AI is driving the next wave of startup growth, with Anthropic, Mercor, and Perplexity leading LinkedIn’s 2026 rankings of fast-rising U.S. companies.
The annual ranking evaluates companies based on employee growth, job seeker interest, and their ability to attract talent from LinkedIn Top Companies. All startups are five years old or younger, and the wider list contains 35 are newcomers.
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