The annual Inc. 5000 came out today, which lists the fastest-growing private companies in America.
The city of Chicago had 107 companies on this year's list, the second most of any city in the US. Six Chicago companies cracked the top 100, including Strike Social, Reverb, Growth Pay, Avant, Hotel Rehabs and Level Office.
The list is determined by percentage revenue growth from 2013 to 2016. To qualify, companies had to be founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2013, and be based in the US, privately held, for profit and independent. The minimum revenue required to be considered was $100,000 in 2013 and $2 million in 2016.
Plenty of other notable Chicago tech companies made this year's Inc. 5000, including Hireology, Mystery Tackle Box, Outcome Health, YCharts and InContext Solutions.
Check out the full list of Chicago companies below.
Account Name | Year Founded | Inc. 5000 2017 Ranking | No. of employees in 2013 | No. of employees in 2016 |
Strike Social | 2013 | 17 | 5 | 100 |
Reverb.com | 2012 | 18 | 5 | 116 |
GrowthPlay | 2013 | 22 | 1 | 140 |
Avant | 2012 | 47 | 97 | 468 |
Hotel Rehabs | 2010 | 93 | 2 | 7 |
Level Office | 2013 | 94 | 4 | 34 |
Eligo Energy | 2012 | 111 | 15 | 37 |
Talent Rover | 2011 | 151 | 25 | 110 |
Walton Contractors | 2012 | 197 | 2 | 18 |
OppLoans | 2009 | 219 | 10 | 101 |
Mabbly | 2013 | 238 | 2 | 25 |
Verde Solutions | 2012 | 289 | 3 | 32 |
Hireology | 2010 | 332 | 18 | 110 |
Payline | 2010 | 363 | 2 | 37 |
Prospect Equities | 2000 | 417 | 20 | 200 |
Mystery Tackle Box | 2012 | 435 | 3 | 22 |
ReVamp Electronics | 2007 | 477 | 8 | 36 |
Renovo Financial | 2011 | 506 | 7 | 32 |
Navigate Power | 2012 | 550 | 4 | 45 |
Buildout | 2010 | 576 | 3 | 30 |
Outcome Health | 2006 | 597 | 46 | 520 |
Best Home Healthcare Network | 2009 | 672 | 5 | 25 |
Tiesta Tea Company | 2010 | 759 | 7 | 14 |
eValuation Zone | 2010 | 776 | 5 | 12 |
Signal Digital | 2010 | 826 | 83 | 160 |
Guy Bauer | 2010 | 833 | 5 | 25 |
The SMB Help Desk | 2013 | 843 | 8 | 35 |
10th Magnitude | 2010 | 1157 | 11 | 42 |
YCharts | 2009 | 1158 | 15 | 50 |
Cloudbakers | 2010 | 1162 | 10 | 22 |
5thColumn | 2012 | 1246 | 2 | 35 |
The Revel Group | 2007 | 1260 | 30 | 300 |
TopstepTrader | 2012 | 1261 | 13 | 28 |
Devbridge Group | 2008 | 1324 | 70 | 216 |
BidMed | 2012 | 1337 | 4 | 8 |
Logical Media Group | 2006 | 1413 | 10 | 37 |
BCV Social | 2010 | 1440 | 40 | 76 |
kordinator | 2010 | 1472 | 5 | 11 |
Eight Bit Studios | 2008 | 1484 | 10 | 38 |
LEEP Forward | 2001 | 1548 | 20 | 43 |
Pin-Point Logistics | 2010 | 1586 | 2 | 8 |
Chicago Music Exchange | 1990 | 1643 | 25 | 76 |
d'aprile properties | 2010 | 1775 | 40 | 325 |
Americorp-The Matt Laricy Group | 2013 | 1792 | 4 | 7 |
