2026 Atlanta Inc. 5000 Companies
Every year, I look forward to reading the latest Inc. Magazine Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. When I was a kid, I would grab Inc. magazine off the shelf at the local Publix and scour the list, studying the company names, stories, trends, ideas, and entrepreneurs behind some of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to create a few companies from scratch, as well as co-found a few more. Even after all these years, it’s still a thrill to build a fast-growing company and see it rank among private companies from across the country. Here’s a list of the 2026 Inc. 5000 companies in Atlanta. Inc. Rank Company 3-Yr Growth Industry Leadership 14 Impiricus 11,691% Artificial Intelligence & Data Sandy Donaldson, Osama Hashmi 35 The Salon Suite Model 7,210% Education Patrice McKinney 127 Saleo 2,361% Software Justin McDonald, Daniel Hellerman 142 Carpool Logistics 2,201% Logistics & Transportatio
