ReliaQuest Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026

ReliaQuest joins the ranks of Google, Nvidia, Adidas, and more

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReliaQuest, the global leader in Agentic AI cybersecurity, is proud to have been named to Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026. This year’s list showcases businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations.

ReliaQuest was selected based on its innovations in Agentic AI for cybersecurity, specifically the launch of the cybersecurity industry’s first autonomous, role-based agentic AI personas, which operate within ReliaQuest’s Agentic AI SecOps platform, GreyMatter. These six Agentic AI personas act as AI teammates to security professionals, covering the six foundational security roles at an organization -- Investigation & Response, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, Intel Research, IT Health and OT (Operational Technology) Security. The GreyMatter Agentic Teammates, use more than 200 agents and over 400 AI tools to eliminate the most mundane tier 1 and tier 2 work, fill skill gaps, and exponentially scale security operations. GreyMatter can autonomously perform cybersecurity investigations 75% faster than traditional methods, processing over 18.2 million alerts annually with a 99.4% accuracy rating.

ReliaQuest’s Agentic AI innovations leverage the company’s 15+ years of expertise working with enterprise security teams across hundreds of diverse technologies. This is the latest evolution in ReliaQuest’s mission to help security teams detect and contain cyber threats within minutes using automation and AI. ReliaQuest’s detection logic has been firing across over 1,000 environments for more than a decade. This approach eventually evolved to leverage machine learning, then generative AI, and now as one of the leading use-cases for Agentic AI for enterprise SecOps.

“Everything we do is driven by the problem we solve for our customers, and that problem is only growing larger and more complex,” said ReliaQuest founder and CEO Brian Murphy. “Security teams have to be able to move faster and scale their security operations without continuously adding cost and headcount. Leveraging GreyMatter and the GreyMatter Agentic Teammates gets security teams out of reactive mode and puts them in a better position to stay ahead of threats and advise the business. We are very proud to be recognized for our commitment to innovation, but most of all, proud of these outcomes we’re able to deliver for our customers.”

The World’s Most Innovative Companies is 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 is about spotlighting organizations that don’t just adapt to change—they drive it,” said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. “The companies we honor this year are redefining what leadership looks like in 2026, pairing bold ideas with measurable impact and turning breakthrough innovation into real-world value. They are setting the pace for their industries and offering a blueprint for what sustained innovation can achieve.”

The full list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies honorees can now be found at fastcompany.com. It will also be available on newsstands beginning March 31, 2026.

Fast Company will host the Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala for honorees on May 19 in New York City. The summit features a day of inspiring content, followed by a creative black-tie gala including networking, a seated dinner, and an honoree presentation.

About ReliaQuest

ReliaQuest exists to Make Security Possible. ReliaQuest’s Agentic AI security operations platform, GreyMatter, allows security teams to detect threats at the source, contain them in under 5 minutes, and eliminate Tier 1 and Tier 2 work for faster investigation and response. GreyMatter orchestrates 6 Agentic AI personas with 200+ agent skills and 400+ AI tools to exponentially scale security operations and help organizations predict what's next.

ReliaQuest is the only AI cybersecurity company that delivers outcomes specific to each organization’s unique architecture, technology stack, and business needs. With over 1,300 customers and 1,200 teammates across six global operating centers, ReliaQuest Makes Security Possible for the most trusted enterprise brands in the world. Learn more at www.reliaquest.com.

About Fast Company

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