premiums | Jennifer Fitzgerald | May 24, 2021 | Supported |
| $1T | “a trillion dollars” | Online Shopping Accounts for Only 12% to 13% of US Grocery Spend | Abhi Ramesh | Mar 31, 2025 | Supported |
| $1T | “a trillion dollars” | Carbon removal will become a trillion-dollar industry at $100-$200 per ton | Shashank Samala | Feb 8, 2024 | — |
| $1T | “a trillion dollars” | The Global Vegetable Oil Market Will Near $1 Trillion by 2050 | Shara Ticku | Jun 15, 2023 | Open |
| $1T | “a trillion dollars” | Vaynerchuk: Gillette paid VaynerMedia $60,000 for an early project | Gary Vaynerchuk | Aug 2, 2021 | — |
| $800B | “eight hundred billion dollars” | Shah: Wayfair's $15B run rate is under 2% of the furniture market | Niraj Shah | Aug 29, 2020 | Supported |
| $100B | “a hundred billion dollars” | Scholl: Groupon had $100B potential but IPO'd before operational readiness | Blake Scholl | Feb 23, 2023 | — |
| $90B | “ninety billion dollars” | Baird: Labor unions planned $90B pension co-investment under 2009 Recovery Act | Donnel Baird | Jul 7, 2022 | Contradicted |
| $80B | “eighty billion dollars” | Wood: US TV Advertising's $80B Market Will Entirely Move to Streaming | Anthony Wood | Nov 21, 2022 | — |
| $75B | “seventy-five billion dollars” | Jenski: Unmanaged workplace grief costs employers $75B+ annually | Melissa Jenski | Mar 5, 2026 | Supported |
| $70B | “seventy billion dollars” | Grant: BlackBerry made only one product when valued over $70B | Adam Grant | Aug 19, 2021 | Supported |
| $60B | “sixty billion dollars” | Lacy: Scanning every American biennially for cancer would cost ~$60B | Andrew Lacy | Dec 7, 2023 | — |
| $50B | “fifty billion dollars” | Gillette sold to Procter & Gamble for over $50 billion | Jeff Raider | Jun 12, 2023 | Supported |
| $40B | “forty billion dollars” | Raz: Shopify processed over $40 billion in customer sales in 2018 | Guy Raz | Aug 5, 2019 | Supported |
| $30B | “thirty billion dollars” | Lacy: US spends $130B annually on late-stage cancer drugs | Andrew Lacy | Dec 7, 2023 | Contradicted |
| $30B | “thirty billion dollars” | Blumenthal: Luxottica has a market cap of around $30 billion | Neil Blumenthal | Feb 19, 2018 | Supported |
| $30B | “thirty billion dollars” | Blumenthal: Luxottica has a market capitalization of roughly $30 billion | Neil Blumenthal | Dec 26, 2016 | Supported |
| $20B | “twenty billion dollars” | Guy Raz: TAM for horse gear and apparel is $20 billion | Guy Raz | Apr 16, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $20B | “twenty billion dollars” | Raz: Global ketchup market exceeds $20B annually, with Heinz holding 50% | Guy Raz | Oct 23, 2023 | Partly supported |
| $20B | “twenty billion dollars” | Home gardening is a $20 billion market led by Scotts Miracle-Gro | Alejandro Velez | Nov 8, 2021 | Partly supported |
| $15B | “fifteen billion dollars” | Shah: Wayfair's $15B run rate is under 2% of the furniture market | Niraj Shah | Aug 29, 2020 | Supported |
| $12B | “twelve billion dollars” | Raz: Intuit acquired Mailchimp in 2021 for $12 billion | Guy Raz | Aug 25, 2025 | Supported |
| $11B | “eleven billion dollars” | Lewis: Legacy cereal brands are declining because they ignore modern consumer demands | Gabi Lewis | Feb 12, 2024 | — |
| $11B | “eleven billion dollars” | Raz: Lyft's valuation doubled to over $11B since early 2017 | Guy Raz | Jun 25, 2018 | Supported |
| $10B | “ten billion dollars” | López: A 2015 bank valuation pegged Fox International Channels at $10 billion | Hernán López | Dec 11, 2023 | Partly supported |
| $10B | “ten billion dollars” | Tencent's $400M acquisition of Riot generated nearly $10 billion in subsequent earnings | Guy Raz | Dec 14, 2020 | Supported |
| $9B | “nine billion dollars” | Raz: Duolingo reached a nearly $9 billion valuation by late 2023 | Guy Raz | Dec 18, 2023 | Supported |
| $9B | “nine billion dollars” | Raz: Stripe is valued at more than $9B seven years after founding | Guy Raz | May 7, 2018 | Supported |
| $7B | “seven billion dollars” | Palm Oil in Beauty and Home Care Is a $7 Billion Market | Shara Ticku | Jun 15, 2023 | Supported |
| $6B | “six billion dollars” | Baird: Labor unions planned $90B pension co-investment under 2009 Recovery Act | Donnel Baird | Jul 7, 2022 | Contradicted |
