The 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, which honors "bold risk-takers putting a new twist on the old tools of the trade," includes at least three members of the Media Lab community.
- In the Manufacturing & Industry category: Former Labbers Honghao Deng (City Science) and Jiani Zeng (Object-Based Media), co-founders of spinoff Butlr.
- In the Healthcare category: Shriya Srinivasan (alum, Biomechatronics)
- In the Energy category: James Schiel (former Labber, Camera Culture; co-founder of spinoff Stable Auto)