LINNEA Named to the Inc. 5000 for the Second Year in a Row
For the second consecutive year, LINNEA has been named to the Inc. 5000, the annual ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. For a company founded in 2009 around a belief in fragrance, craftsmanship, and the beauty of everyday ritual, the recognition represents something larger than growth alone.
It is a reflection of how LINNEA continues to evolve while remaining rooted in what has defined the brand from the beginning.
“Being named to the Inc. 5000 for the second year in a row is an incredible honor and a meaningful reflection of how LINNEA continues to grow with intention,” said Laura Cler, CEO and Co-Founder of LINNEA. “We have always believed that growth should strengthen what makes a brand distinct, not dilute it. This recognition belongs to our team, our partners, and the community that has supported LINNEA as we continue to expand while staying true to our commitment to craftsmanship, fragrance, and the beauty of everyday ritual.”
Growing LINNEA, Without Losing What Makes It LINNEA
LINNEA began with a love of fragrance and a commitment to making products differently.
Founded in 2009 and rooted in Swedish heritage, the independent, woman-founded and owned company creates fragrance experiences from its Midwest artisan studio across candles, reed diffusers, room sprays, hand and body care, and gifts.
As LINNEA has grown, so has the world around the fragrance.
New collections, new formats, new ways to layer scent throughout the home and a growing community of customers and retail partners have expanded how people experience the brand. Yet the principles behind it remain remarkably consistent: artisan craftsmanship, mindful making, uncompromising quality and fragrance designed to evoke memory and transform space.
That balance between evolution and consistency is central to what this second Inc. 5000 recognition represents.
Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
The Inc. 5000 recognizes independent businesses across the United States based on three-year revenue growth. For the 2026 list, companies were measured on revenue growth from 2022 through 2025.
LINNEA’s 2026 rankings place the brand:
#3,794 among all Inc. 5000 companies
#220 among Consumer Goods companies
#48 among companies in Indiana
#32 in the Indianapolis area
Most importantly, 2026 marks LINNEA’s second consecutive appearance on the Inc. 5000.
For LINNEA, that momentum is an opportunity to continue building what comes next without moving away from the values that brought the company here.
Fragrance, Designed to Transform
Growth has never been the end goal on its own.
The goal is to create fragrance with permanence. To develop scents that become associated with rooms, seasons, people and memories. To make objects that have a place within the rituals of everyday life.
From a candle lit at the end of the day to the continuous fragrance of a reed diffuser, a room spray misted before guests arrive or hand care placed beside the sink, LINNEA continues to explore how fragrance can shift the atmosphere of a space.
That point of view has guided the company since 2009 and remains at the center of its next chapter.
A Recognition Shared
An Inc. 5000 ranking may belong to a company, but LINNEA’s growth belongs to a much larger community.
To the artisans who make each product, the team that brings each collection to life, the independent retailers who have carried LINNEA into their shops, the partners who have helped the brand grow and the customers who continue to make fragrance part of their homes:
Thank you.
Being named to the Inc. 5000 for a second year is a milestone.
What matters most is what we continue to build from here.
Explore the world of LINNEA and discover fragrance designed to transform the everyday.