In 1964, Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Blue Ribbon Sports in Beaverton, Then renamed the company Nike in 1978.
US-based Tinder, which was launched in India in 2016, was initially named Matchbox before introducing a catchier name which instantly became a hit.
The original purpose of the online auction site eBay was to connect buyers and sellers in a fair and transparent marketplace.
Two Stanford grads founded Yahoo as Jerry's Guide To The World Wide Web, an internet search engine.
The Gurugram-based home services marketplace UrbanClap changed its name to Urban Company in January 2020 and added six new subbrands.
Jeff Bezos, launched an online bookstore in 1996- Relentless, which was later rebranded to Amazon.
Google, the tech powerhouse, was initially established as BackRub to emphasize the link-back component.
The business changed its name to Zomato after two prosperous years as Foodiebay.
Before joining Elon Musk's X.com, it was known as Confinity, an online banking startup.
Instagram creators Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger gave the photo-sharing app the name Burbn before selling it to social media giant Facebook.