Great Companies Aren’t Built Alone
PurposeBuilt100™ celebrates the teams behind the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in America. If you’re a founder, consider applying. If you’re not, you almost certainly know one who should.
Great companies are never built by founders alone.
Behind every growing company is a team that showed up early, stayed late, solved problems no one anticipated, and believed in the mission when success was far from guaranteed.
That’s why we created the PurposeBuilt100™ Showcase.
PurposeBuilt100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in America, celebrating not just growth, but the people and culture that made that growth possible. The companies selected will be featured during the televised PurposeBuilt100 Showcase at SuperCrowd26 (August 25–27, 2026) and profiled in a beautifully produced hardcover book distributed to founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders.
But here’s something important to understand:
If you’re a founder of a company that qualifies, this recognition isn’t really about you.
It’s about your team.
It’s about the employees who took a chance on an early-stage company.
The investors who believed before the traction was obvious.
The partners who opened doors.
The customers who trusted you.
The family members who supported the late nights and uncertain moments.
When a company is recognized for sustained growth and impact, it validates the effort of everyone who helped build it.
In fact, many founders instinctively hesitate to apply for recognition programs because they don’t want the spotlight. That instinct is understandable—but in this case, it may miss the point.
Your company’s success represents the work of many people.
Applying allows that entire group to share in the recognition they deserve.
So if you are the founder of a purpose-driven company that has experienced meaningful growth over the past five years, we strongly encourage you to apply.
And if you’re reading this thinking, “That probably isn’t me,” there’s a very good chance you still know someone who should.
In fact, most of the people receiving this message won’t be applicants—but many of you are connected to founders who should absolutely be considered.
If someone comes to mind—a founder building something meaningful and scaling it—please take a moment to forward this message to them or introduce us.
Those founders often don’t realize their work—and their community—deserves to be recognized.
PurposeBuilt100 exists to change that.
The goal is simple: celebrate companies proving that purpose and performance can grow together, and highlight the teams who made that success possible.
If that sounds like a company you built—or one you admire—we hope you’ll help us find them.
Apply or nominate a founder today. There is no fee to apply. The application takes just three to five minutes.
And if someone comes to mind while reading this, please share this invitation with them.
Because great companies are never built alone—and recognition shouldn’t belong to just one person either.