Several startups with a footprint in healthcare made CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 rankings May 19, with one AI giant surpassing a rival in 2026.
Anthropic passed OpenAI to rank No. 1 on this year’s list, with both companies having recently unveiled healthcare AI offerings. An advisory board weighs the criteria for the rankings, which are based on detailed quantitative and qualitative information submitted by nominated companies.
Here are the Disruptor 50 startups involved in healthcare:
1. Anthropic
2. OpenAI
3. Databricks
12. Transcarent
14. Oura
18. Thyme Care
23. Socure
25. Lila Sciences
30. Abridge
31. Perplexity
32. OpenEvidence
33. Iambic
44. Whoop
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