Watch out for these altcoins: Their founders are on the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list.
The “30 Under 30” list prepared by Forbes editors, independent jury members, famous jury members and industry experts included crypto entrepreneurs. In the honor list prepared for 2025, 9 of the 30 names were cryptocurrency companies.
Other names on the 30 Under 30 list drew attention. The crypto projects of the names considered as “successful entrepreneurs” were evaluated by the community as potential altcoins.
Omni Network (
$OMNI )
#OmniNetwork co-founders Austin King and Tyler Tarsi shared the 28th place on the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list. King, one of the partners, attracted the attention of the crypto community as he was included in the “honor” list. The fact that King and Tarsi were included in the 2025 honor list as successful entrepreneurs turned the eyes to Omni Network.
Osmosis (
$OSMO )
The co-founders of the decentralized exchange
#Osmosis (OSMO) Sunny Aggarwal and Dev Ojha were also included in the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list.
The Osmosis platform stands out as a project with liquidity creation and IBC features. The popular crypto project takes on the role of an automatic market maker in the Cosmos (ATOM) ecosystem.
Drift Labs (DRIFT)
The popular decentralized finance (DeFi) project of the Solana ecosystem, Drift Labs (
#DRIFT ), was included in the “Forbes 30 Under 30” list. The co-founder of the project, Cindy Leow, was among the most successful finance entrepreneurs under the age of 30 in 2025.
Cortex (CTXC)
The three co-founders of
#Cortex (CTXC), a crypto project focused on artificial intelligence, have made it onto the “Forbes 30 Under Forbes” list. Co-founder Soroush Ghodsi Boushehri ranked 22nd on the list, while co-founder Stefan Stokic ranked 24th. Co-founder Jake Sylvestre was included on the list at 26th place.