Q3 2026 · v3.2 Framework

Innovation Universe
Stack Rank.

50 companies scored across two dimensions: a Raw Innovation Score measuring genuine disruptive impact, and a Financial Quality Score assessing business fundamentals. The two are combined into a Final Innovation Score — the composite that drives every buy, hold, and sell decision at Grothe Capital.

Tiers:

Tier 1Core Conviction (2–3 positions)

Tier 2Venture Basket (8–15 positions)

Tier 3Watch / Research Universe

Updated 2026-06-03 · Not investment advice

#	Ticker	Company	Industry	Raw Innovation Score	Financial Quality Score	Final Innovation Score	Tier	Verdict
1	META	Meta Platforms Social / Advertising Platform / AI Software & Agent Productivity (Llama) / AR/VR (Reality Labs)	AI Software	82.7	51.6	+73.3	Tier 1	Strong Buy
2	GOOGL	Alphabet Inc. Search / Advertising / Cloud (GCP/TPU) / AI Software (Gemini) / Autonomous Vehicles (Waymo)	AI Infrastructure	50.1	42.4	+47.8	Tier 1	Strong Buy
3	PLTR	Palantir Technologies AI Software (AIP/Foundry/Gotham) / Agentic AI & Knowledge Worker Displacement	AI Software	40.0	46.7	+42.0	Tier 1	Strong Buy
4	NVDA	NVIDIA Corp AI Infrastructure (GPU/Accelerators) / AI Software (CUDA/NIM/Omniverse) / Physical AI & Robotics	AI Infrastructure	27.6	66.0	+39.1	Tier 2	Buy
5	CRM	Salesforce AI Software & Agent Productivity (Agentforce)	AI Software	37.9	39.1	+38.3	Tier 2	Buy
6	MSFT	Microsoft Corp Cloud (Azure) / AI Software & Copilot / Agentic AI & Knowledge Worker Displacement	AI Infrastructure	34.1	45.8	+37.6	Tier 2	Buy
7	ARM	Arm Holdings Semiconductor IP (ISA Licensing) / AI Edge / Inference (Armv9/CSS)	AI Infrastructure	36.8	39.3	+37.6	Tier 2	Buy
8	AMZN	Amazon.com Cloud (AWS) & Annapurna Silicon / AI Software (Bedrock/Alexa+) / Autonomous Logistics (Warehouse/Delivery)	AI Infrastructure	45.7	15.7	+36.7	Tier 2	Buy
9	ANET	Arista Networks AI Back-End Datacenter Networking	AI Infrastructure	23.8	49.8	+31.6	Tier 2	Buy
10	NOW	ServiceNow Enterprise Workflow AI (Now Platform) / Agentic AI & Knowledge Worker Displacement	AI Software	29.7	30.7	+30.0	Tier 2	Buy
11	COIN	Coinbase Global Tokenized Assets & DeFi (Exchange/Custody) / Stablecoin / USDC Rails	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	27.2	34.7	+29.5	Tier 2	Buy
12	MRVL	Marvell Technology Custom Silicon + Optical DSP	AI Infrastructure	32.1	22.1	+29.1	Tier 2	Buy
13	UBER	Uber Technologies Autonomous Mobility Network	Autonomous Vehicles	28.6	20.8	+26.2	Tier 2	Buy
14	KLAC	KLA Corp Semi Equipment (Process Control/Metrology)	AI Infrastructure	13.0	54.7	+25.5	Tier 2	Buy
15	QCOM	Qualcomm Mobile / Edge AI (Snapdragon)	AI Infrastructure	18.8	38.9	+24.8	Tier 2	Hold
16	LRCX	Lam Research Semi Equipment (Etch/Deposition)	AI Infrastructure	10.7	49.1	+22.2	Tier 2	Hold
17	ZS	Zscaler Zero-Trust / SSE	AI Software	23.0	15.6	+20.8	Tier 2	Hold
18	TSM	Taiwan Semiconductor Leading-Edge Foundry	AI Infrastructure	7.1	50.4	+20.1	Tier 2	Hold
19	CRCL	Circle Internet Group Stablecoin Infrastructure (USDC)	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	29.3	-8.3	+18.0	Tier 2	Hold
20	PANW	Palo Alto Networks Platform Security (AI SOC)	AI Software	13.9	27.6	+18.0	Tier 2	Hold
21	MU	Micron Technology HBM / AI Memory	AI Infrastructure	15.5	23.9	+18.0	Tier 2	Hold
22	AMAT	Applied Materials Semi Equipment (Broad WFE)	AI Infrastructure	8.6	38.2	+17.5	Tier 2	Hold
