Only ~6 startups ever hit $1B ARR in under 6 years — most are AI companies
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-08-27
Investor Joseph Jacks lists the roughly six startups in history to cross $1B ARR in under 6 years: Surge AI, Mercor, Together, Anthropic, Fireworks, Wiz, and Cursor — with AI companies dominating. He predicts his portfolio companies Plane and Liquid AI will join the list next.
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