Two Atlanta software companies made the top 10 of Deloitte’s North America 2020 Technology Fast 500 Rankings.
OneTrust, a privacy and cybersecurity company, claimed the No. 4 spot with a 48,918% revenue growth over a three-year timeframe. CharterUp, a digital marketplace for bus companies, claimed the No. 8 spot with a 24,737% growth. Twenty-two other metro Atlanta companies were named on the list.
Deloitte has created an annual list for 26 years to recognize the public and private technology companies that have the highest percentage fiscal-year growth over a three-year period, which spans 2016-2019 this year. Revenue must be at least $50,000 in 2016 to be eligible, according to its website.
The list is compiled using applications from private companies and public company database research, according to its website. Deloitte declined to disclose how many applicants it had this year.
OneTrust reached unicorn status in 2019 and is now valued at $2.7 billion. It’s co-headquartered in Atlanta and London with offices around the world. The company, led by CEO Kabir Barday, has more than 7,500 customers and 1,500 employees, according to its website. It raised a $210 million Series B in February and was named the No. 1 fastest-growing metro Atlanta technology company on the Chronicle’s Pacesetters list.
It was also named No. 1 fastest-growing company in America by Inc. Magazine, which has a higher threshold for starting revenue than Deloitte and only includes private companies.
OneTrust Chairman Alan Dabbiere attributes some of the company’s growth to its Atlanta headquarters.
“The fact that we have been able to quickly attract a lot of great talent and retain that talent, which is really what I’ll call selfless and hardworking talent, has allowed us to scale,” Dabbiere said. “In software, more than any other business, scale matters.”
CharterUp provides the real-time data of Uber and the bus company options of Expedia, CEO Armir Harris said. The company saw a demand shock at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Harris said business has since picked up and has a new feature that allows companies to have the same dedicated bus and driver. Harris said the company has focused its growth on improving its software technology.
“Culture is very important to us,” Harris said. “We have a culture of intellectual curiosity that really embraces hard work, innovation resourcefulness and transparency. Culture is really the most important factor to our growth.”
CharterUp partners with more than 1,000 bus companies nationwide, according to its website. Harris said the company’s three largest industries are government, education and blue-collar companies. It has no venture capital backing, with Harris being the main investor, but Harris said the company has been “profitable every quarter since inception.”
Software companies dominated Tech Fast 500, making up about 71% of the list, with the next highest being the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, at 14% of the list.
Here are all the metro Atlanta companies that made Deloitte's list:
- OneTrust - No. 4
- CharterUP – No. 8
- FIXD – No. 11
- LeaseQuery – No. 26
- Calendly – No. 97
- GROUNDFLOOR — No. 102
- FullStory – No. 106
- LendingPoint – No. 149
- Ondot Systems – No. 227
- Terminus – No. 229
- SalesLoft – No. 274
- MacStadium – No. 286
- Intelligent Systems Corporation – No. 319
- SaaSOptics – No. 330
- BitPay – No. 341
- AODocs – No. 368
- CallRail – No. 370
- Springbot – No. 371
- QGenda – No. 373
- Wahoo Fitness – No. 405
- Azalea Health – No. 408
- Kahua – No. 415
- Mobilewalla – No. 497
- ShootProof – No. 498
