WASHINGTON, April 7, 2026 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today revealed that Teal has been ranked No. 94 on its sixth annual Inc. Regionals: Mid-Atlantic list – the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the Mid-Atlantic. The region includes Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals list offers a data-driven look at the independent small businesses driving growth across the Mid-Atlantic economy. Companies on this year’s list demonstrate exceptional revenue expansion, resilience, and job creation during a challenging economic period.
“Being named to the Inc. Regionals list is a meaningful milestone for our entire team,” said Don Sauer, Teal CEO and cofounder. “Our continued growth in the Washington, DC area reflects a deep commitment to delivering high-touch, high-performance managed IT solutions that help our clients build more resilient IT environments, free up time through automation, and scale reliably. This recognition underscores the trust organizations across the DC region place in our people and disciplined approach.”
Between 2022 and 2024, these 137 private companies had a median growth rate of 74 percent; by 2024, they’d also added 8,399 jobs and $10.6 billion to the region’s economy.
Complete results of the Inc. Regionals: Mid-Atlantic, including company profiles and an interactive database sortable by industry and metro area, will be available beginning March 31 at: https://www.inc.com/regionals/mid-atlantic.
“The honorees on this year’s Inc. Regionals list achieved exceptional growth at a time when the odds were against them. Amid inflation, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing economic uncertainty, they didn’t just persevere – they innovated, adapted, and thrived. Their resilience made them standouts in their industries and true growth engines in their regions,” said Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc.
About Teal
Teal is an independently owned, managed IT services provider trusted by growth-focused executives at small and mid-sized businesses who demand high performance, strong security, and strategic impact. Every solution is engineered for measurable outcomes – from advising on AI policy and governance to developing IT strategies aligned with business objectives.
As new technologies and risks emerge, Teal keeps clients secure and compliant through a dedicated cybersecurity team and by embedding best-in-class MDR with a 24/7 SOC into its standard services. The company has a track record of reducing downtime, risk, and IT complexity for clients across industries like government contracting, nonprofits, RIAs, and financial services.
More about Inc. and the Inc. Regionals
Methodology
The Inc. Regionals lists are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
