A Huntsville real estate company has landed among the nation’s fastest-growing private businesses for the seventh time.
Freedom Real Estate & Capital was ranked No. 3,951 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 after posting 62% revenue growth over three years.
The annual Inc. 5000 ranks privately held U.S. companies based on percentage revenue growth, with this year’s list measuring growth from 2022 through 2025.
“Hitting this milestone for the seventh time is an incredible honor, but the real story is how we got here,” Freedom President Lee Holland said. “Our employee-ownership model is the heartbeat of Freedom; it creates a level of accountability, passion, and alignment that you simply don’t find in traditional corporate structures.”
Holland said that ownership model has helped drive the company’s continued growth.
“We are growing because our people are personally invested in our collective success, and that is the ultimate competitive advantage,” he said.
Freedom is a full-service commercial real estate company with a portfolio valued at more than $130 million in commercial and industrial properties.
The company is a sister company of Huntsville defense contractor Torch Technologies and SIMVANA, which develops medical training devices. All three are wholly owned subsidiaries of Starfish Holdings.
“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” Inc. Editor-in-Chief Mike Hofman said. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance. It reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact.”
To qualify for the 2026 list, companies had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit and independent as of Dec. 31, 2025. Companies were also required to have generated at least $100,000 in revenue in 2022 and at least $2 million in 2025.
The 2026 honorees will be recognized at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala Oct. 14-16 in Dallas.
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