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Cents Named the Fastest-Growing Business Products Company on the 2026 Inc. 5000

By Alex Jekowsky, Co-founder & CEO

We made the Inc. 5000 this year as No. 1 in Business Products, the fastest-growing company in our category in the country. It's an exciting moment for Cents, but we want to be honest from the first line: this achievement belongs to our customers and our team as much as it belongs to us.

Inc. 5000 List Criteria:

  • Founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022

  • At least $100,000 in revenue in 2022

  • At least $2 million in revenue in 2025

  • Privately held, for-profit, U.S.-based, and independent (not a subsidiary or division of another company)

  • Passes Inc.'s editorial review

The laundry business is one of the most exciting spaces in the country right now. Most people still picture quarters and pen and paper, but the operators we work with are building something far bigger: real, modern, essential businesses in an industry whose sophistication is growing fast, with plenty more ahead.

The Numbers:

  • No. 101 overall out of 5,000 companies (top 2%)

  • No. 1 in Business Products, the fastest-growing company in our category nationwide

  • No. 13 in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro

What's Next

A ranking like this is a snapshot, not a finish line, and honestly, the most exciting part is everything still ahead. The work that got us here (better support, better hardware, better tools, real investment in AI) is the work we get to keep building on tomorrow. If anything, No. 101 makes us want to move faster. The operators we serve are just getting started, and so are we.

Thank you to everyone who's been part of this. This one is for you.