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19 Software & AI Founders to Explore

Discover founders working across business software, applied AI, cybersecurity, and industry-specific technology. The collection brings together public growth records from businesses solving concrete operational problems.

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How this collection was selected.

Selected from published growth profiles assigned to the Software & AI category. The collection includes all published growth profiles in that category, rather than presenting an arbitrary top-ten ranking. Profiles are alphabetical, with no performance score or claim that these founders are the best in their region or sector. Each profile explains the public source and its historical revenue eligibility basis.

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  1. Amit Sharma · CData Software · Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Data connectivity and AI data infrastructure. CData Software Named to 2026 Inc. 5000 List.
  2. Austin Conti · Tenna · New Hope, Pennsylvania. Construction-equipment management software. Inc. 5000 2026: Tenna's Fifth Appearance | PR | Tenna.
  3. Beenu Arora · Cyble · United States. AI-native cybersecurity. Cyble Ranks No. 576 On The 2026 Inc. 5000.
  4. Chad Koslow · Ridge IT Cyber · Tampa, Florida. Cybersecurity services. Ridge IT Cyber Inc. 5000: Proven Fourth-Year Growth.
  5. David Anderson · Invariant Corporation · Huntsville, Alabama. Defense engineering and technology. Invariant Corporation Named to 2026 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America – Invariant.
  6. Doug Taylor · Projectworks · United States. Software for consulting firms. Projectworks named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 | Projectworks.
  7. Ibrahim Mesbah · RevolutionParts · United States. Automotive-parts ecommerce software. 10 Years Running: RevolutionParts Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 - RevolutionParts - Sell Parts and Accessories.
  8. Jacob Marzloff · Armexa · Houston, Texas. Industrial cybersecurity. Armexa Named No. 846 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List and No. 18 in Cybersecurity | Armexa - Industrial Cyber Risk Management.
  9. Joseph Martin · Kinectify · United States. Anti-money-laundering compliance software. Kinectify Named No. 427 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the.
  10. Keith Corso · BusRight · United States. Student transportation technology. BusRight |.
  11. Marthin De Beer · BrightPlan · United States. Financial-wellness technology. BrightPlan Named No. 125 fastest growing Software Company on the Prestigious 2026 Inc. 5000 List - BrightPlan.
  12. Meghann Butcher · RepSpark · Anaheim, California. B2B ecommerce for specialty brands and retailers. RepSpark Named to Inc. 5000 List for Fifth Consecutive Year.
  13. Rajeev Agarwal · MAQ Software · United States. Data and artificial-intelligence services. Blog | MAQ Software.
  14. Russ D'Argento · FINTRX · United States. Financial-services data and intelligence. FINTRX Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies.
  15. Sankalp Arora · Gather AI · United States. Warehouse inventory technology. Gather AI Named No. 963 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies | Morningstar.
  16. Tayyab Ali · AlphaBOLD · United States. Business applications, data, cloud technology, and AI consulting. AlphaBOLD Named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 List.
  17. Timothy Menard · LYT · United States. AI-powered traffic technology. LYT Named to 2026 Inc. 5000 for Second Consecutive Year.
  18. Vadim Lantukh · Lucasys · United States. Tax software for utilities and energy businesses. Lucasys Named the No. 46 Fastest-Growing Private Software.
  19. Yasir Drabu · Taazaa · United States. Software development. Taazaa Makes the 2026 Inc. 5000 List for the 4th Straight Year.

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  1. How does your current team address recurring revenue and cash runway?
  2. How does your current team address hiring, product investment, and owner cash needs?
  3. How does your current team address entity structure and future transactions?

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