| $6B | “six billion dollars” | FUBU Has Sold Over $6 Billion in Apparel to Date | Guy Raz | Nov 4, 2019 | Supported |
| $5B | “five billion dollars” | Raz: Duolingo reached a nearly $9 billion valuation by late 2023 | Guy Raz | Dec 18, 2023 | Supported |
| $4B | “four billion dollars” | Cuthbert Predicts Viator Will Surpass $4B in Gross Revenue in 2024 | Rod Cuthbert | Oct 14, 2024 | Held up |
| $4B | “four billion dollars” | Vice Media ultimately reached 2,000 employees and a $4 billion valuation | Suroosh Alvi | Oct 10, 2016 | Supported |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Lore pitched investors that Jet.com would lose $3B before turning profitable | Marc Lore | Mar 30, 2026 | — |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Sila CEO Gene Berdichevsky discloses three billion dollar valuation | Gene Berdachevsky | Mar 7, 2024 | — |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Graves: Raising Cane's Projects $3 Billion in Sales This Year | Todd Graves | Apr 25, 2022 | — |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Zimmer: Lyft had nearly $3 billion in cash entering the pandemic | John Zimmer | Sep 26, 2020 | Supported |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Shake Shack was the first public company to return its PPP loan | Danny Meyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Supported |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Zimmer: Lyft had $100M and months of runway when Uber raised $3B | John Zimmer | Nov 29, 2018 | Supported |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Raz: Americans Spend $3 Billion Annually on Candles; Women Buy 90% | Guy Raz | Mar 6, 2017 | Supported |
| $2.6B | “2.6 billion dollars” | Solomon: Immunotherapy development costs $2.6B+ with a 90%+ failure rate | Noam Solomon | Dec 22, 2022 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Raz: US kombucha market projected to reach nearly $2B in 2020 | Guy Raz | Jan 9, 2023 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Afeyan: Moderna tested 9-10 vaccines and spent $2B pre-COVID | Noubar Afeyan | Oct 11, 2021 | Partly supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Raz: US Tea Market Grew from Under $2B to Over $13B | Guy Raz | Jul 5, 2021 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Chesky: Airbnb raised $2B in emergency financing in 72 hours | Brian Chesky | Aug 13, 2020 | Partly supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Raz: Eventbrite is a public company with nearly $2B market cap | Guy Raz | Feb 17, 2020 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Mail-order catalogs proved a $2 billion footwear market existed before Zappos | Tony Hsieh | May 20, 2019 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Raz: Five Guys' worldwide revenue is approaching $2 billion | Guy Raz | Jan 14, 2019 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | The Chipmunks film franchise generated over $2 billion including DVD sales | Ross Bagdasarian Jr. | Dec 24, 2018 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | The 20th Century Fox Chipmunks movies generated over $2 billion in revenue | Ross Bagdasarian Jr. | Sep 18, 2017 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | The US Footwear Market Was $40 Billion Annually When Zappos Pitched | Tony Hsieh | Jan 23, 2017 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Raz: Olipop Is Valued at Over $2 Billion | Guy Raz | Sep 3, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $1.8B | “1.8 billion dollars” | Raz: Prebiotic soda Poppi rebranded four years before selling for $1.8B | Guy Raz | Jul 31, 2025 | Partly supported |
| $1.6B | “1.6 billion dollars” | Fambro: Aptera has 43,000 vehicle reservations worth $1.6 billion | Steve Fambro | Aug 3, 2023 | Supported |
