Alethea Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025
Alethea joins the ranks of Nvidia, Bluesky, Google DeepMind, and Huntress
WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK – March 18, 2025 – Alethea, the leading technology company in detecting and mitigating online risks impacting the Fortune 100, is proud to have been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025. Inclusion in this list signifies Alethea’s product market fit, high quality customer delivery and value, and the team’s cutting-edge technology platform.
"Being recognized by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies is a powerful validation of Alethea's traction amongst the Fortune 1000 to help protect them in an increasingly volatile digital, political, and regulatory environment,” says Lisa Kaplan, Founder & CEO of Alethea. “We’ve seen firsthand that the ability to proactively detect and mitigate harmful narratives is no longer a 'nice-to-have,' it's a strategic imperative and competitive advantage across all industries. Our technology automates the detection and assessment of online risks – empowering teams to focus on what they do best: the human element of navigating response.”
Since its founding in 2019, Alethea has become a trailblazer in helping organizations detect and mitigate risks stemming from online activity like disinformation, conspiracy theories, false narratives, and more. In the last 18 months, the company achieved significant milestones, including tripling its revenue, doubling its client base, and expanding into key verticals such as retail, financial services, and critical infrastructure. Alethea’s proprietary technology, Artemis, is the market leading solution relied upon by Fortune 1000 companies across retail, CPG, financial services, and insurance, among others. These achievements were bolstered by a $20M Series B funding round, led by GV, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, who led Alethea’s Series A funding in 2022.
Developed by subject matter experts and leveraging models trained on proprietary data sets, Artemis is designed to provide actionable intelligence to understand and respond to online threats. The platform automates the detection and assessment of online risks to identify emerging threat actors, behaviors, and coordinated activity in the digital spaces where threats originate, allowing for threat detection at scale and faster than previously possible.
The World’s Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company’s hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, Fast Company’s editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries, evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world.
“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future,” said Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “This year, we recognize companies that are harnessing AI in deep and meaningful ways, brands that are turning customers into superfans by overdelivering for them, and challengers that are introducing bold ideas and vital competition to their industries. At a time when the world is rapidly shifting, these companies are charting the way forward.”
The full list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at fastcompany.com.
ABOUT ALETHEA Alethea is a technology company helping the Fortune 1000, private companies, and organizations protect themselves from harms stemming from online risks. Alethea redefines how the C-Suite manages risk, identifying the first signs of narratives that could adversely impact shareholders, customers, team, and organizational goals. Its proprietary technology, Artemis, identifies key signs of narrative attacks, and provides customers with the information and context needed to navigate the increasingly complex information environment. With Artemis-powered early detection, Alethea customers can protect their brand and reputation, physical safety of workforce and executives, and business continuity. Learn more at alethea.com.
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Email: asa@alethea.com
Phone: 202.209.4417
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