Gradial Named to the 2026 Intelligent Applications 40 (IA40) as a Top Private AI Company
Selection by 72 leading AI investors recognizes Gradial as a mid-stage winner among the top 40 private companies building intelligent applications
Gradial, the agentic marketing operations platform for the enterprise, today announced it has been named a 2026 Intelligent Applications 40 (IA40) winner in the mid-stage category. Now in its sixth year, the IA40 recognizes the top 40 private companies building intelligent applications: software where AI is the core system, not a feature.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260831330530/en/ Gradial is an IA40 2026 winner
For the 2026 IA40 list, Madrona solicited nominations from top AI investors, asking them to identify which private companies they believe will transform and define the next generation of technology. Seventy two venture investors from 54 leading venture and corporate firms nominated and voted across 333 companies to select the most important companies. Madrona again partnered with PitchBook to layer data-driven scoring into the process, sharpening the rigor behind the final results. Together, this year's winners have raised $410.7 billion in funding since their founding.