| $1.5B | “half a billion dollars” | VCs poured $500M into on-demand valet parking startups | Mark Lawrence | Mar 10, 2025 | Contradicted |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Guy Raz: Heinz Sold $10.5 Billion of Ketchup in 2010 | Guy Raz | Oct 23, 2023 | Supported |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Tala has disbursed $3.5 billion in credit to over 7 million borrowers | Shivani Siroya | Nov 17, 2022 | — |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Raz: Marc Lore's food delivery startup Wonder reached a $3.5 billion valuation | Guy Raz | Sep 22, 2022 | Supported |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Raz: Tempur Sealy has a $3.5 billion market cap with Trussell on board | Guy Raz | Jul 6, 2020 | Supported |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | The combined FIT and Belkin business generates $4.5 billion in annual revenue | Chet Pipkin | May 13, 2019 | Partly supported |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Tempur-Pedic acquired rival Sealy in 2012 at a $2.5B market cap | Guy Raz | Oct 22, 2018 | Partly supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Shah: Wayfair spends over $1B annually on advertising | Niraj Shah | Oct 30, 2025 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Peloton founder John Foley lost nearly his entire billion-dollar fortune | Guy Raz | Nov 21, 2024 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Koch: Red Bull's 50-cent price premium drove $1B in early US revenue | Jim Koch | Aug 8, 2024 | Contradicted |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Finke: Global cement plants will probably grow to 5,000 by 2100 | Cody Finke | Nov 16, 2023 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Hannun: Operationally intensive geothermal was a better fit as a startup than Google X project | Kathy Hannun | Jun 8, 2023 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Robert Allbritton sold Politico to Axel Springer for $1 billion in 2021 | Guy Raz | Feb 27, 2023 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Ferguson: Nuro retains roughly $1 billion on its balance sheet | Dave Ferguson | Jan 19, 2023 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Cuban plans nationwide drug manufacturing facilities as Cost Plus volume grows | Mark Cuban | Jun 16, 2022 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Clorox acquired Burt's Bees for nearly $1 billion in 2007 | Guy Raz | Aug 23, 2021 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Bobbi Brown Cosmetics generates over $1B in annual revenue | Guy Raz | Jul 19, 2021 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Raz: Casper lost half its market value after 2020 IPO | Guy Raz | Jun 28, 2021 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Chesky: Airbnb slashed over $1B in planned marketing spend during COVID-19 | Brian Chesky | Aug 13, 2020 | Partly supported |
| $1B | “one billion dollars” | Chesky: Airbnb customers canceled over $1B in bookings at pandemic start | Brian Chesky | Aug 13, 2020 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Chesky: Airbnb gave $250M directly to hosts during the pandemic | Brian Chesky | Aug 13, 2020 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Zwillinger: Prior biofuel startup Solazime raised over $1B and IPO'd in 2011 | Joey Zwillinger | Jun 10, 2019 | Partly supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Foley: Pure Software Companies Are Easiest to Build and Fund | John Foley | Apr 29, 2019 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Clorox Acquired Burt's Bees for Nearly $1 Billion in 2007 | Guy Raz | Feb 18, 2019 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Stitch Fix raised under $50M to build a billion-dollar business | Katrina Lake | Dec 13, 2018 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Wheeler: Lonely Planet grew through slow compounding momentum, not instant hypergrowth | Tony Wheeler | Jul 9, 2018 | — |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Raz: Lonely Planet was valued at $250 million at its peak | Guy Raz | Jul 9, 2018 | Supported |
