New national recognition program invites high-growth founders to step forward and help define what consequential, purpose-driven scale looks like in America.
LOS ANGELES, CA, April 16, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, today issued the $100 Million Challenge through its new PurposeBuilt100™ program, calling on founders of high-growth, purpose-driven companies to apply for national recognition based on documented five-year revenue growth.
PurposeBuilt100 was created to recognize the 100 fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in America—not simply for having a worthy mission, but for building durable businesses with measurable traction, real customers, and meaningful scale. With the $100 Million Challenge, The Super Crowd is sending a direct message to founders: if your company is proving that purpose and serious revenue growth can coexist, you belong in this conversation.
Too often, companies with strong social or environmental value are celebrated for aspiration, while companies with strong financial performance are celebrated for scale. Rarely are both honored together in a disciplined, credibility-focused national program. PurposeBuilt100 aims to help close that gap.
“Founders have been forced to choose between two incomplete stories,” said Devin Thorpe, founder of The Super Crowd, Inc. “One story says, ‘Your mission matters.’ The other says, ‘Your numbers matter.’ PurposeBuilt100 is built on the conviction that both matter—and that the companies reshaping the future will be the ones that can prove it.”
The $100 Million Challenge is designed to attract companies building toward consequential scale, including firms targeting $100 million in annual revenue, companies that have already crossed that threshold, and growth-stage businesses that clearly belong in that trajectory.
The program’s broader goal is to elevate a category that deserves more attention: companies that combine embedded purpose with serious business execution. Whether their work centers on climate, health, education, financial access, circular-economy solutions, community development, or other forms of measurable impact, these companies often face the same challenge. They need a visibility platform that rewards both growth and mission with equal seriousness.
That challenge has implications far beyond founder pride. For investors, large customers, prospective hires, and strategic partners, credible third-party recognition can serve as a meaningful signal. A founder may know the company has reached an important inflection point, but the market often needs help seeing it clearly. PurposeBuilt100 is designed to provide that signal.
Selected companies will be recognized through the PurposeBuilt100 Showcase, the culminating segment of SuperCrowd26, a three-day, broadcast-quality convening produced by The Super Crowd, Inc. and scheduled for August 25–27, 2026. The showcase is designed to celebrate companies that have paired purpose with discipline, impact with execution, and growth with staying power.
Companies selected for PurposeBuilt100 are expected to receive a package of recognition assets designed to be useful well beyond the event itself. These include national recognition as part of the inaugural ranking, inclusion in the hardcover PurposeBuilt100 Report, a digital badge, press amplification, and founder spotlight visibility tied to the showcase. The intention is not to create a one-night award moment, but a lasting credibility asset founders can use in recruiting, business development, investor conversations, and brand building.
That practical value is central to the design of the program. PurposeBuilt100 is meant to help selected companies communicate that they have built something rare: a business with values alignment and meaningful momentum. In a market where talented people increasingly want both purpose and career opportunity, that combination matters.
The Super Crowd believes the time is right for this kind of recognition. Capital is more fragmented. Trust is harder to earn. Founders are competing in a noisy environment where shallow signals are everywhere and durable signals are scarce. PurposeBuilt100 is being built to reward the latter.
The program is also designed with credibility in mind. Ranking is based on documented five-year revenue growth. Eligible companies must demonstrate meaningful purpose in their mission, products, services, or governance, and must provide sufficient documentation to verify revenues and basic eligibility. The goal is not to create unnecessary friction, but to ensure the resulting recognition means something.
PurposeBuilt100™ is being launched by a team with relevant experience in entrepreneurship, impact storytelling, and growth-company recognition. The Super Crowd has spent years operating at the intersection of capital formation, purpose-driven entrepreneurship, and media. Thorpe also brings firsthand experience from helping lead one of the country’s respected growth-company ranking programs, experience that informs the structure, tone, and ambitions of PurposeBuilt100.
“We are not looking for companies that merely sound good,” Thorpe said. “We are looking for companies that can stand up to scrutiny because they have done the work. They have built revenue. They have built teams. They have built products or services people truly want. And they have done it in a way that reflects genuine purpose. If that describes your company, we want you to apply.”
The Super Crowd expects the inaugural year of PurposeBuilt100 to help shape a new conversation around what purpose-driven success can look like at scale. The strongest applicants will not only strengthen the inaugural list; they will help define the standard the market comes to expect from this recognition in the years ahead.
Applications are now open to eligible companies. Founders and senior leaders of purpose-driven businesses with meaningful revenue growth are encouraged to review the criteria and apply at PurposeBuilt100.com.
For more information about the program and SuperCrowd26 featuring PurposeBuilt100, visit SuperCrowd26.com.
About The Super Crowd, Inc.
The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, is a mission-driven media and events company working to make impact crowdfunding more accessible, credible, and effective. Through its journalism, television programming, live events, and founder recognition platforms, The Super Crowd helps entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders connect around capital formation for purpose-driven companies. Its flagship properties include Superpowers for Good, SuperCrowd26, and PurposeBuilt100™, a national recognition program honoring the fastest-growing purpose-driven companies in America. Learn more at https://TheSuperCrowd.com.
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