[Mz]

It was started in 1837, so I am not sure you will care, but I strongly suspect John Deere was bootstrapped. They are worth more than $7 billion.

http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/corporate/our_company/ab...?

http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/corporate/our_company/in...