| $1B | “one billion dollars” | Raz: Thiel's $500K Facebook investment turned into over $1B in eight years | Guy Raz | Jan 15, 2018 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Patagonia reportedly achieved $750 million in annual sales last year | Guy Raz | Dec 25, 2017 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | At its peak, Lonely Planet was valued at $250 million | Guy Raz | May 8, 2017 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Raz: 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and franchisees generated nearly $250M in 2016 revenue | Guy Raz | Apr 17, 2017 | Partly supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Case: IBM, Sears, and CBS Committed $1B to Prodigy | Steve Case | Apr 3, 2017 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Berkshire Partners' 2016 investment valued Kendra Scott Design over $1 billion. | Guy Raz | Mar 20, 2017 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Branson sold Virgin Records for $1 billion to fund Virgin Atlantic | Richard Branson | Jan 30, 2017 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Blumenthal: Warby Parker's valuation crossed $1 billion | Neil Blumenthal | Dec 26, 2016 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Patagonia generated a reported $750 million in annual sales in 2015 | Guy Raz | Dec 12, 2016 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Goodwin: Olipop Gross Revenue Tops $500M, Targeting $1 Billion | Ben Goodwin | Sep 3, 2026 | — |
| $900M | “nine hundred million dollars” | Raz: Chobani acquired coffee company La Colombe for $900 million | Guy Raz | Jul 14, 2025 | Supported |
| $800M | “eight hundred million dollars” | Flowers Foods plans to acquire Simple Mills for nearly $800 million | Guy Raz | Jan 23, 2025 | Supported |
| $800M | “eight hundred million dollars” | Fitbit's tracker revenue plummeted by $800 million shortly after its peak | James Park | Apr 27, 2020 | Supported |
| $800M | “eight hundred million dollars” | Raz: Betterment is valued at $800 million | Guy Raz | Oct 29, 2018 | Supported |
| $700M | “seven hundred million dollars” | Unilever Acquired Seventh Generation for Up to $700M in 2016 | Guy Raz | May 28, 2026 | Supported |
| $700M | “seven hundred million dollars” | Vizio generated over $700M in media platform revenue last year | William Wang | Apr 14, 2025 | Partly supported |
| $600M | “six hundred million dollars” | Ulukaya: Chobani ran on QuickBooks until reaching $600M in revenue | Hamdi Ulukaya | Jul 14, 2025 | — |
| $600M | “six hundred million dollars” | Heirloom won a $600M DOE grant for a Louisiana carbon capture hub | Shashank Samala | Feb 8, 2024 | Supported |
| $600M | “six hundred million dollars” | Ulukaya: Chobani ran on QuickBooks until reaching $600 million in revenue | Hamdi Ulukaya | Nov 14, 2022 | — |
| $535M | “five hundred thirty-five million dollars” | Shah: Wayfair raised $535M in two weeks during early pandemic uncertainty | Niraj Shah | Aug 29, 2020 | — |
| $522M | “five hundred twenty-two million dollars” | Saban sold the Power Rangers franchise to Hasbro for $522 million | Guy Raz | Sep 24, 2018 | Supported |
| $500M | “five hundred million dollars” | Raz: Build-A-Bear generates well over $500 million in annual revenue | Guy Raz | Jun 15, 2026 | Supported |
| $500M | “five hundred million dollars” | Marc Ecko Enterprises secured a $500 million line of credit before 2008 | Marc Ecko | Jun 3, 2024 | Contradicted |
| $500M | “Half billion dollars” | Facebook offered $500M in stock for 30-person Twitter in 2008 | Ev Williams | May 6, 2024 | — |
| $500M | “five hundred million dollars” | Raz: Monique Rodriguez scaled Mielle Organics from 200 followers to $400M sale | Guy Raz | Apr 25, 2024 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $500M | “five hundred million dollars” | Reffkin: Leonard Steinberg was New York's top agent with $500M in listings | Robert Reffkin | Jul 26, 2021 | Partly supported |
| $425M | “four hundred twenty-five million dollars” | Cynthia Tice founded Lily's Chocolate at 57 and sold for $425 million | Guy Raz | Oct 31, 2024 | Supported |
| $400M | “four hundred million dollars” | Tencent's $400M acquisition of Riot generated nearly $10 billion in subsequent earnings | Guy Raz | Dec 14, 2020 | Supported |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Raz: Walmart acquired Bonobos for roughly $300 million in 2017 | Guy Raz | Apr 17, 2025 | Supported |
