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Houston clean energy tax compliance platform tops the Inc. 5000 in 2026
Houston-based Empact Technologies has ridden the clean energy wave to the Inc. 5000’s 30 fastest-growing private companies.
With three-year revenue growth of 8,275 percent, the clean energy tax credit compliance management platform appears at No. 27 on this year’s Inc. 5000 list. The 2026 list ranks private companies based on percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025.
Empact Technologies, also ranks as the No. 2 fastest-growing company in Houston and the No. 4 fastest-growing company in Texas.
Originally founded by Charles Dauber in 2012, Empact Technologies relaunched in 2023 as a purpose-built tool for clean energy tax credit compliance, following the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest clean energy investment incentive in U.S. history.
It provides a platform for clean energy developers, investors, and contractors, and combines its NexusIQ AI-native compliance platform with a dedicated team of technical and regulatory experts to ensure ongoing compliance and documentation.
Empact Technologies is joined by six other Houston-area companies in the top 250 of this year's Inc. 5000, including one that made the top 10.
Here are the six other Houston-area companies that claimed spots in the top 250 on the Inc. 5000 list. Each company name is followed by its ranking, headquarters city, and three-year growth rate.
- No. 6 Equipe Realty, 23,210 percent
- No. 60 Action1, 4,512 percent
- No 75 Signs By G, 3,684 percent
- No. 79 The ’Pause Life, 3,469 percent (Galveston)
- No. 110 Turtlebox Audio, 2,576 percent
- No. 178 Dahnani Private Equity Group, 1,904 percent (Stafford)
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A version of this article first appeared on InnovationMap.com.