TEAL Named to the Inc. 5000 for the Second Consecutive Year, Ranking No. 771 Nationally
By TEAL Communications Staff | Published On: August 11, 2026
TEAL Returns to the Inc. 5000 as Enterprise Demand for Connected Physical AI Accelerates
Kirkland, Washington, August 11, 2026 — TEAL (Teal Communications, Inc.) has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000, marking the company’s second consecutive year on the list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. TEAL ranked No. 771 this year, a repeat honor that Inc. reserved for a small fraction of companies able to sustain rapid growth over consecutive three-year windows. Inc.’s ranking is built entirely on verified revenue growth and has historically launched or spotlighted companies including Microsoft, Chobani, Patagonia, and Under Armour at pivotal stages of their growth.
Returning to the list comes as the market TEAL serves has accelerated: Physical AI, autonomous systems, and connected IoT deployments have moved from early rollouts to production at scale, pushing enterprises to demand more flexible, carrier-agnostic networking than legacy connectivity models offer.
“Making the Inc. 5000 list two years running is a testament to our team’s execution and the value we’re delivering for customers. It reflects the momentum we’re building in Physical AI and IoT, and we’re proud to be counted among so many companies pushing innovation forward in this industry,” said Michael Johnston, Co-Founder and CBO at TEAL.
The 2026 Inc. 5000 list reflects a $385 billion cumulative revenue haul across this year’s honorees, generated in 2025 alone, underscoring how much scale these fast-growing private companies have reached even amid a shifting economic landscape.
For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit www.inc.com/inc5000.
About TEAL
TEAL’s wholly owned and US-built cloud-native Network Orchestration Service (NOS) connects Physical AI and enterprise devices to data networks globally. With more direct network operator agreements than any other company, TEAL gives enterprises flexibility and configurable control to access and switch between networks across 195+ countries, ensuring unmatched performance, reliability, and security. TEAL supports customers across diverse industries, including mobility, robotics, BVLOS drones, healthcare, agriculture, smart city infrastructure, EV charging, and energy. For more information, please visit teal.io.
About Inc.
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Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over three years, from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must be privately held, for-profit, based in the U.S., and independent (not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies) as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) Companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. The minimum revenue requirement is $100,000 for 2022 and $2 million for 2025. All honorees must pass Inc.’s editorial review.
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