Fulton Grace Realty | 2008 | 1793 | 25 | 35 |
Sales Empowerment Group & Sales University Group | 2009 | 1808 | 26 | 57 |
NeonCRM | 2004 | 1810 | 11 | 38 |
Lincoln Security Services | 2011 | 1837 | 75 | 220 |
LuxeDecor | 2009 | 1861 | 6 | 26 |
ShuttleCloud | 2010 | 1928 | 8 | 24 |
The Federal Savings Bank | 2011 | 1966 | 525 | 879 |
Windsor Advantage | 2010 | 1999 | 12 | 25 |
Chicago Yacht Works | 2001 | 2095 | 16 | 21 |
Brilliant | 2009 | 2136 | 56 | 78 |
CrossRealms | 2008 | 2138 | 8 | 31 |
Mediafly | 2006 | 2268 | 19 | 34 |
Punchkick Interactive | 2006 | 2355 | 47 | 53 |
EXIT Strategy Realty | 2009 | 2356 | 63 | 136 |
Liquidus Marketing | 2001 | 2358 | 31 | 141 |
Rise Interactive | 2004 | 2394 | 88 | 219 |
AArete | 2008 | 2422 | 60 | 155 |
AdaptiBar | 2003 | 2444 | 6 | 6 |
NSource | 2012 | 2502 | 50 | 200 |
Source Alliance Network | 2010 | 2524 | 4 | 20 |
Luxury Living Chicago Realty | 2007 | 2526 | 4 | 25 |
rEvolution | 2001 | 2528 | 65 | 78 |
Digerati Group | 2000 | 2530 | 17 | 74 |
BlueBolt | 2005 | 2544 | 17 | 24 |
Culture Studio | 2005 | 2560 | 30 | 85 |
Clarity Partners | 2004 | 2561 | 80 | 134 |
Lyons Consulting Group | 2003 | 2637 | 97 | 241 |
Paramount Lodging Advisors | 2007 | 2724 | 15 | 21 |
Transportation One | 2010 | 2785 | 10 | 42 |
Balani Custom Clothiers | 1961 | 2893 | 14 | 35 |
Snap36 | 2008 | 2900 | 8 | 21 |
Exact Data | 2001 | 2974 | 37 | 110 |
Perfect Search Media | 2010 | 2984 | 15 | 18 |
Xtreme Xperience | 2012 | 2985 | 9 | 30 |
Walker Sands Communications | 2001 | 3043 | 30 | 77 |
Burwood Group | 1997 | 3079 | 94 | 169 |
agencyEA | 1999 | 3099 | 56 | 85 |
Hirewell | 2001 | 3271 | 25 | 55 |
LoadDelivered | 2008 | 3307 | 58 | 73 |
Be Found Online | 2009 | 3589 | 21 | 41 |
Medix | 2001 | 3598 | 232 | 358 |
@properties | 2000 | 3616 | 100 | 146 |
Pangea Properties | 2008 | 3620 | 387 | 447 |
Lightology | 2001 | 3661 | 61 | 83 |
TalentRISE | 2008 | 3739 | 4 | 9 |
Meeting Tomorrow | 2003 | 3756 | 60 | 65 |
YJT Solutions | 2001 | 3781 | 18 | 38 |
No Limit Agency | 2008 | 3822 | 23 | 28 |
Advanced Resources | 1988 | 3837 | 61 | 81 |
InContext Solutions | 2009 | 3984 | 59 | 82 |
AE Marketing Group | 2011 | 4001 | 3 | 7 |
Blue Magnet Interactive Marketing & Media | 2007 | 4013 | 10 | 25 |
Productive Edge | 2008 | 4285 | 82 | 129 |
HighTower | 2007 | 4288 | 289 | 467 |
LaSalle Network | 1998 | 4450 | 80 | 170 |
Addison Group | 1999 | 4462 | 142 | 668 |
SingleHop | 2006 | 4483 | 101 | 154 |
ServerCentral | 2000 | 4621 | 68 | 101 |
Clarity Insights | 2004 | 4683 | 105 | 319 |
Russian Pointe | 1998 | 4901 | 15 | 20 |
Nitel | 1997 | 4903 | 108 | 149 |
Real Restoration Group | 2011 | 4951 | 65 | 136 |
WunderLand Group | 2009 | 4959 | 22 | 31 |