2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies

In the eleventh annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that are chasing some of the market’s biggest opportunities, and growing despite a tough capital markets environment and slowing economy.

At least 35 are unicorns, with valuations of $1 billion or more – 12 are valued at over $10 billion. As many of the highest-flying start-ups have seen valuations pressured, this year’s list also identified many younger firms testing novel ideas earlier in their fundraising trajectories.  

Many of the Disruptor 50 companies have a social or environmental purpose that is core to their business model, including climate change, sustainable development, health care, financial inequities, and an inefficient global supply chain. 13 of this year’s Disruptors have a female founder. 14 feature CEOs from racial and ethnic minorities.  

The 50 companies selected using the proprietary Disruptor 50 methodology have raised over $54 billion in venture capital, according to PitchBook and company data, at an implied Disruptor 50 valuation of more than $362 billion.

 

1	OpenAI	Believe the hype
2	Brex	A better Silicon Valley banker
3	Canva	A new face on graphic design
4	Relativity Space	The first 3D-printed rocket takes off
5	Wiz	Next-level cloud security
6	Alto Pharmacy	Online Rx
7	Anduril Industries	AI-powered defense
8	Octopus Energy	Extending its climate tentacles
9	Lineage Logistics	Improving links in the cold chain
10	Flexport	The logistics industry’s cloud giant
11	Exotec	A fleet of warehouse robots
12	Pivot Bio	Sustainable fertilizer
13	Einride	Heavy-duty EV trucking
14	Rippling	Making waves across HR, IT and finance
15	Chime	The branch-less future of the bank
16	Spring Health	Mental benefits
17	Vanta	Know your customer data
18	Discord	Keeping the social media conversation (and controversies) going
19	Scale AI	How the chatbots learn
20	Flock Freight	Carbon-free trucking
21	Maven Clinic	The new family practice
22	Arctic Wolf	Always vigilant
23	Dedrone	Aerial defense
24	Orca Security	Killer cybersecurity in the cloud
25	Zipline	38 million autonomous miles flown
26	ElevateBio	Scaling CRISPR
27	Tala	Big in little loans
28	Stripe	Making online pay
29	Ramp	Automating the most annoying part of having a job
30	Guild	On a new career path
31	Databricks	Enterprise-level understanding
32	Notion	Cutting through cloud clutter
33	?URA	Wrapped around your finger
34	Mast Reforestation	Wildfire fighter
35	BlocPower	Climate-controlled cities
36	Cityblock Health	Medicaid’s healthtech start-up
37	Evrnu	Recycled trends
38	BeeHero	The Pollinator
39	Phononic	The brain in the cold chain
40	Snyk	Making developers feel secure
41	GrubMarket	Farm to table food tech
42	Airtable	Speaking in low-code
43	Kindbody	Family-building femtech
44	Cohere	A Google-linked ChatGPT rival
45	Climeworks	Carbon captured
46	Bowery	Urban roots
47	Convoy	Making trucks climate-connected
48	Sila	The next silicon revolution
49	Monarch Tractor	EV farming
50	SoLo Funds	Lending, democratized