Phenom Ranked Among Fastest-Growing Companies in North America on the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 19, 2025--

Phenom, the leader in applied AI that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and retain longer, today announced it earned a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 31st year.

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As artificial intelligence transforms business at breakneck speed, organizations face mounting pressure to adapt their human resources strategies quickly or risk falling behind. The companies that can effectively identify, upskill and keep talent in this rapidly evolving landscape will define the future of work, and Phenom is enabling that transformation at scale.

“The pace of AI-driven change has created an urgent imperative for organizations to move faster and more strategically with their workforces,” said Mahe Bayireddi, CEO and co-founder of Phenom. “Companies can’t afford to wait while technology evolves around them. They need partners that prioritize continuous innovation and deliver applied AI solutions built specifically for their needs. That means specialized by industry, by role, by use case, not generic tools that simply sound innovative.”

The company’s comprehensive AI solution addresses the full spectrum of critical HR initiatives: from data standardization and industry-specific AI agents to real-time personalization, compliance management and deep integrations with existing systems.

This year, Phenom introduced first-to-market AI Agents designed exclusively for HR teams, purpose-built to adapt to each organization’s and industry’s unique requirements. Whether validating clinical expertise in healthcare, managing high-volume screening in retail, navigating compliance-heavy requirements in financial services, or addressing evolving skill needs in manufacturing, these agents transform unstructured enterprise data into actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes.

Determined to help companies connect business strategy directly to talent execution, Phenom also announced three major innovations at its recent IAMPHENOM Europe conference: Enterprise Talent Optimization & Work Redesign analyzes roles at the task level to identify automation and AI enhancement opportunities; Frontline Workforce Lifecycle & Shift Scheduling extends comprehensive talent management to frontline workers including scheduling, mobility, and engagement; and Unified Orchestration Engine coordinates workflows across the entire talent ecosystem while maintaining human oversight and governance.

Building on its recent recognition on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list, as a Top 25 AI Company by the Software Report, and Best Cloud HR/HRMS Solution in The 2024/25 Cloud Awards program, Phenom continues to earn industry acclaim for its native AI solution that understands the context of each organization and its data. This depth of contextual intelligence, spanning industry nuances, regulatory requirements, organizational structure, and workforce dynamics, enables Phenom to deliver precision that generic AI tools cannot match.

“This year’s rankings highlight both enduring leadership and breakthrough momentum,” said Wolfe Tone, US Deloitte Private & Emerging Client Portfolio leader and partner, Deloitte Tax LLP. “More than half of the winners are prior honorees, yet the majority of the top ten are first-time entrants — demonstrating the staying power of established leaders alongside the accelerating growth of new innovators across key sectors. As in previous years, private companies continue to dominate, underscoring the agility that private enterprises bring to competitive markets, enabling the exceptional triple and quadruple digit growth reflected in these rankings.”

Overall, 2025 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 122% to 29,738% over the three-year time frame, with an average growth rate of 1,079%.

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About Phenom

Phenom is an applied AI company that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and retain longer. By uniquely combining proprietary industry-specific AI, agentic AI, automation and personalized experiences, its Intelligent Talent Experience platform helps companies fundamentally reshape their HR processes and strategies for scalable and sustainable transformation. Driven by a purpose to help a billion people find the right work, Phenom takes a holistic approach that unifies the entire talent journey, augmenting human capabilities and creating a symbiotic relationship between technology and talent.

Phenom has earned accolades including: Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies (6 consecutive years), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (5 years), 11 Brandon Hall ‘Excellence in Technology’ awards including Gold for ‘Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact,’ Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards (3 consecutive years), The Cloud Awards 2025/2024, The A.I. Awards 2024, and a regional Timmy Award for launching and optimizing HelpOneBillion.com (2020).

Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.

For more information, please visit www.phenom.com. Connect with Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

About the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Now in its 31st year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2021 to 2024.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology that significantly contributes to the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least US$50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least US$5 million, with a growth rate of 50% or greater. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America (United States and Canada).

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Phenom earned a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America. As AI accelerates workforce transformation, more global employers are relying on Phenom Applied AI to hire faster, develop better and retain longer.

His right arm strapped tight to protect a damaged shoulder, Edin Džeko raised his left hand holding his phone to film Bosnia-Herzegovina’s late-night team celebrations after beating Italy and qualifying for the World Cup.

The 40-year-old talismanic striker smiled as he led teammates singing in the bar-room party while they wore white t-shirts with the 2026 World Cup logo.

Džeko’s goals and inspiration have helped take Bosnia to just its second World Cup as an independent soccer nation since the former Yugoslavia broke up in regional wars during his childhood.

Now the player who has so often carried the team on his shoulders faces a race against time to get his shoulder healed before the tournament starts in 10 weeks.

“I hope that it is not a great injury to Edin Džeko and that he will be able to be with us at the World Cup,” Bosnia coach Sergej Barbarez said, “because he does not have much time.”

Džeko was injured right at the end of the 1-1 draw against Italy and couldn't take part in the ensuing penalty shootout, but the fact that he was still on the field through all of extra time was a sign of his leadership. With the very last kick of the game Džeko was advancing with the ball into Italy’s half when taken down by the hacking challenge of Davide Frattesi.

Džeko stayed on the turf getting treatment for his injured shoulder as the final whistle blew and the teams started preparing for the penalty shootout.

Džeko’s six goals in the qualifying campaign, including an 86th-minute equalizer at Wales in the playoffs semifinal last Thursday, had taken Bosnia to the playoff final. And his strong challenge at a cross to the far post helped tee up Haris Tabaković to cancel 10-man Italy’s lead in the 79th on Tuesday.

Then his younger teammates had to pick up the baton and beat Italy’s storied goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the shootout.

Bosnia went 4-for-4, while two Italians faltered. The team's final two kicks were scored by Wisconsin-born Esmir Bajraktarević — who played one game for the United States two years ago before FIFA approved his switch to Bosnia — and teenager Kerim Alajbegović.

The combined age of Bajraktarević and Alajbegović is 39, one year less than Džeko.

The 18-year-old Alajbegović was not even born when Džeko made his international debut in July 2007 and began a remarkable run of scoring in 20 straight calendar years for his country.

Džeko watched on his with shoulder strapped when Bajraktarević’s decisive spot-kick sneaked underneath Donnarumma's hands to spark wild celebrations in the loud and intimate Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica.

After nine seasons playing in Italy, Džeko spent some time commiserating with the losing players, including former teammates at Inter Milan and Roma.

Then he went up into the seats of the main grandstand to meet family and friends as emotion swept the nation.

“What can I say? We saw everything after that last penalty. Great pride,” Bosnia defender Nikola Katić said. “I’ve never cried after a game, I’m 29 years old, and now the tears have started.”

With or without Džeko, Bosnia should have a great opportunity to advance from its World Cup group, after falling short in 2014 in Brazil.

Bosnia opens against co-host Canada on June 12 in Toronto, then faces Switzerland in Los Angeles and finishes against Qatar in Seattle on June 24.

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An aerial view shows fans celebrating after the Bosnian national team qualified for the World Cup by winning a penalty shootout against Italy, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Bosnia's coach Sergej Barbarez is chaired aloft as he celebrates after winning a penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Bosnia's Edin Dzeko, left, is challenged by Italy's Davide Frattesi during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

An aerial view shows smoke rising above Sarajevo as soccer fans light flares to welcome the Bosnian national team after qualifying for the World Cup by winning a penalty shootout against Italy, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Bosnia's Edin Dzeko, left, greets Italy's Bryan Cristante after a penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying playoff final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)