CNBC Spotlights 50 Fast-Growing, Innovative Private Startups
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., May 14, 2024− CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the twelfth annual CNBC Disruptor 50, a ranked list of fast-growing, innovative private startups advancing breakthrough technology to identify new market opportunities and deliver solutions across a multitude of sectors.
For the second straight year, OpenAI is ranked #1 on the Disruptor 50 List. This marks the first time any company has topped the list in consecutive years. OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in late 2022 sparked a generative AI revolution now present up and down the 2024 list.
More than two-thirds of the companies that made the 2024 list – in industries from cybersecurity to agriculture – told CNBC that artificial intelligence is critical to their business. And 13 of them say generative AI, the technology behind ChatGPT and other AI platforms, is critical to their businesses.
CNBC revealed the list across the network’s platforms and is featuring special coverage throughout Business Day programming and on CNBC Digital this week. CNBC.com’s special report, CNBC.com/Disruptors, features complete profiles of all 50 companies, including a spotlight on the number one Disruptor, a look at the emerging trends making news within many of the sectors on the list, as well as an explanation of how CNBC selected and ranked the companies that made the final cut.
CNBC will also track each company’s progress throughout the year with the expectation that many will become perennial Disruptor 50 companies. There’s no better example of a perennial Disruptor than Stripe. The fintech company, which topped the 2021 Disruptor 50 List and ranked third this year, has been named for the list for a record tenth time.
Following are the top ten 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies:
1. OpenAI
3. Stripe
4. Brex
5. Databricks
6. Canva
7. Anthropic
8. ElevateBio
9. Wiz
10. Exotec
For more information regarding the CNBC Disruptor 50, including the full list, interviews, in-depth analysis and original digital video, visit CNBC.com/Disruptors.
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The CNBC Disruptor 50 was selected by CNBC and CNBC.com editorial staff using a proprietary blend of quantitative and qualitative information submitted by the nominated companies. Disruptor 50 data partners PitchBook and IBISWorld provided additional quantitative input. CNBC’s Disruptor 50 Advisory Council, a group of 50 leading thinkers in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship from around the world, weighted the quantitative criteria and provided additional analysis of qualitative information. New to the 2024 list, CNBC formed a Disruptor 50 VC Advisory Board to leverage expertise of leading venture capital firms and investors. Each member of the board assessed a small group of finalists as an additional component of the qualitative review, however, they were not permitted to provide an assessment of any company in their firm’s own portfolios.
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