| $300M | “Three hundred million dollars” | Elkabetz: VC funded dog-walking apps over deep-tech climate solutions | Shimon Elkabetz | Nov 10, 2022 | — |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Bonobos sold to Walmart for $300 million in 2017 | Andy Dunn | May 26, 2022 | Partly supported |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Amazon acquired Audible for $300 million after it reached $110M in revenue | Guy Raz | Nov 1, 2021 | Supported |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Guy Raz: Daymond John's Net Worth Is Estimated at $300 Million | Guy Raz | Nov 4, 2019 | — |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Stonyfield Bought $300M of Fruit From an Early Creditor Over 30 Years | Gary Hirshberg | Aug 19, 2019 | — |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Hirshberg: Early supplier later sold Stonyfield up to $300M in fruit | Gary Hirshberg | Oct 2, 2017 | — |
| $285M | “Two hundred eighty-five million dollars” | Cuban: $285M Mavericks purchase was the highest price ever paid then | Mark Cuban | Dec 5, 2016 | Contradicted |
| $250M | “two hundred fifty million dollars” | Babylist generated $250M in actual retail revenue, not GMV, in 2021 | Natalie Gordon | Nov 3, 2025 | Supported |
| $250M | “two hundred fifty million dollars” | Lion Capital bought 75% of Lenny & Larry's at $250M valuation | Barry Turner | Feb 24, 2025 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $250M | “two hundred fifty million dollars” | Rubin: Fanatics Commerce division grew from $250M to $6.7B in revenue | Michael Rubin | Jan 27, 2025 | Partly supported |
| $250M | “two hundred fifty million dollars” | Chesky: Airbnb gave $250M directly to hosts during the pandemic | Brian Chesky | Aug 13, 2020 | — |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Raz: Liquid Death reached nearly $200M in revenue within two years | Guy Raz | Apr 4, 2024 | Contradicted |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Sisson: Kraft Heinz acquired Primal Kitchen for $200M in January 2019 | Mark Sisson | Mar 11, 2024 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Morris: Meow Mix Did $200M in Annual Sales at Spin-Off | Scott Morris | Oct 9, 2023 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Bill Simmons Was Shocked Spotify Paid $200M For Gimlet's $10M Revenue | Bill Simmons | Feb 13, 2023 | — |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Wood: ReplayTV burned $20M monthly and missed its IPO window | Anthony Wood | Nov 21, 2022 | Partly supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Fallon's Late Night generated almost $200 million for NBC in year one | Guy Raz | Jun 27, 2022 | Contradicted |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Automattic raised $10M at a $200M valuation for secondary liquidity | Matt Mullenweg | Mar 21, 2022 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Siete Family Foods reached $200M in US retail sales in 2020 | Guy Raz | Mar 15, 2021 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Health-Ade projected $200M in retail kombucha sales for 2020 | Guy Raz | Sep 28, 2020 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Happy Family generated over $200M in revenue when Visram stepped down | Guy Raz | Jan 20, 2020 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Squarespace raised $200M in late 2017 at a $1.7B valuation | Guy Raz | Mar 4, 2019 | Supported |
| $120M | “a hundred twenty million dollars” | Osher: P&G forecasted $120M in Spinbrush sales but cleared $300M | John Osher | Feb 16, 2026 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Healy: Kettle Foods reached $100M in sales before selling minority stake | Cameron Healy | Mar 2, 2026 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | AriZona skyrocketed to $400 million in sales by its third year | Don Vultaggio | Sep 1, 2025 | Partly supported |
| $100M | “one hundred million dollars” | Errett: Strategic acquirers prefer acquiring brands under $100M in revenue | Amy Errett | Aug 18, 2025 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Food Investors Now Demand $50M To $100M In Sales For Acquisitions | Guy Raz | Mar 27, 2025 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Raz: S'well reached $100 million in revenue within six years | Guy Raz | Jun 20, 2024 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Altemus: Intuitive Machines charges roughly $1M per kilogram for lunar payloads | Steve Altemus | Dec 21, 2023 | — |
