The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recently illuminated its iconic trading floor and electronic boards to celebrate several AI companies being named to the 2025 Forbes AI 50 list, which recognizes the most promising privately-held artificial intelligence firms globally. Among the companies highlighted were Together AI, Captions, Skild AI, and a company advocating to be the first to go public using an emoji ticker symbol instead of the traditional three-letter stock ticker. These acknowledgments underscore the growing prominence of AI startups in the financial and technology sectors.