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The Built 100
Week of Jun 22, 2026Ranked by momentum — the companies generating the most signal right now.
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Company
This week
1
OpenAI#1 in AI
Builds ChatGPT and GPT frontier foundation models
AI·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
OpenAI
AI
Still the gravitational center of the AI boom — ChatGPT's reach and a relentless model cadence keep every other company on this list reacting to it.
Read feature →–Peak #1 · 25 wks
2
–Peak #1 · 2 wks
3
▲ 1Peak #2 · 8 wks
4
Databricks#1 in Dev Tools
Data lakehouse and AI/ML analytics platform
Dev Tools·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 1Peak #3 · 3 wks
5
Stripe#1 in Fintech
Payments infrastructure and APIs for businesses
Fintech·Late-stage·South San Francisco, California
▼ 2Peak #1 · 21 wks
6
▲ 4Peak #4 · 21 wks
7
Cyera#1 in Cybersecurity
AI-driven data security posture management
Cybersecurity·Late-stage·New York, New York
▲ 30Peak #7 · 11 wks
8
Commure#1 in Healthtech
AI revenue-cycle and clinical ops platform
Healthtech·Late-stage·Mountain View, California
▲ 28Peak #8 · 2 wks
9
Crusoe#1 in Climate & Energy
Energy-first AI data-center infrastructure
Climate & Energy·Late-stage·Denver, Colorado
Crusoe
Climate & Energy
Quietly became one of the most important names in AI infrastructure by solving the boom's real bottleneck: power and data-center capacity.
Read feature →▲ 8Peak #9 · 4 wks
10
Spreadsheet-style cloud BI on the warehouse
Dev Tools·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 97Peak #10 · 15 wks
Editors' Choice
Companies we love this week
Hand-picked by our editors this week
OpenAI
Builds ChatGPT and GPT frontier foundation models
Cursor (Anysphere)
AI-native code editor with agent mode
Cognition
Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer
Crusoe
Energy-first AI data-center infrastructure
Clay
GTM data enrichment and sales automation platform
TeamFeed
A workplace OS where companies hire AI teammates, not just tools
11
▲ 21Peak #10 · 14 wks
12
AI model inference and deployment infrastructure
Dev Tools·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 32Peak #12 · 24 wks
13
▼ 4Peak #9 · 22 wks
14
CognitionEditors' Choice
Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer
AI·Series D·San Francisco, California
Cognition
AI
Devin moved from viral demo to teams merging its pull requests. The question is no longer whether agents can code — it's how much you'll hand them.
Read feature →▼ 6Peak #6 · 17 wks
15
Deel#1 in SaaS / B2B
Global payroll and contractor compliance platform
SaaS / B2B·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 7Peak #15 · 13 wks
16
TeamFeedEditors' Choice
A workplace OS where companies hire AI teammates, not just tools
SaaS / B2B·Seed·Austin, TX
TeamFeed
SaaS / B2B
TeamFeed starts from an inversion: you don’t buy another tool, you hire a teammate. Its workplace OS lets companies bring on AI teammates that work alongside the…
Read feature →NEWPeak #16 · 1 wk
17
▲ 53Peak #14 · 12 wks
18
▲ 1Peak #13 · 11 wks
19
Quince#1 in Consumer
Direct-from-factory affordable premium goods
Consumer·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 67Peak #12 · 10 wks
20
▲ 1Peak #14 · 19 wks
The Breakout 50
The Breakout 50
Fifty companies with the most momentum right now
21
Frontier models for multi-step agentic reasoning
AI·Series B·San Francisco, California
▲ 59Peak #19 · 1 wk
22
AI-powered CI/CD and software-delivery platform
Dev Tools·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 2Peak #22 · 24 wks
23
▲ 17Peak #23 · 20 wks
24
▼ 8Peak #16 · 16 wks
25
▲ 14Peak #23 · 11 wks
26
▼ 1Peak #21 · 1 wk
27
Ambient AI clinical documentation for clinicians
Healthtech·Series E·San Francisco, California
▲ 8Peak #22 · 1 wk
28
▲ 40Peak #28 · 20 wks
29
Enhanced geothermal developer for firm clean power
Climate & Energy·Series E·Houston, Texas
▲ 54Peak #29 · 17 wks
30
Cursor (Anysphere)Editors' Choice
AI-native code editor with agent mode
Dev Tools·Series D·San Francisco, California
Cursor (Anysphere)
Dev Tools
The AI code editor developers actually switched to. Adoption exploded across engineering teams this year, and a reported acquisition only underscores how central…
Read feature →▼ 23Peak #7 · 15 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in AI
Models, agents & infrastructure.
