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12 companies · Useful coverage.

12ranked (Trust 2+ and Strength 12+)
7with strong evidence (Trust 3+)
5with proven demand (Demand 4+)
–median annual revenue: not enough comparable figures yet

Companies

  • PTC$600M revenue, Q3 202618Trust 5/5 · Strength 18/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Clarion EventsGBP 417.3M group revenue, Year to 31 Jan 202516Trust 5/5 · Strength 16/25
  • xAI$3.201B aI segment revenue (xAI incl. X), FY2025 · self-reported14Trust 5/5 · Strength 14/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Magic: The Gathering$616M magic: The Gathering revenue, Q3 2026 (+34% YoY, record), Q3 202611.7Trust 4/5 · Strength 13/25
  • M-KOPA$363.4M (+45% YoY) revenue from contracts with customers, FY202511.3Trust 3/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 4/5
  • Anthropic>$11.5B revenue (preliminary), Q2 2026 · self-reported10.5Trust 3/5 · Strength 14/25 · Demand 5/5
  • OpenAI$13.07B revenue, FY2025 · self-reported10.5Trust 3/5 · Strength 14/25 · Demand 4/5
  • Higgsfield$1B+ annualized revenue run rate, Sept 2026 (latest 4 weeks x 13) · self-reported9.4Trust 2/5 · Strength 17/25 · Demand 3/5
  • 1PasswordOver $500M annual recurring revenue, October 2026 · self-reported8.8Trust 2/5 · Strength 16/25 · Demand 4/5
  • ElevenLabs$600M annual recurring revenue, September 2026 · self-reported8.3Trust 2/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 4/5
  • Perplexity$450M+ annual recurring revenue, March 2026 · self-reported8.3Trust 2/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Runway$200M annual recurring revenue, September 2026 · self-reported7.7Trust 2/5 · Strength 14/25 · Demand 3/5

How sure we are

Best source behind each company’s figures.

  • Higher confidence4
  • Medium confidence7
  • Lower confidence1

How they make money

Business models

  • Subscription + usage6
  • One-time purchase3
  • Subscription3

How they sell

  • Partnerships or resellers2
  • Retail1
  • Sales team1
  • Steam or console store1

What it took to build

Only sourced figures are counted. Unknown is never treated as small.

Team size

  • 10 or fewer0
  • 11 to 500
  • 51 to 5001
  • Over 5005
  • Not sourced6

Entry price

  • Free plan3
  • Under $205
  • $20 to $1002
  • Over $1001
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