| $100M | “one hundred million dollars” | Guy Raz: Briogeo reached $100 million in revenue before Wella acquisition | Guy Raz | Dec 4, 2023 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Air Lease Corp raised $1.2B within weeks of launching | Steven Udvar-Hazy | Sep 4, 2023 | Partly supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Solo Stove reached a mid-nine-figure valuation in its secondary PE transaction | Spencer Jan | Aug 14, 2023 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Elkabetz: Tomorrow.io's full satellite constellation costs roughly $100M | Shimon Elkabetz | Nov 10, 2022 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Elkabetz: VC funded dog-walking apps over deep-tech climate solutions | Shimon Elkabetz | Nov 10, 2022 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Blue Apron's valuation collapse instantly dried up VC for subscription box startups | Mike Salguero | Oct 3, 2022 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Cuban has invested $100M+ into founders he has never met | Mark Cuban | Jun 16, 2022 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Cuban: Any $100M profit will fund new drug manufacturing or price cuts | Mark Cuban | Jun 16, 2022 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Raz: M.M.LaFleur is closing in on $100 million in annual sales | Guy Raz | Jan 10, 2022 | Partly supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Rick Steves' Europe peaked at $100M in revenue with just 100 employees | Rick Steves | Mar 8, 2021 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Patrick: Bain Capital committed $100M to Black business development in Boston | Deval Patrick | Jun 25, 2020 | Partly supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Moya-Jones: Aden + Anais surpassed $100 million in revenue | Raegan Moya-Jones | Aug 26, 2019 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Soap & Glory reached $100M in retail sales within seven years | Marcia Kilgore | Aug 12, 2019 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Dyson: Annual revenue reached around $100M within two years of launch | Sir James Dyson | Jul 22, 2019 | Partly supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Zimmer: Lyft had $100M and months of runway when Uber raised $3B | John Zimmer | Nov 29, 2018 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Butterfield pitched early Slack investors on a $1B valuation target | Stewart Butterfield | Jul 30, 2018 | — |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Bob's Red Mill generates well over $100 million in annual revenue | Bob Moore | May 21, 2018 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Raz: Stripe grew from zero to $100M valuation in months | Guy Raz | May 7, 2018 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Dyson: Dyson reached probably $100M in revenue within two years of launch | Sir James Dyson | Feb 12, 2018 | Supported |
| $100M | “a hundred million dollars” | Soap & Glory reached $100 million in retail sales within seven years | Marcia Kilgore | Jan 22, 2018 | Supported |
| $94M | “ninety-four million dollars” | Bark Burned $194 Million During Its 2022 Fiscal Year | Matt Meeker | Nov 4, 2024 | Supported |
| $90M | “ninety million dollars” | Zimmer offered $90 million to buy back K&G after his firing | George Zimmer | Apr 15, 2019 | — |
| $85M | “eighty-five million dollars” | Wales: Wikipedia brought in around $85M in annual revenue | Jimmy Wales | Jan 27, 2020 | Supported |
| $85M | “eighty-five million dollars” | Wikipedia generated approximately $85 million in annual revenue from recent donations | Jimmy Wales | Feb 26, 2018 | Supported |
| $82M | “eighty-two million dollars” | Raz: Framebridge has raised about $82 million | Guy Raz | May 6, 2019 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy five million dollars” | Guy Raz: Mei Xu sold Chesapeake Bay Candle to Newell for $75M | Guy Raz | Aug 7, 2025 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy five million dollars” | Guy Raz: Kona Ice reached 1,500 trucks and $375M in 2023 sales | Guy Raz | Nov 6, 2023 | Partly supported |
| $75M | “seventy five million dollars” | Stacy Brown: Chicken Salad Chick generates $75 million a year in revenue | Stacy Brown | Dec 30, 2019 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy five million dollars” | Danone Sold Stonyfield to Lactalis for $875 Million in 2017 | Guy Raz | Aug 19, 2019 | Supported |
