Company of the Year 2015Jeff Bercovici Slack Is Our Company of the Year. Here's Why Everybody's Talking About ItSlack is one of the fastest-growing software companies on the planet--and it doesn't have a single salesperson.
WireZoë Henry Slack CTO Alarmed for Immigrant Tech WorkersCal Henderson immigrated to the U.S. from the U.K. in 2005 and recently became a U.S. citizen.
Company of the Year 2016Graham Rapier This Startup Wants to Drag Bus Travel Out of the Dark Ages--and It Just MightGround travel in the U.S. has been sorely in need of a makeover. Meet the startup attempting to do just that.
Company of the Year 2016Cameron Albert-Deitch How This Quirky Mattress Maker Made $100 Million in Its First YearCasper's founders reflect on their company's fast growth--and ponder what's to come.
Company of the Year 2016Leigh Buchanan How Sweetgreen Plans to Be Bigger Than $12 Billion ChipotleThere's more than fresh ingredients behind this salad chain's fast growth.
Company of the Year 2016Tess Townsend The Year Uber Became Much More Than a Ride-Sharing CompanyIt's not just about hailing rides anymore. It's about all of transportation.
Company of the Year 2016Christine Lagorio-Chafkin Where $200 Million and an Experimental Attitude Got BuzzFeed in 2016It's a company in flux. And video is dominating. Who says that's a bad thing?
Company of the Year 2016Zoë Henry How Snapchat Made Its Competition Disappear in 2016The disappearing messages app outpaced Twitter and Pinterest to become the fastest-growing social media company in the U.S.
Company of the Year 2015Melissa Shin This Year's Readers' Choice Pick for Company of the Year Is...Inc. readers have spoken. See which company (or entrepreneur) you said deserved to wear this year's crown.
Company of the Year 2015Burt Helm The $25 Billion Company That Cleaned Up in 2015It's been one year since Inc. named Airbnb its Company of the Year. Here's how the sharing economy stalwart continues to thrive.
Company of the Year 2015Graham Winfrey How Vice Grew to a $4 Billion Media Powerhouse This YearThe Brooklyn-based media company officially left its alt-monthly origins in the dust.
Company of the Year 2015Jeremy Quittner Why 2015 Was a Blockbuster Year for StripePayments processor Stripe moved from the cutting edge of the developers' world to the mainstream business awareness in 2015. Here's how it did that.
Company of the Year 2015Zoë Henry How Rent the Runway Plans to Own Your ClosetA new business model, brick-and-mortar stores, and $70 million in venture capital funding. Here's how this business lit up runways (and sidewalks) in 2015.
Company of the Year 2015Jeff Bercovici A $1 Billion Valuation and Shutdowns in Two States: FanDuel's Very Eventful 2015Despite the unwanted attention of New York's attorney general, the odds are good for the daily fantasy sports startup.
Company of the Year 2015Will Yakowicz How 2 Frat Bros Built Snapchat Into a $16 Billion CompanyThe ephemeral messaging app went from high school sexting to the one of the most valuable private companies in the world.
Company of the Year 2015Christine Lagorio-Chafkin How Etsy Grew to $195 Million (and Kept Its Cred)Etsy had a huge year, testing its homespun resilience. The Brooklyn darling may be a public company now, but it still has a purple streak in its hair.
Company of the Year 2015Tess Townsend How Fitbit Dominated the World's Wrists in 2015Fitbit's focus has kept it a step ahead in an increasingly crowded market--and made it a household name.
MobileChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Why Uber's Global Dominance Is Just the BeginningUber has already fundamentally changed urban transportation--and in some parts of the world, it's just warming up.
Company of the Year 2015Anna Hensel How Pinterest's Flirtation With E-Commerce Could Turn Into a Serious RomanceIf the move from online scrapbook to one-stop shopping destination goes smoothly, the $11 billion company could prove its monetization might.