Top Licensing Startups in 2027

Certify is revolutionizing the healthcare industry by laying the infrastructure upon which the next generation of provider-centric applications (network adequacy, accuracy, provider utilization, etc.) will be built. As innovative digital health plans and provider care models continue to scale and challenge traditional care models, the need for a centralized data infrastructure has never been greater. Our platform will support the future of healthcare innovation by becoming the source of truth of provider data, and making that data easily accessible and actionable for the entire healthcare ecosystem. We are on a mission to change how the US healthcare industry deals with provider data. Our goal is to reduce the cost of healthcare by streamlining access to provider data and reducing administrative and regulatory burden on healthcare organizations.

The Brand Licensing Network. We connect today's best brands with leading manufacturers and retailers across the globe. iQ License has a mission to create an on-line platform for the licensing industry that enables top-tier licensors and licensees to find, acquire and manage their key business partners. As a member of the iQ License platform, both licensors and licensees can benefit from more efficient workflow and application processes. iQ License connects world class brands with the best licensees, who provide consumers with phenomenal licensed products.

Evonaire is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation building foundational infrastructure for the emotional web. Our platform combines voice-first experiences, ethical AI, creator licensing, and privacy-first technology to help people safely create, share, and protect emotional knowledge. We are developing proprietary systems including UPstream™ Licensing, ClaimChain™, GAIA™, and consent-based creator tools designed for the next generation of emotional intellectual property. Our mission is to make emotional creativity ownable, licensable, and protected while advancing accessibility, privacy, and human dignity.

LegacyCore Holdings, Inc. is a defense and enterprise tech conglomerate fundamentally re-architecting how global data is stored, transmitted, and protected. We build un-jammable hardware networks, air-gapped server vaults, and zero-bloat operating systems designed to withstand state-sponsored cyber threats and prevent catastrophic global IT outages. We do not rely on legacy third-party vendors. We build from the bare metal up. Our technology is "Dual-Use"—engineered to secure commercial sectors (Healthcare, Finance, Critical Infrastructure) while meeting the rigorous demands of tactical defense applications.