Forbes wrote that Kalder had a $35 million valuation and brought in $1.5 million in revenue in 2024. Despite Güven’s exaggerations, her employees did have a service to sell to clients, which is not always a given for 30 Under 30 alumni. They added her to the so-called Forbes 30 Under 30 pipeline to prison, a reference to the pattern of young founders who make the list and, often within years, face indictments. “The 30 Under 30 list is, by definition, future-facing, and not even Warren Buffett can predict with 100 percent accuracy.”Founded in 2011, the Forbes 30 Under 30 is perhaps the magazine’s second-best-well-known product behind its live count of the richest people in the world. This year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list was published a few months back with close to 10 percent of those honored coming from UC Berkeley.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2026 10:20 UTC