Applied AI Leader Phenom ensures 6th Straight Inc. 5000 recognition
Being recognized among America's fastest growing companies to help organizations hire faster, develop better and hold longer
For the sixth year in a row, Applied AI Company Phenom has won a spot on the Annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing companies. This list is renowned for its ability to help organizations hire faster, develop better, and maintain longer using scalable agent AI and automation, providing data-driven snapshots of the most successful companies in the most dynamic segment of the economy, independent entrepreneurial business. Past recipients include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia.
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For the sixth year in a row, Applied AI Leader Phenom has won the spot on the Annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing companies.
“Making the Inc. 5000 is always an incredible achievement, but winning this year's spot speaks volumes about the tenacity and vision clarity of the company,” says Mike Hoffman, editor-in-chief of Ink.
With the 2024/25 Cloud Awards program, based on our recent recognition as a Top 25 AI company with Software Reports and Best Cloud HR/HRMS Solutions, Phenom continues to win industry acclaim for its bold innovation that integrates rather than fragments the entire talent experience through its AI platform. Comprehensive solutions solve critical HR challenges through advances in data standardization, industry-specific, agent, generation AI, real-time personalization, compliance, and deep integration with existing HR systems.
In 2025, Phenom introduced its first market AI agent designed specifically for the HR team to bridge the gap between business strategy and execution. These dedicated agents streamline critical processes by adapting to both the organization and industry's unique requirements. It transforms unstructured enterprise data into actionable insights while providing tailored solutions from candidate sourcing to talent development. From validating healthcare clinical expertise and massive screenings in retail to evolving skills requirements for fraud detection and manufacturing, which are highly compliant with financial services, each agent addresses context-specific employment and retention complexity.
“Most companies are renovating AI capabilities into existing products and expecting business to increase value. We are building native AI solutions,” says Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and co-founder of Phenom. “As an AI company, we continue to create agent-like solutions that can address specific challenges in HR and run efficiently and reliably within its domain. This native AI approach is why we see rapid adoption and sustained growth.”
With phenome, candidates can find and select the right job faster, develop and evolve employee skills, make recruiters very productive, talent marketers tackle extreme efficiency, optimize employment and onboarding processes, managers align employee development with company goals, easily integrate existing HR technologies to create existing HR technologies.
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Methodology
2025 Inc. 5000 companies are ranked according to their revenue growth rate from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, you must have been established by March 31, 2021 and generate revenue. Must be US-based, private, commercial, commercial, commercial and independent. 2021 is $100,000. The lowest for 2024 was $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to reject applicants for subjective reasons. For a complete listing, company profiles, and searchable databases by industry and location, visit www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Phenom
Phenom is an applied AI company that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and hold for longer. By combining unique industry-specific AI, agent AI, automation and personalized experiences, its intelligent talent experience platform helps businesses radically reshape their HR processes and strategies for scalable and sustainable transformation. Driven by the goal of helping billions find the right job, Phenom takes a holistic approach to unifying the entire talent journey, enhancing human capabilities, and creating a symbiotic relationship between technology and talent.
Phenom is Inc. It has won praise including the 5,000 fastest-growing companies (6th consecutive year), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (4th consecutive year), and 11 Brandon Hall “Technology Excellence” awards. Local Timmy Awards for launching and optimizing HelpoBillion.com (2020).
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
For more information, please visit www.phenom.com. Connect with Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Tiktok.
Jennifer Lions
Phenom
267-379-5066
jennifer.lyons@phenom.com
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