Meow Wolf named to Fast Company's 'most innovative list'

Meow Wolf continues its innovative ways.

The Santa Fe-based entertainment company is named to Fast Company’s list of World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.

According to Fast Company, this year’s list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations.

“These organizations are setting new standards and achieving remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy,” Fast Company said in a statement.

Jose Tolosa, Meow Wolf CEO, the company, over the past year started a series of innovations designed to expand minds and experiences – all outside of the box.

Meow Wolf’s fourth exhibition, “The Real Unreal” in Grapevine, Texas, opened and the company is readying its fifth location in Houston.

“Every Meow Wolf visit sparks a personal revolution, shattering norms and reimagining the role creativity can play in each one of our lives,” Tolosa said. “Being recognized alongside such groundbreaking companies only fuels our commitment to exploring new realms of innovation and inclusivity.”

In the past year, Meow Wolf broadened its narrative reach and ventured into the digital realm, introducing its universe into the virtual reality gaming space via Mighty Coconut’s Walkabout Mini Golf, and launching the Multiversal Multitool app to enhance the immersive experience within and outside of exhibitions.

Tolosa said in a commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, all exhibitions have achieved Certified Autism Center status, alongside a collaboration with Aira to assist visitors with low hearing or deafness.

Further emphasizing its desire to bring the Meow Wolf Universe to the masses, Meow Wolf crafted immersive worlds with performance activations at festivals such as Life is Beautiful, Vortex, and the upcoming Texas Eclipse.

The World's Most Innovative Companies stands as Fast Company's hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year.

“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies is both a comprehensive look at the innovation economy and a snapshot of the business trends that defined the year,” said Brendan Vaughan, Fast Company editor-in-chief. “We saw extraordinary innovation across the board in 2023, but we also saw a handful of clear patterns: the growing footprint and impact of AI, the triumphant return of live events, and great leaps forward in climate tech. We face daunting challenges on many fronts, but the solutions we celebrate in MIC give me plenty of hope about the future.”