Most Innovative Companies

Acorns

Founded in 2012, Acorns helps people build up their savings by rounding up purchases to the next dollar and squirreling away the difference. Lead by CEO Noah Kerner, the company has expanded into new product categories including a spending account, an investment account, and a rewards program. As of 2018, it had 4 million customers and $1.2 billion in assets under management.

Lists

2019: Top 50, Finance

Data

headquarters: Irvine, California

Acorns On The Web

Stories about Acorns

Fast Company Magazine

This simple investment app has millions of millennials saving every day

Fast Company Magazine

Meet the genius design firm behind the coffee mug that never gets cold

They’ve also updated the toaster oven, the credit card, and the Polaroid camera.

Meet the genius design firm behind the coffee mug that never gets cold

Pour one out for the barefoot runner traversing a sea of acorns

This debit card looks–and acts–like nothing else in your wallet

Acorns’ first debit card is made of a rare heavy metal–a reminder that you should treat your money with care.

This debit card looks–and acts–like nothing else in your wallet

Impact

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Creativity

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Co.Design

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The longest flight in the world looks like an ergonomics nightmare

This $555 drink machine is the Juicero of water

Work Life

The illegal interview mistake women say companies are making

Can I ask my board of directors to help me interview job candidates?

How empathy became the new CEO status symbol