--- title: TIME Is Looking For America's Most Innovative Companies of 2027 description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/article/2026/08/11/americas-most-innovative-companies-2027-search/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-08-12T15:46:38.130Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-12T15:46:38.314Z og:title: TIME Is Looking For America's Most Innovative Companies of 2027 og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2902aae1c908d0fd/6998b2769fbc7cf823d97d39/davos-2025-web-05.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME Is Looking For America's Most Innovative Companies of 2027 by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 12, 2026 3:46 PM UTC  Close up of a computer processor chip on a dark background. Technology concepts. Close up of a computer processor chip on a dark background. Technology concepts.Getty Images—Javier Zayas by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 12, 2026 3:46 PM UTC For the first time, TIME will publish a ranking of America's Most Innovative Companies, in partnership with Statista, a leading international provider of market and consumer data and rankings. Innovation within a company can take many forms. For this ranking, three dimensions will be considered: product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture. To identify the most innovative companies in the U.S., comprehensive surveys will be conducted. Employees will evaluate their own employers, providing an internal assessment of innovation; experts will recommend and evaluate companies they are familiar with, contributing an external perspective; and the strength of a company’s patent portfolio will be evaluated as an objective criterion. The survey results and objective criterion will be combined into a single score. As part of the research phase, TIME and Statista are now accepting free applications. American companies are invited to apply by October 9, 2026\. Companies that register will receive a link to a short survey, which they should share with their employees. To apply, [click here](https://engage.statista-research.com/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=929189&lang=en). 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