CNBC Disruptor 50 2026

CNBC Disruptor 50 2026 by CNBC: 50 startups ranked, led by Anthropic. Full list with movement since the last edition and method notes.

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14th edition. Anthropic took No. 1, displacing OpenAI (No. 2). The republication reports 22 new entrants, 43 of 50 companies describing AI as essential, and $337 billion in combined funding.

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Rank	Name	Since 2025
1	Anthropic	Up 3
2	OpenAI	No change
3	Databricks	No change
4	Anduril	Down 3
5	Ramp	Up 1
6	Sierra	Up 42
7	Mistral AI	New
8	Whatnot	New
9	Cyera	New
10	Notion	Up 24
11	Rippling	Up 18
12	Transcarent	Up 2
13	Metropolis	No change
14	OURA	New
15	Cognite	New
16	Ripple	New
17	Samsara Eco	New
18	Thyme Care	New
19	Vaulted Deep	New
20	Canva	Down 15
21	Applied Intuition	New
22	Carbon Robotics	Down 6
23	Socure	New
24	Harvey	Up 8
25	Lila Sciences	New
26	Armada	New
27	Waabi	Up 8
28	Island	New
29	Revolut	Down 18
30	Abridge	Up 17
31	Perplexity	Down 4
32	OpenEvidence	New
33	Iambic	New
34	Lead Bank	Down 19
35	Luma AI	New
36	Legora	New
37	Cursor	New
38	Decagon	New
39	Lovable	New
40	Saronic	New
41	Glean	Up 1
42	Replit	New
43	Kalshi	New
44	WHOOP	New
45	Runway	Up 5
46	Abnormal AI	Down 21
47	Vanta	New
48	Polymarket	New
49	Shield AI	Down 11
50	Apptronik	Down 17

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