| $75M | “Seventy-five million dollars” | Raz: Newell Brands acquired Chesapeake Bay Candle for $75M in 2017 | Guy Raz | Jun 17, 2019 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy five million dollars” | Chicken Salad Chick grew from a home kitchen to $75M annual revenue | Stacy Brown | Jul 2, 2018 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy-five million dollars” | Raz: Lactalis acquired Stonyfield from Danone for $875 million | Guy Raz | Oct 2, 2017 | Supported |
| $72M | “seventy two million dollars” | Weprin: Graduate Hotels reached 4,600 rooms and $72M revenue in 2020 | Ben Weprin | Sep 23, 2024 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | e.l.f. Cosmetics was valued at approximately $70 million in 2010 | Joey Shamah | Jun 29, 2026 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Larian: ABC International reached $70M in annual revenue | Isaac Larian | Mar 25, 2024 | — |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Morris Shifted $70M From Discounting to Brand Building at Purina | Scott Morris | Oct 9, 2023 | — |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Raz: Honest Tea Exceeds 1B Bottles Sold and $170M Annual Revenue | Guy Raz | Jun 11, 2018 | Supported |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Johnson: Malone's $180K BET investment yielded $770M in Viacom stock | Robert "Bob" Johnson | Dec 14, 2017 | Partly supported |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Raz: Honest Tea surpassed $170M in annual sales under Coca-Cola | Guy Raz | Jan 16, 2017 | Supported |
| $65M | “Sixty five million dollars” | Harry's raised $100M in debt and equity to buy its German manufacturer | Andy Katz-Mayfield | Jun 12, 2023 | Partly supported |
| $65M | “sixty-five million dollars” | Boston Beer raised $65M from 130,000 customers in a direct-to-consumer IPO | Jim Koch | Jul 24, 2017 | Supported |
| $65M | “sixty-five million dollars” | Koch: Boston Beer raised $65M through mail-in checks via six-pack coupons | Jim Koch | Oct 31, 2016 | Partly supported |
| $60M | “sixty million dollars” | Fawn Weaver has raised over $60 million for Uncle Nearest | Fawn Weaver | Oct 4, 2021 | — |
| $60M | “sixty million dollars” | Ells: McDonald's invested around $360 million in Chipotle over seven years | Steve Ells | Oct 30, 2017 | Partly supported |
| $60M | “sixty million dollars” | Erickson took on $60M in debt to buy out his co-owner | Gary Erickson | Oct 3, 2016 | Supported |
| $57M | “fifty-seven million dollars” | Bark Reduced Its Annual Net Losses From $57 Million to $11 Million | Matt Meeker | Nov 4, 2024 | Supported |
| $53M | “fifty-three million dollars” | Everlane doubled revenue from $53 million to $100 million in 2017 | Michael Preysman | Nov 20, 2023 | Supported |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Osher: Cap Toys generated $40M to $50M from interactive candy | John Osher | Feb 16, 2026 | Supported |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Taylor: Company canceled $50M in orders to avoid post-COVID retail glut | Bob Taylor | Jan 26, 2026 | — |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Rubin: At age 21, his business did $120M with $50M debt | Michael Rubin | Jan 27, 2025 | Contradicted |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Ecko Unltd reached over $100M revenue with a $12M–$15M ad budget | Marc Ecko | Jun 3, 2024 | Supported |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Quinn Emanuel made $450M representing Mattel in the Bratz lawsuit | Isaac Larian | Mar 25, 2024 | Not publicly verifiable |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | CollegeClub burned roughly $50M monthly before its canceled 2000 IPO | Jeff Lawson | Apr 3, 2023 | Contradicted |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Elkabetz: Tomorrow.io has raised over $250 million | Shimon Elkabetz | Nov 10, 2022 | Contradicted |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Raz: Happy Family generated over $250M in annual revenue by 2018 | Guy Raz | Jul 4, 2022 | Partly supported |
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