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Fast Company’s annual Most Innovative Companies list is the definitive chronicle of the novel ideas transforming business and society, and a valuable opportunity for companies like yours to share your innovations with the world. Winners will receive more value than ever with a feature in Fast Company’s March/April 2024 issue, a profile page on fastcompany.com, and invitations to the MIC honoree summit and honoree dinner in New York. Additionally, for the first time ever, all applicants will receive an exclusive Most Innovative Companies Innovation Trends Report curated by Fast Company editors.

You can save $500 on the application fee when you apply by tomorrow's super early-rate deadline, but you must act now.
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Super Early Rate Ends 7/14
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Brand Exposure
Be seen and evaluated by Fast Company editors and reporters
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Break News

Tell your organization’s story to the world for the first time
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Opportunities

Speaking engagements at Fast Company events and exclusive invitations to influencer-only events
 
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Visibility

Appear in the March/April 2024 issue of Fast Company and on fastcompany.com
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Credibility

Gain the Fast Company stamp of approval for creating a truly breakthrough innovation
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Attract Talent
Public recognition of the team helps with recruitment and retention of top talent
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Organizations may apply to up to 58 industry categories and must demonstrate how their innovations from the past year have impacted their business, their industry, and the broader culture. Companies and nonprofits of all sizes will be considered. View full category descriptions and application details here.

Advertising and Marketing

Agriculture

Applied AI

Architecture

Artificial Intelligence

Augmented and Virtual Reality

Automotive  NEW 

Beauty

Biotech

Blockchain, Crypto, Metaverse, and Web3

Business Services

Consumer Electronics

Consumer Goods

Corporate Social Responsibility

Data Science

Design

Dining

Education

Energy

Enterprise

Events and Live Experiences

Fashion and Apparel

Film and Television

Finance

Food

Gaming
 

Healthcare

Human Resources  NEW 

Logistics

Manufacturing

Media

Medical Devices

Medicines and Therapeutics

Music

Not-for-Profit

Personal Finance

Public Relations and Brand Strategies  NEW 

Rapid Response

Retail

Robotics

Security

Social Good

Social Media

Space

Sports

Sustainability

Transportation

Travel and Hospitality

Urban Development and Real Estate

Video

Wellness and Personal Care
Workplace

Small and Mighty 
(Under 50 employees)
 

Small and Mighty 
(51-200 employees)

Asia‑Pacific

Europe, Middle East, and Africa
 

Latin America

North America
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Super Early Rate Ends 7/14
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Fast Company has an expansive perspective on disruptive companies across all industries, so it means a great deal for them to acknowledge Birchbox and our impact on e‑commerce.”

—Katia Beauchamp, Cofounder and CEO, Birchbox
(MIC honoree 2013, 2016)