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.
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.
The full list
| 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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