23	MBLY	Mobileye Autonomous Vehicles (ADAS/AV Stack)	Autonomous Vehicles	18.2	10.8	+16.0	Tier 2	Hold
24	MELI	MercadoLibre E-comm + Fintech Flywheel (LatAm)	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	10.5	25.8	+15.1	Tier 2	Hold
25	NU	Nu Holdings Digital Bank (LatAm)	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	10.5	25.7	+15.1	Tier 2	Hold
26	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices AI Hardware (GPU/MI Series) / Semiconductor Design (EPYC CPU) / Physical AI / Edge (Xilinx/Embedded)	AI Infrastructure	12.5	20.5	+14.9	Tier 2	Hold
27	FSLR	First Solar Solar Manufacturing (Thin-Film/Series 7)	Distributed Energy	6.3	33.9	+14.6	Tier 2	Hold
28	ASML	ASML Holding EUV Lithography	AI Infrastructure	0.0	48.4	+14.5	Tier 2	Hold
29	TSLA	Tesla Inc. Autonomous Vehicles (FSD/Robotaxi) / Robotics (Optimus) / Distributed Energy (Storage/Solar) / Electric Vehicles	Autonomous Vehicles	19.9	1.6	+14.4	Tier 2	Hold
30	CRWD	CrowdStrike AI-Native Cybersecurity (Falcon)	AI Software	13.5	15.7	+14.2	Tier 2	Hold
31	TTD	The Trade Desk AdTech (AI Bidding/Kokai)	AI Software	0.0	42.5	+12.8	Tier 2	Hold
32	HOOD	Robinhood Markets Retail Crypto + Equities Convergence	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	2.4	34.1	+11.9	Tier 2	Hold
33	AVGO	Broadcom Inc. Custom Silicon / ASIC / AI Software (VMware/Infra SW)	AI Infrastructure	0.0	38.7	+11.6	Tier 2	Hold
34	ISRG	Intuitive Surgical Surgical Robotics (da Vinci)	Robotics	0.0	37.7	+11.3	Tier 2	Hold
35	FLNC	Fluence Energy Grid-Scale Storage (BESS) / Long-Duration Storage (LDES)	Distributed Energy	30.8	-36.4	+10.6	Tier 2	Hold
36	RKLB	Rocket Lab USA Space Launch & Systems / Neutron Reusable Launch	Space	21.4	-16.4	+10.0	Tier 2	Hold
37	SNOW	Snowflake Data Cloud (Cortex AI)	AI Software	22.4	-20.7	+9.5	Watch	Watch
38	ABB	ABB Ltd Industrial Robotics	Robotics	9.5	8.6	+9.2	Watch	Watch
39	AEP	American Electric Power Grid/Utility + Data-Center Interconnect	Distributed Energy	4.8	17.8	+8.7	Watch	Watch
40	CEG	Constellation Energy Nuclear Baseload + Data-Center PPA	Distributed Energy	1.9	24.1	+8.6	Watch	Watch
41	DDOG	Datadog Observability (LLM-Ops/AI Monitoring)	AI Software	0.0	23.4	+7.0	Watch	Watch
42	NET	Cloudflare Edge Cloud / Inference (Workers AI)	AI Infrastructure	6.7	5.4	+6.3	Watch	Watch
43	IONQ	IonQ Inc. Quantum Computing (Trapped-Ion Systems) / Quantum Networking (QKD/Quantum Internet)	Frontier Compute (Quantum)	23.5	-40.0	+4.4	Watch	Watch
44	ENPH	Enphase Energy Solar Inverters + Residential Storage	Distributed Energy	0.0	14.3	+4.3	Watch	Watch
45	OKLO	Oklo Inc. Advanced Nuclear / SMR (Aurora Powerhouse) / Nuclear Fuel Recycling (HALEU/Centrus JV)	Distributed Energy	27.2	-55.0	+2.5	Watch	Watch
46	ASTS	AST SpaceMobile Space-based Cellular Broadband	Space	12.7	-23.7	+1.8	Watch	Watch
47	SYM	Symbotic Warehouse Automation Robotics	Robotics	0.0	4.0	+1.2	Watch	Watch
48	SOFI	SoFi Technologies Neobank / Crypto Convergence	Tokenized Assets/DeFi	0.0	-8.8	-2.6	Watch	Sell
49	VST	Vistra Corp Nuclear+Gas+Storage (Data-Center Power)	Distributed Energy	0.0	-13.3	-4.0	Watch	Sell
50	AUR	Aurora Innovation Autonomous Trucking	Autonomous Logistics	15.4	-60.9	-7.5	Watch	Sell

Grothe Capital — Q3'26 Innovation Universe Stack Rank v3.2 · Last updated 2026-06-03 · For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

Innovation UniverseStack Rank.

Innovation Universe
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