125. That’s how many Austin-based businesses are on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest-growing companies in the nation.
Inc.com determined rankings according to percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period from 2019 to 2022. Of the Austin businesses — which boast 294% median growth and 10,721 jobs created combined — 75 are repeat honorees and 25 are newly founded.
Shout out to all 125 companies that made the list — let’s get to know a few of them.
No. 2: CharterUp
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Travel + hospitality
- Growth: 111,130%
- What they do: CharterUp is a fully integrated marketplace for bus charters in the US with real-time booking.
No. 19: Publishing.com
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Business products + services
- Growth: 16,497%
- What they do: Publishing.com is an online education company helping people with their own online book publishing business.
No. 90: Norwood
- Founded: 2016
- Industry: Human resources
- Growth: 5,189%
- What they do: Norwood is a health care staffing and consulting company specializing in mid-revenue cycle management.
No. 112: CloudServus
- Founded: 2014
- Industry: IT services
- Growth: 4,215%
- What they do: CloudServus is a consultancy firm aiming to become a top 1% Microsoft consulting and licensing partner.
No. 180: LeasePoint Funding Group
- Founded: 2016
- Industry: Financial services
- Growth: 2,920%
- What they do: LeasePoint offers automatic underwriting, electronic documents, and same-day funding.
No. 192: Backd
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Financial services
- Growth: 2,819%
- What they do: Backd is a commercial lender supporting growing businesses.
No. 193: CertifID
- Founded: 2017
- Industry: Software
- Growth: 2,807%
- What they do: CertifID is dedicated to fighting wire fraud for the real estate industry.
No. 238: Howdy.com
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: Software
- Growth: 2,322%
- What they do: Howdy.com helps tech companies in the US hire and manage teams in Latin America.
No. 306: Atmosphere
- Founded: 2019
- Industry: Advertising + marketing
- Growth: 1,865%
- What they do: Atmosphere offers an ad-supported, connected TV platform for businesses with 50+ channels, plus national and hyperlocal advertising.
No. 307: Webforce
- Founded: 2016
- Industry: Business products + services
- Growth: 1,862%
- What they do: Webforce is an e-commerce, customer relationship, and sales call center organization helping online businesses in health and wellness.
No. 319: Newron Tech
- Founded: 2015
- Industry: IT services
- Growth: 1,796%
- What they do: Newron Tech is an IT services and consulting firm helping customers solve complex business challenges with technology innovations.
No. 366: Serenity Kids
- Founded: 2016
- Industry: Food + beverage
- Growth: 1,577%
- What they do: Serenity Kids is a fast-growing baby food brand featuring nutrient-rich ingredients, including grain-free and dairy-free products.
No. 404: ElectroNeek
- Founded: 2019
- Industry: Software
- Growth: 1,443%
- What they do: ElectroNeek is a RPA platform that allows organizations to build recurring revenue for clients.
No. 425: Fat Earth Media
- Founded: 2019
- Industry: Advertising + marketing
- Growth: 1,358%
- What they do: Fat Earth Media is a performance creative marketing agency focused on helping e-commerce brands expand their reach.
No. 431: Datad Solutions
- Founded: 2018
- Industry: IT services
- Growth: 1,344%
- What they do: Datad Solutions provides clients and partners with professional services that support their IT systems and infrastructure goals.
No. 481: Gembah
- Founded: 2017
- Industry: Software
- Growth: 1,214%
- What they do: Gembah offers an end-to-end product development platform helping companies and innovators take ideas from concept to reality.
No. 501: BK Beauty
- Founded: 2019
- Industry: Consumer products
- Growth: 1,170%
- What they do: BK beauty is a digitally native cosmetics brand offering online content that teaches women how to use makeup with ease.
... And that’s just a fraction of Austin’s talent. Read the full list.
