CANDA Solutions Ranks No. 538 on the 2026 Inc. 5000
COLUMBIA, MD – August 14, 2026 – CANDA Solutions, LLC has ranked No. 538 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Three-year revenue growth of 646% moved the company up nearly 200 places from No. 734 in 2025, its fourth appearance on the list.
“Moving up to No. 538 says something about consistency, not just a single good year,” said Michael Miller, Chief Operating Officer of CANDA Solutions. “Our customers are being asked to vet more people, more often, with the same staff. When a program moves from periodic reviews to continuous vetting, the old process doesn’t scale. It has to be rebuilt. That’s the work we do, and this ranking reflects how much of it there is.”
CANDA’s growth tracks rising demand for technology that turns complex risk, compliance, vetting, insider threat, and investigative processes into faster, more consistent operational decisions, driven by Trusted Workforce 2.0 implementation, continuous vetting mandates, and cleared workforce expansion across the Defense Industrial Base.
At the center of that work is Fresh Haystack, CANDA’s purpose-built platform for personnel and company vetting, industrial security, insider threat programs, and investigations management. The low-code platform streamlines clearance workflows, automates compliance activities, and standardizes risk assessment across sensitive security operations, helping customers reduce risk without disrupting the mission.
“Growth is exciting, but impact is the real measure,” said Erin Gill, Head of Field Investigations at CANDA Solutions. “In the field, the difference shows up in hours not spent chasing records across disconnected systems. Give investigators that time back and they do the work only people can do: the analysis and the judgment.”
The Inc. 5000 provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies in the nation’s independent, entrepreneurial business sector. CANDA is among a select group of organizations to appear four times.
For the complete 2026 Inc. 5000 rankings and company profiles, visit inc.com/inc5000.
About CANDA Solutions
CANDA Solutions is the risk management force multiplier for national security enterprises. For more than 18 years, the company has helped federal agencies, Defense Industrial Base contractors, and Fortune 500 organizations transform compliance into operational advantage. CANDA holds a Top Secret facility clearance and is SOC 2 Type 2 audited.
Its Fresh Haystack platform supports measurable risk reduction across personnel vetting, industrial security, insider threat, and investigations programs while helping customers maintain mission continuity.
For more information, visit candasolutions.com and freshhaystack.com.
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