OpenAI
Builds ChatGPT and GPT frontier foundation models
Anthropic
Builds Claude frontier models and AI assistant
xAI
Builds Grok foundation models, integrated with X
Sierra
Conversational AI agents for customer experience
Cognition
Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer
Thinking Machines Lab
Frontier models for multi-step agentic reasoning
31
▲ 63Peak #30 · 9 wks
32
Tech-driven global freight and logistics platform
Consumer·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 6Peak #29 · 8 wks
33
▼ 6Peak #27 · 1 wk
34
Marketplace for fractional luxury-home co-ownership
Consumer·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▲ 67Peak #28 · 1 wk
35
▼ 4Peak #21 · 18 wks
36
Unified HR, IT, and finance employee platform
SaaS / B2B·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▼ 16Peak #20 · 15 wks
37
Building compact tokamak fusion power plants
Climate & Energy·Late-stage·Devens, Massachusetts
▼ 7Peak #30 · 10 wks
38
▲ 38Peak #38 · 15 wks
39
▼ 28Peak #11 · 9 wks
40
Cloud BI blending governance and self-serve analytics
Dev Tools·Series B·San Francisco, California
▲ 32Peak #37 · 4 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in Fintech
Money, payments & banking.
Stripe
Payments infrastructure and APIs for businesses
Ramp
Corporate cards and spend-management automation
Kalshi
Regulated event-contract prediction market exchange
Mercury
Business banking platform for startups and SMBs
Tabby
Buy-now-pay-later leader across the Middle East
Polymarket
Crypto-based prediction market for real-world events
41
Thermal batteries storing energy for industrial heat
Climate & Energy·Series B·San Jose, California
▲ 46Peak #41 · 22 wks
42
▲ 50Peak #42 · 19 wks
43
▼ 15Peak #24 · 13 wks
44
Data-activation and agentic marketing platform
SaaS / B2B·Series C·San Francisco, California
▲ 55Peak #42 · 12 wks
45
▲ 43Peak #41 · 5 wks
46
▼ 1Peak #40 · 4 wks
47
Live-shopping marketplace for collectibles and resale
Consumer·Late-stage·Marina del Rey, California
▼ 18Peak #15 · 13 wks
48
▼ 35Peak #13 · 17 wks
49
▼ 43Peak #6 · 16 wks
50
▲ 46Peak #50 · 12 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in Dev Tools
Build, ship & observe.
Databricks
Data lakehouse and AI/ML analytics platform
Sigma Computing
Spreadsheet-style cloud BI on the warehouse
Baseten
AI model inference and deployment infrastructure
Harness
AI-powered CI/CD and software-delivery platform
Supabase
Open-source Postgres backend, auth, storage
ClickHouse
Open-source columnar DB for real-time analytics
51
▲ 47Peak #50 · 11 wks
52
Consumer privacy app generating disposable identities
Cybersecurity·Series B·New York, New York
▲ 1Peak #49 · 9 wks
53
▲ 14Peak #53 · 24 wks
54
Enterprise compliance and process-automation software
SaaS / B2B·Series C·Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg
▼ 3Peak #51 · 18 wks
55
▼ 29Peak #26 · 11 wks
56
▼ 7Peak #48 · 10 wks
57
Safety-focused generative AI healthcare phone agents
Healthtech·Series C·Palo Alto, California
▲ 43Peak #57 · 24 wks
58
▲ 52Peak #58 · 23 wks
59
▲ 20Peak #59 · 16 wks
60
▼ 48Peak #12 · 15 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in Cybersecurity
Trust, identity & defense.
Cyera
AI-driven data security posture management
Wiz
Agentless cloud security and risk platform
Cloaked
Consumer privacy app generating disposable identities
Oasis Security
Governance platform for non-human identities
7AI
Agentic AI security operations for SOC teams
Persona
Identity verification and fraud-prevention platform
61
Modular nuclear microreactors for data centers
Climate & Energy·Series B·Dickinson, Texas
▼ 9Peak #52 · 5 wks
62
▼ 19Peak #40 · 4 wks
63
Direct air capture using limestone mineralization
Climate & Energy·Series B·San Francisco, California
▲ 28Peak #56 · 1 wk
64
▲ 56Peak #63 · 14 wks
65
▼ 2Peak #52 · 3 wks
66
▼ 20Peak #27 · 2 wks
67
▼ 19Peak #48 · 1 wk
69
▲ 54Peak #68 · 14 wks
70
ClayEditors' Choice
GTM data enrichment and sales automation platform
SaaS / B2B·Series B·New York, New York
Clay
SaaS / B2B
Every growth team suddenly runs on Clay. Its spreadsheet-meets-AI approach to finding and enriching leads turned a niche tool into a category.
