Strider Named to Fast Company's 2025 List of Most Innovative Companies

Strategic intelligence firm ranked in the top ten for most innovative security company

TOKYO, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strider Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of strategic intelligence, has been named to Fast Company's prestigious list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2025.

Fast Company recognized Strider as the #6 most innovative security company in the world for delivering cutting-edge strategic intelligence solutions that empower organizations–across industry, government, and academia–to safeguard their people, technology, and supply chain networks from state-sponsored threats.

The magazine's 2025 list shines a spotlight on businesses shaping industry and culture through their innovations to set new standards and achieve remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy. Fast Company recognizes the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, along with 609 organizations across 58 sectors and regions.

"Organizations across industry and academia are facing persistent nation-state threats as they join governments on the frontlines of a new geopolitical battlefield," said Greg Levesque, CEO & Co-Founder of Strider. "At Strider, our mission is to protect the ideals and innovations of the free world. It is an honor for our company to be recognized by Fast Company for delivering strategic intelligence solutions that help organizations around the world secure their most critical assets. As we devote ourselves to safeguarding the innovation of others, our team at Strider also continues to innovate so we can further leverage the power of open-source data and AI to expand the capabilities and insights of our global intelligence platform."

"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 World's Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company's signature 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.

About Strider
Strider is the leading strategic intelligence company that empowers industry, government, and academic organizations to counter state-sponsored threats and safeguard innovation in this new era of geopolitical competition.

The traditional nation-state vs nation-state approach to espionage is gone. Instead, the PRC, Russia, Iran, and other adversaries are embracing a whole-of-society approach that puts industry and academia on the frontlines as superpowers battle for geopolitical, economic, technological, and data dominance.

Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology alongside proprietary risk methodologies, Strider transforms open-source data into actionable insights for an organization to secure its people, technology, and organizational relationships.

Since launching in May 2019, Strider has secured $112 million in venture capital funding, grown to more than 200 employees, has expanded operations to 15 countries, and secured multiple patents, while establishing its position as a first mover and category creator. Strider has operations around the globe with offices in Salt Lake City; Washington, DC; London; and Tokyo.

To learn more about Strider, and the full suite of strategic intelligence solutions, visit https://www.striderintel.com/.

About Fast Company
Fast Company is the only media brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business, innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders, companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow business publication Inc. For more information, please visit fastcompany.com.

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