Inc. Magazine – September 2019

(Nancy Kaufman) #1

  • CONVERTKIT 2013 BOISE, IDAHO
    CEO: Nathan Barry, convertkit.com
    Provides an email marketing tool for
    professional creators.


23 7,966% $13.8M 37

PRINTIFY 2015 SAN FRANCISCO
CEO: James Berdigans, printify.com
Operates a print-on-demand platform
connecting e-commerce merchants to
print manufacturers worldwide.

24 7,926.4% $10.5M 70

AWARDCO 2015 OREM, UTAH
CEO: Steve Sonnenberg, award.co
Operates a platform simplifying employee
recognition.

25 7,478.2% $8.9M 42

LUMENAD 2014 MISSOULA, MONT.
CEO: Ryan Hansen, lumenad.com
Provides advertising technology that helps
brands and agencies bring media buying
in-house.

29 7,045.4% $11.8M 60

BEESWAX 2014 NEW YORK CITY
CEO: Ari Paparo, beeswax.com
Provides digital advertising services and
operates a programmatic buying platform.

46 5,768.2% $16.9M 56


  • PODIUM 2014 LEHI, UTAH
    CEO: Eric Rea, podium.com
    Operates an interaction-management platform
    that enables companies with a local presence
    to connect with their customers.


52 5,416.9% $42.5M 430


  • PAX8 2012 GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO.
    CEO: John Street, pax8.com
    Sells expertise in cloud distribution services.


60 4,820.3% $42.4M 254

TERMINUS 2014 ATLANTA
CEO: Eric Spett, terminus.com
Operates a platform for marketing teams at
B2B organizations.

61 4,730.1% $21.5M 162

SECURITY


Companies that provide services related to surveillance systems,
risk management, physical security, and cybersecurity.


Number of companies 10  Total revenue $183.7m  Median revenue $10.8m 
Median growth rate 1208.2%  Total employment 1,477


CISOSHARE 2015 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF.
CEO: Mike Gentile, cisoshare.com
Provides cyber- and information-security
services to organizations.

88 3,623% $3.9M 25


  • EXABEAM 2013 SAN MATEO, CALIF.
    CEO: Nir Polak, exabeam.com
    Provides cybersecurity products to businesses.


134 2,678.5% $38.8M 274



  • KNOWBE4 2010 CLEARWATER, FLA.
    CEO: Stu Sjouwerman, knowbe4.com
    Provides an integrated security-awareness
    training and simulated phishing platform.


161 2,370.4% $72.3M 650

TRANSCEND SECURITY
SOLUTIONS 2014 PHOENIX
CEO: Chris Vetter, transcendsecurity.com
Operates a physical and virtual security
protection business.

248 1,713.5% $8.3M 275

PERIMETER SECURITY
PARTNERS 2014 BRENTWOOD, TENN.
CEO: Wesley Foss, perimetersecuritypartners.com
Designs and supplies security infrastructure for
government and commercial clients.

365 1,248.1% $15.3M 22

SOFTWARE
Companies that design, develop, manufacture, and market software
and software-related services for businesses or individuals.

Number of companies 64  Total revenue $852.5m  Median revenue $7.6m 
Median growth rate 1602.8%  Total employment 6,077

CLEAN JUICE 2015 CHARLOTTE, N.C.
CEOS: Kat Eckles and Landon Eckles, cleanjuice.com
Operates a chain of USDA-certified organic
juice bars.

431 1,047% $4.9M 210


  • CARLOTZ 2011 RICHMOND, VA.
    CEO: Michael Bor, carlotz.com
    Provides a way to consign and buy used cars.


435 1,043.9% $38.5M 125


  • MORNING LAVENDER 2014 TUSTIN, CALIF.
    CEO: Kim Le Pham, morninglavender.com
    Sells women’s clothing and accessories online
    and at two locations in California.


456 992.7% $4.4M 45

THIGO INTERNATIONAL
2011 SAN GABRIEL, CALIF.
CEO: Edwin Wai, gemorie.com
Operates a website selling jewelry, handbags,
and other accessories.

458 987% $3.6M 8


  • SAVED BY THE DRESS 2013 MIAMI
    CEO: Bill Saedlo, savedbythedress.com
    Sells women’s clothing and accessories online.


459 986.4% $11.3M 20

ANGEL HEART BOUTIQUE
2015 EDMOND, OKLA.
CEOS: Felipe Resende and Schayene Silva,
angelheartboutique.com
Operates an online boutique selling women’s
plus-size clothing.

461 980.6% $2.8M 6

VEDDER HOLSTERS
2012 MOUNT DORA, FLA.
CEOS: Brooke Vedder and Mike Vedder,
vedderholsters.com
Handcrafts gun accessories, such as holsters
and apparel.

492 894.7% $5.4M 30

TOMAHAWK STRATEGIC
SOLUTIONS 2014 NASHVILLE
CEO: Keith Walawender,
tomahawkstrategicsolutions.com
Provides training, advisory services, and
continuing education to prepare organizations
for threats and evolving situations.

392 1,168.3% $2.8M 12


  • KISI SECURITY 2012 BROOKLYN
    CEO: Bernhard Mehl, getkisi.com
    Installs and maintains keyless access
    control systems.


421 1,093.3% $2.8M 35

AYSCO TECHNOLOGY
INTEGRATION 1988 KENT, OHIO
CEO: Eric Frasier, ayscoinc.com
Operates a commercial technology integration
company focusing on enterprise-level clients.

433 1,045.7% $20.4M 34

KENNA SECURITY 2011 SAN FRANCISCO
CEO: Karim Toubba, kennasecurity.com
Provides predictive cyber-risk services to
organizations.

434 1,045% $13.2M 130

POINT3 SECURITY 2014 PERRY HALL, MD.
CEOS: Evan Dornbush and John Rigney,
ittakesahuman.com
Operates an information-security organization
providing training and analytic tools.

467 966.2% $5.8M 20

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RANK THREE-YEAR GROWTH 2018 REVENUE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES •Past honoree ••Two-time past honoree •••Three-time past honoree


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