609% three-year revenue growth reflects the sponsorship industry's accelerating shift away from spreadsheets and legacy systems
LEHI, Utah – August 11, 2026 – SponsorCX, the platform simplifying and modernizing partnership operations for the organizations that sell sponsorships and the brands that invest in them, today announced it has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia.
The recognition comes during one of the most active stretches in SponsorCX’s history. Partnership teams across the industry are facing growing complexity. Deliverables are expanding, activation formats are multiplying, and sponsors expect clear communication and visible proof of value, while the tools many teams still rely on are spreadsheets, email threads, and legacy systems never built for the job. SponsorCX was built to close that gap, combining the ease-of-use of a spreadsheet with the efficiency of automation and, increasingly, artificial intelligence, so partnership teams can move faster and smarter. Over the past three years, that approach has driven 609% revenue growth.
Automation and AI are becoming central to how SponsorCX is built to serve that shift. What began as tools for organizing inventory and tracking fulfillment is expanding into AI-powered capabilities that surface insights automatically, flag risk before it becomes a problem, and give partnership teams the kind of proactive, data-driven guidance that once required an entire analytics function. As the volume and complexity of sponsorship data grows, SponsorCX views AI not as an add-on but as the next foundation of the platform, one built to help teams manage more partnerships, with more confidence, in less time.
“The sponsorship industry is shifting,” said Jason Smith, Founder and CEO of SponsorCX. “Legacy systems and manual processes can’t keep up with the complexity of today’s partnerships. The most forward-thinking organizations are modernizing now, and being named to the Inc. 5000 reflects the trust our customers have placed in us as we help lead that shift. We’re continuing to invest in automation and AI as the next chapter of what SponsorCX can do for partnership teams.”
Sponsorship teams make it happen. SponsorCX makes it simple. SponsorCX is proud to partner with the sponsorship industry as we work together to modernize the industry.
SponsorCX is positioning itself as the workflow engine behind that shift: a full-lifecycle platform spanning sales, inventory, fulfillment, scheduling, agreements, and reporting, built to give every partnership team, and the brands they work with, clear visibility and fast, confident execution.
Inc. 5000 List Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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About SponsorCX
SponsorCX simplifies and modernizes partnership operations for the organizations that sell sponsorships and the brands that invest in them. The platform combines the ease-of-use of a spreadsheet with the efficiency of automation, giving teams a centralized system to manage sponsorship inventory, track fulfillment, and demonstrate partner value.
Learn more at sponsorcx.com.
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