Little Saints Named No. 103 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List—And the #1 Beverage Company on the List!
With over five million beverages sold and 100%+ year-over-year growth, the functional non-alcoholic cocktail brand ranks No. 103 on this year’s list.
Miami, FL — August 11, 2026 — Little Saints, the non-alcoholic cocktail and spirits brand founded and led by CEO Megan Klein, has been named No. 103 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list—and the top beverage company on the entire list. This ranking puts Little Saints among the fastest-growing private companies in America, with 53% revenue growth from 2024 to 2025, and marks a huge milestone, as it’s the first year an adaptogenic NA spirits brand has made the list. The median growth for AI companies was 279%, and the median growth for CPG companies was 209%. Little Saints' growth over the period of 2023–2025 was 2,699%.
For Klein, the recognition caps off one of the more unconventional founder journeys in the beverage industry. An environmental lawyer turned vertical-farming entrepreneur, she launched Little Saints in 2021, self-funded the company through its first year, and built it into a digitally native brand before appearing on the Season 16 premiere of Shark Tank. She declined the Sharks’ offers and bet on her own valuation, which has since been vindicated by the company’s growth.
“I started Little Saints because I loved cocktails and hated hangovers, and nothing on the shelf captured the magic of a real drink. Making the Inc. 5000 five years in is proof that non-alcoholic isn’t a trend. It’s a structural shift in how America drinks. And we’re just getting started.”
Under Klein’s leadership, Little Saints has become one of the defining brands in functional NA. In the past year alone, the company launched St. Oak—named Best NA Spirit of 2025 by BevNet and now its best-seller—expanded into 120 ABC Fine Wine & Spirits locations across Florida, entered a new partnership with mission-driven retailer The Good Pour, and grew its on-premise presence across bars and restaurants nationwide, following its national launch at Sprouts in 2024 and Whole Foods in California and Florida.
The Inc. 5000 ranks companies by percentage revenue growth over a three-year period.
Inc. 5000 List Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Little Saints
Founded in 2021 by Megan Klein and featured on Shark Tank Season 16, Little Saints crafts non-alcoholic cocktails and spirits powered by functional mushrooms. St. Oak, a sophisticated whiskey alternative, recently joined the brand’s award-winning lineup and was awarded the Best NA Spirit of 2025 by BevNet. It joins the lineup of ready-to-drink cocktails (Negroni Spritz, Paloma, Ginger Mule, Hugo Spritz, and Classic Spritz) and St. Juniper, a gin alternative, and St. Ember, a mezcal-inspired spirit named one of Wine & Spirits’ Top 25 Non-Alcoholic Spirits of 2023. With no sugar and only 5 calories per serving, Little Saints has sold over five million beverages, grown by more than 100% year over year, and is now available in over 1,000 stores nationwide, including Sprouts, where it is the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage, and Whole Foods in California and Florida.
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