39,816.5%
Dogtown Media (No. 547), a mobile technology studio based in Venice, California, went from 4 to 40 employees in three years’ time. That growth is indicative of the other 742 Inc. 5000 companies in the state, which have similarly been on a hiring spree--adding a collective 252,891 jobs since 2014.
To even crack the top 500, companies had to have a three-year revenue growth rate over 1,000 percent. The GymGuyz (No. 292) did this handily, thanks to its brand of home- and office-based personal fitness training. The Plainview , New York-based company booked $3.2 million in 2017, bringing a workout (with gym equipment) to you.
No. 9
No. 10
No. 7
$200M
No. 8
60,000%
No. 6
16,426.7%
No. 9
60,165.5%
No. 3
38,962.9%
Raising the Stakes
Companies making this list on average more than doubled their revenue in three years. Fargo, North Dakota’s Pedigree Technologies (No. 5000) got nearly two thirds of the way there by helping clients better track and communicate with their fleets. The median growth rate for the entire list climbed 172 percent in 2018, a record.
No. 3
No. 10
No. 7
40,000%
No. 4
$100M
No. 5
15,267.8%
71,423.8%
75,660.8%
No. 1
It’s not easy for a 24-year-old company to hit hockey-stick growth; in fact, just 5 percent of the companies on this year’s list are more than two decades old. But that’s just what Philadelphia’s La Colombe (No. 2,527) did. In 2017, its coffee blends and cafes brewed up $70 million in revenue, up from $26 million in 2014. That’s a lot of coffee.
19,717.5%
No. 5
14,821.9%
No. 9
Note: Flexport tied with GForce Life Sciences for No. 8 on the 2018 Inc. 5000. It was listed incorrectly in the print edition.
SWANLEAP
3-year revenue growth, 2014-2017
$300M
No. 6
No. 5
No. 2
20,005.2%
No. 8
No. 2
Little Sunshine’s Playhouse (No. 1,434), based in Springfield, Missouri, is unique--not only for its Reggio Emilia-style education philosophy. The daycare and preschool’s 21 corporate and franchise locations across the U.S., generated $29 million in 2017 revenue. Founder Rochette Dahler is just one of 603 female CEOs on this year’s list, that’s just 12 percent of the total, down from 13 percent in 2014.
20,000%
No. 4
No. 7
No. 2
No. 1
GFORCE
LIFE SCIENCES
SCIENTIST
.COM
revenue growth
There’s fast growth--and then there’s Inc. 5000 fast growth. Collectively, the companies on this year’s list amassed $206.2 billion in revenue in 2017, up 158 percent from $79.8 billion in 2014. Hover and click below for more on this year’s Inc. 5000--including the top 10 in greater detail.
No. 1
velocity global
revenue growth
No. 8 *
$50M
HOME CHEF
No. 4
revenue growth
$150M
depcom power
Popsockets
GForce Life Sciences
50,000%
No. 6
$250M
10,000%
Home chef
revenue growth
Growth, 1,670%
scientist.com
No. 10
70,000%
revenue growth
AERONUX
AIRWAYS
Growth, 57%
revenue growth
revenue growth
garrett companies
POPSOCKETS
revenue growth
Diamond Assets
aeronux airways
No. 3
DIAMOND
ASSETS
swanleap
VELOCITY GLOBAL
Growth, 916%
30,000%
75,000%
revenue growth
Growth, 169%
DEPCOM POWER
Growth, 326%
revenue growth
THE
GARRETT
COMPANIES
$350M
2017 total revenue
