CHICAGO – October 16, 2026 -- Eleven vendors are new or returning on Tercera's fifth annual Tercera 30 ranking, the most turnover the growth equity firm has recorded in its Market Anchors category, as Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir join that group for the first time.

The 2026-2027 list ranks the software and AI vendors and partner ecosystems with the greatest services growth potential for IT services firms. Tercera, an investment and advisory firm for AI and technology service firms, said the list reflects the shift across IT services in the AI era.