Read feature →▼ 47Peak #23 · 10 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in Climate & Energy
Energy, grid & the planet.
Crusoe
Energy-first AI data-center infrastructure
Fervo Energy
Enhanced geothermal developer for firm clean power
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Building compact tokamak fusion power plants
Antora Energy
Thermal batteries storing energy for industrial heat
Base Power
Home battery backup and distributed grid power
Terra CO2
Low-carbon cement replacement for concrete
71
Identity verification and fraud-prevention platform
Cybersecurity·Series D·San Francisco, California
▲ 2Peak #70 · 6 wks
72
▲ 53Peak #72 · 23 wks
73
Ambient AI documentation and medical coding
Healthtech·Series C·San Francisco, California
▲ 30Peak #72 · 13 wks
74
100-hour iron-air long-duration grid batteries
Climate & Energy·Late-stage·Somerville, Massachusetts
▲ 15Peak #71 · 3 wks
75
▲ 34Peak #74 · 24 wks
76
▼ 12Peak #54 · 22 wks
77
▼ 30Peak #47 · 19 wks
78
▲ 7Peak #59 · 19 wks
79
▲ 54Peak #78 · 19 wks
80
▼ 39Peak #26 · 4 wks
Category collection
Top 20 in Healthtech
Care, bio & wellness.
Commure
AI revenue-cycle and clinical ops platform
WHOOP
Wearable band for fitness and health tracking
Abridge
Ambient AI clinical documentation for clinicians
OpenEvidence
AI medical knowledge assistant for physicians
Hippocratic AI
Safety-focused generative AI healthcare phone agents
Lila Sciences
AI for autonomous scientific labs
81
▲ 23Peak #81 · 23 wks
82
▼ 13Peak #64 · 13 wks
83
▼ 5Peak #78 · 10 wks
84
Wholesale marketplace connecting retailers with brands
Consumer·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▼ 66Peak #8 · 9 wks
85
▼ 8Peak #55 · 9 wks
86
▲ 38Peak #86 · 25 wks
87
▼ 45Peak #41 · 24 wks
88
▼ 23Peak #65 · 22 wks
89
Automated sales-tax compliance for online businesses
Fintech·Series A·San Francisco, California
▲ 37Peak #85 · 19 wks
90
Static code analysis and application security
Cybersecurity·Series D·San Francisco, California
▼ 29Peak #61 · 12 wks
Editors' Choice
Companies we love this week
Hand-picked by our editors this week
OpenAI
Builds ChatGPT and GPT frontier foundation models
Cursor (Anysphere)
AI-native code editor with agent mode
Cognition
Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer
Crusoe
Energy-first AI data-center infrastructure
Clay
GTM data enrichment and sales automation platform
TeamFeed
A workplace OS where companies hire AI teammates, not just tools
91
Data pipeline platform for observability and security
SaaS / B2B·Late-stage·San Francisco, California
▼ 77Peak #14 · 7 wks
92
▼ 59Peak #33 · 1 wk
93
▲ 34Peak #93 · 19 wks
94
▼ 32Peak #50 · 15 wks
95
Low-carbon cement via electrochemical production
Climate & Energy·Series B·Somerville, Massachusetts
▼ 38Peak #57 · 1 wk
96
▼ 40Peak #56 · 16 wks
98
▼ 27Peak #71 · 6 wks
99
▲ 9Peak #80 · 22 wks
100
Neobank and remittances for immigrant families
Fintech·Series B·Washington, District of Columbia
▼ 26Peak #72 · 23 wks
The Breakout 50
The Breakout 50
Fifty companies with the most momentum right now
100 companies on The Built 100
Editors' Choice
Companies we love this week
#1 in AI
OpenAI
Builds ChatGPT and GPT frontier foundation models
AI · San Francisco, California
Editors' Choice
Cursor (Anysphere)
AI-native code editor with agent mode
Dev Tools · San Francisco, California
Editors' Choice
Cognition
Devin, the autonomous AI software engineer
AI · San Francisco, California
#1 in Climate & Energy
Crusoe
Energy-first AI data-center infrastructure
Climate & Energy · Denver, Colorado
Editors' Choice
Clay
GTM data enrichment and sales automation platform
SaaS / B2B · New York, New York
Editors' Choice
TeamFeed
A workplace OS where companies hire AI teammates, not just tools
SaaS / B2B · Austin, TX
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