The 5 richest self-made female technology billionaires in America in 2026
(Dan Tri) - The 5 richest self-made female billionaires in the technology sector in the US own a total assets of about 44.6 billion USD. They build careers in many fields, from AI, medical software to semiconductors.
According to America's Richest Self-Made Women 2026 ranking announced by Forbes on June 3, the US has 43 self-made female billionaires with an estimated total assets of 166.3 billion USD. These are the two highest numbers since the rankings were launched in 2015.
Notably, nearly half of the female billionaires on the list have their wealth from the technology sector. The development of artificial intelligence (AI), software and computing infrastructure has contributed to boosting the asset value of many female entrepreneurs.
Below are the 5 richest self-made female billionaires in the technology field, according to data published by Forbes in 2026.
Daniela Amodei - 15.5 billion USD
Daniela Amodei (38 years old) is co-founder and President of Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot.
With an estimated assets of $15.5 billion, she ranks second in the ranking of America's richest self-made female billionaires in 2026, only behind Diane Hendricks, co-founder of construction materials business ABC Supply.
Daniela Amodei is the co-founder of Anthropic, she owns an estimated assets of 15.5 billion USD, leading the group of self-made female technology billionaires in the US in 2026 (Photo: Stripe Newsroom).
Notably, after just one year, Daniela rose from 28th place to second place, mainly thanks to the sharp increase in Anthropic value.
Born in San Francisco (USA), Daniela does not have a computer science background like many other technology leaders. She graduated in English literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and worked in the office of a congressman in Pennsylvania.
In 2013, she joined Stripe, then a financial technology startup. Here, she held many positions, from recruitment to risk operations, anti-fraud and compliance.
In 2018, Daniela moved to OpenAI, later serving as Vice President of Safety and Policy.
At the end of 2020, she, her brother Dario Amodei and five other colleagues left OpenAI. This group founded Anthropic in 2021, focusing on developing AI models with an emphasis on safety and reliability.
In May 2026, Anthropic successfully raised 65 billion USD, bringing the company's valuation to 965 billion USD. According to Forbes, Daniela's net worth increased nearly 13 times compared to $1.2 billion a year earlier.
Judy Faulkner - 9.6 billion USD
Ranked second in the group of female technology billionaires is Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems, with an estimated assets of 9.6 billion USD.
Unlike billionaires in the field of AI, Judy built her fortune from electronic medical record management software, a technology widely used in American hospitals.
Epic Systems founder Judy Faulkner owns a fortune of $9.6 billion thanks to developing electronic medical record management software (Photo: Bloomberg).
In 1979, she founded the predecessor company of Epic Systems in Wisconsin, with initial capital of about 70,000 USD from friends and relatives.
Originally a programmer, Judy directly participated in developing the first products before expanding her business to many hospitals and medical facilities.
After nearly five decades, Epic Systems has become one of the largest electronic medical record software providers in the United States.
According to Becker's Hospital Review, Epic's revenue will reach $6.7 billion in 2025. The business said its system currently manages the electronic records of more than 325 million patients.
Thai Lee - 8 billion USD
Thai Lee (67 years old) owns an estimated fortune of 8 billion USD, ranking fourth in Forbes' overall ranking and third in the group of female technology billionaires.
She is currently the CEO of SHI International, a business providing information technology products and services to large organizations and corporations.
CEO of SHI International, Ms. Thai Lee owns an estimated assets of 8 billion USD, ranking third in the group of richest self-made female technology billionaires in America (Photo: SCMP).
Born in Bangkok (Thailand) to a Korean family, Thai Lee grew up in Korea before moving to the US for high school.
She graduated from Amherst College, then earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Before entering the technology business, Thai Lee worked at Procter & Gamble and American Express.
In 1989, she and her then-husband, Leo KoGuan, bought a software distribution business for less than $1 million. This is the predecessor of SHI International.
Under Thai Lee's management, SHI developed into an information technology service provider serving about 17,000 customers, including corporations such as Boeing and AT&T.
According to Forbes, SHI achieved gross sales of about 16 billion USD. Thai Lee currently holds 60% of the company's shares, while her ex-husband owns 40%.
Jayshree Ullal - 6.8 billion USD
With an estimated fortune of $6.8 billion, Jayshree Ullal (65 years old) ranked seventh in the overall ranking and fourth in the group of female technology billionaires.
She has been President and CEO of Arista Networks since 2008. The company specializes in developing network equipment and software for data centers, cloud computing and large-scale technology systems.
Ms. Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, owns assets of 6.8 billion USD, building a career in the field of network infrastructure and cloud computing (Photo: The Women We Admire).
Unlike many self-made billionaires who build businesses from scratch, most of Jayshree's assets come from shares in Arista Networks, associated with the process of operating and developing the business.
Born in London (UK) and raised in New Delhi (India), she studied electrical engineering at San Francisco State University, then studied engineering management at Santa Clara University (USA).
Before joining Arista, Jayshree held many positions at technology companies such as AMD, Fairchild Semiconductor and Cisco Systems.
In 2008, she became CEO of Arista when the business had no revenue and had less than 50 employees.
Under her management, Arista expanded its operations and listed shares in 2014. According to Forbes, the business currently has annual revenue of more than 9 billion USD.
In addition to Arista, Jayshree also serves on the board of Snowflake, a technology company that provides a cloud data platform.
Weili Dai - 4.7 billion USD
Ranked fifth in the group of female technology billionaires is Weili Dai (64 years old), co-founder of the semiconductor company Marvell Technology, with an estimated assets of 4.7 billion USD.
She ranked 13th in Forbes' overall 2026 ranking.
Co-founder of Marvell Technology, Ms. Weili Dai owns an estimated assets of 4.7 billion USD, making her mark in the American semiconductor industry (Photo: Wikipedia).
Born in Shanghai (China), Weili Dai moved to the US at a young age and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. Before that, she played semi-professional basketball in China.
In 1995, Weili Dai, her husband, Sehat Sutardja, and her husband's younger brother, Pantas Sutardja, founded Marvell Technology.
The enterprise focuses on developing semiconductor chips to serve data storage devices, network systems and many electronic products.
At Marvell, Weili Dai participated in building partnerships, developing markets and served as President of the company.
In 2016, she and her husband had to leave their leadership positions in the context of Marvell conducting an internal investigation related to accounting activities. According to Forbes, the investigation found no evidence of fraud.
After leaving Marvell, Weili Dai continued to invest in the technology field. She co-founded MeetKai, an AI business founded in 2018, and Silicon Box, a company specializing in semiconductor packaging technology founded in 2021.
Her husband, Mr. Sehat Sutardja, passed away in 2024.
According to Forbes data, the total assets of the 5 female technology billionaires mentioned above reach about 44.6 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 27% of the total assets of the 43 self-made female billionaires on the 2026 list.
The sectors that make up their assets range from medical software and information technology services to AI, semiconductors and network infrastructure. Among them, Daniela Amodei is an outstanding case of the speed of increasing assets thanks to the wave of investment in artificial intelligence.
Asset values and rankings in the article are taken according to the Forbes rankings published on June 3, 2026, using stock prices as of June 1, 2026 and private asset valuation methods. These numbers may change over time.