CNBC Disruptor 50 winners by year
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CNBC Disruptor 50 2026
Announced May 19, 202650 of 50 companies
| Rank | Winner | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anthropic | - | |
| 2 |  OpenAI | - | |
| 3 |  Databricks | - | |
| 4 | Anduril | - | |
| 5 |  Ramp | - | |
| 6 |  Sierra | - | |
| 7 | Mistral | - | |
| 8 | Whatnot | - | |
| 9 |  Cyera | - | |
| 10 |  Notion | - | |
| 11 |  Rippling | - | |
| 12 | Transcarent | - | |
| 13 | Metropolis | - | |
| 14 | OURA | - | |
| 15 | Cognite | - | |
| 16 | Ripple | - | |
| 17 | Samsara Eco | - | |
| 18 | Thyme Care | - | |
| 19 | Vaulted Deep | - | |
| 20 |  Canva | - | |
| 21 |  Applied Intuition | - | |
| 22 | Carbon Robotics | - | |
| 23 | Socure | - | |
| 24 | Harvey | - | |
| 25 | Lila Sciences | - | |
| 26 | Armada | - | |
| 27 |  Waabi | - | |
| 28 |  Island | - | |
| 29 | Revolut | - | |
| 30 |  Abridge | - | |
| 31 | Perplexity | - | |
| 32 |  OpenEvidence | - | |
| 33 | Iambic | - | |
| 34 | Lead Bank | - | |
| 35 | Luma AI | - | |
| 36 |  Legora | - | |
| 37 |  Cursor | - | |
| 38 |  Decagon | - | |
| 39 |  Lovable | - | |
| 40 | Saronic | - | |
| 41 |  Glean | - | |
| 42 |  Replit | - | |
| 43 | Kalshi | - | |
| 44 | WHOOP | - | |
| 45 |  Runway | - | |
| 46 |  Abnormal AI | - | |
| 47 |  Vanta | - | |
| 48 | Polymarket | - | |
| 49 |  Shield AI | - | |
| 50 | Apptronik | - |
Source: cnbc.com/2026/05/19/2026-cnbc-disruptor-50-rankings-full-list-companies.html
About this award
A ranked list of 50 venture-backed private companies, published once a year.
| Edition | Announced | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 19, 2026 | 50 |
| 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 | 50 |
| 2024 | May 14, 2024 | 50 |
The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (May or Jun); it changes when CNBC announces one.
| Item | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | CNBC Disruptor 50Sep 25, 2026 | Next dateMay 2026 to May 2027 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | CNBC Disruptor 50Sep 25, 2026 | Next dateMay 2025 to May 2026 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | CNBC Disruptor 50Sep 25, 2026 | Next dateMay 2027 to May 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | CNBC Disruptor 50Sep 25, 2026 | kindlists to list |
| Sep 25, 2026 | CNBC Disruptor 50Sep 25, 2026 | urlhttps://www.cnbc.com/disruptor-50/ to https://www.cnbc.com/cnbc-disruptors/ |
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