It is the first time the company has made the list and underscores its leadership in enabling successful AI and business transformation through Process Intelligence.

Published annually in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group, the Fortune Future 50 this year evaluated more than 3,000 companies, including 150 privately held, venture-backed start-ups.

It analysed more than 10 million data points to identify 25 metrics that offer unprecedented insight into each company’s strategy, technology, workforce, organisational setup, and culture.

“Being named to the Fortune Future 50 is powerful validation of the mission we’ve been on since day one - to make processes work for people, companies and the planet,” said Alex Rinke, co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis. “This is truly just the beginning of seeing how Process Intelligence is making enterprise AI work.”

As part of the recognition, Workday, the exclusive sponsor of this year’s Future 50, also honoured Celonis at the Workday Rising Go for Growth Summit in San Francisco with the Excellence in Technology Award, presented to standout Future 50 companies advancing enterprise technology and growth. 

With more than 25% of Fortune 500 companies using Celonis, the company's inclusion further underscores the critical role Process Intelligence plays in building resilient, high-performing enterprises - and the value of strong ecosystems in shaping the future of business.

The Celonis Process Intelligence Platform uses industry-leading process mining and AI technology and augments it with business context to give customers a living digital twin of their business operation. It’s system-agnostic and without bias, and provides everyone with a common language for understanding and improving businesses. Celonis enables its customers to continuously realise significant value across the top, bottom, and green line.

Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and New York City, USA, with more than 20 offices worldwide.

This year’s Fortune Future 50 list includes 38 software and AI companies, with others in digital media, tech hardware, e-commerce, fintech, and health tech. Nearly three-quarters (76%) of companies were headquartered in the US.

Private firms hold 25 of the top 50 spots despite accounting for only 5% of the companies.

Snowflake, a cloud-based data-storage company, tops the list, with data, analytics, and AI provider Databricks a close second.