Inc.’s Top 10 Stories of 2025 |
These standout Inc. stories capture how fast-growth companies fared this year, featuring the likes of CoreWeave, Y Combinator, Grüns, and the AI company that bootstrapped itself to $1 billion in revenue.
BY VICTORIA SALVES, EDITORIAL FELLOW
Illustration: Inc; Photo: (Clockwise from left) Inc, Ard Su, Nathan Bajar, Inc, Helynn Ospina, Inc, Carolyn Fong, Taylor Glascock
What do gummy bears, suspicious LLC filings, AI gamechangers, clean energy, and the Malin all have in common? They are the subjects of some of Inc.’s Top 10 Stories of 2025.
Whether you’re tuning in to get the latest on some of the industry’s most trailblazing leaders or to catch the inside scoop on revenue numbers for some of the fastest-growing companies in America, these top 10 stories reflect the true entrepreneurial spirit by focusing on both big wins and the resilience needed to overcome big losses.
Earlier this year, Inc. followed a breadcrumb trail leading to the real “Lovette Dobson,” a name that has suspiciously appeared on more than 700,000 business filings across America, many linked to fraudulent businesses, to shed light on LLC policy loopholes.
Supplement gummy bear CPG company Grüns gave Inc. exclusive insight on its impressive “hypergrowth even an AI investor would........