Two Dallas-based businesses have earned a spot on the “TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025” list.
Colossal Biosciences and LTK were both included on the coveted list, but for very different reasons. This year’s TIME100 marks the fifth year the publication has highlighted companies across six categories: Leaders, Innovators, Disrupters, Titans, Pioneers, and Impact Award recipients.
Earlier this year, The Dallas Express reported that Colossal Biosciences wowed the world when it announced it brought back the dire wolf from extinction using state-of-the-art technology. The groundbreaking biotechnology firm also holds the distinction of being the first company based in Texas to be valued at more than $10 billion.
TIME Magazine noted that animals long thought lost to history “are getting a second chance, thanks to Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences.”
And it is not just extinct animals that Colossal Biosciences is aiming to revive.
“Just as important, the company is using similar technology to help protect the red wolf, the Asian elephant, and other species currently clinging to life,” the profile said.
LTK, a tech platform focused on helping creators and brands monetize content via shoppable links, was also recognized on the prestigious list. The app, co-founded by Amber Venz Box, is considered the largest influencer marketing platform in the world when measured by revenue.
“LTK’s bread and butter is its own shopping app, revamped this year to be more video-focused. It connects 40 million plus shoppers—including 38% of U.S. Gen Z and millennial women—each month to more than 8,000 retailers, who rake in more than $5 billion in annual sales through the platform,” read the profile on the Dallas-based phenomenon.
According to the company, hundreds of creators have earned $1 million or more through LTK.
While it is no longer based in Dallas, another company with roots in the city was also included on TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025.
Poppi, now based in Austin, is the low-sugar soda that skyrocketed to popularity in recent years. In fact, the Dallas-born soda brand was sold to beverage behemoth PepsiCo, Inc. earlier this year for nearly $2 billion.