The brash, bold, bright upstarts on our 2018 Startup 50 ranking of Canada’s Top New Growth Companies represent the most promising enterprises the country has to offer. They’ve successfully brought innovative new ideas, products and services to market at a breakneck pace, and they’ve done it in style. Pay attention: These businesses are the next big thing.

† = $US

Rank	Company	2-year revenue growth (%)	2017 revenue ($mil)	Industry	City	Province	Employees, 2017 (full-time equivalent)
1	Fleet Optics	6,468	10-20	Transportation & Logistics	Mississauga	Ont.	114
2	Tangent Animation	5,222	10-20	Marketing & Media	Winnipeg	Man.	141
3	Mill Street & Co.	3,280	100-200	Diversified	Thornhill	Ont.	600
4	Endy	2,956	20-50	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	20
5	Tina Davies Professional	2,241	2-5	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	8
6	CHICC (Canadian Home Improvement Credit Corp.)	2,106	2-5	Financial Services	Mississauga	Ont.	9
7	Kontrol Energy	2,028	5-10	Energy	Vaughan	Ont.	43
8	MissFresh	1,992	2-5	Retail	Montreal	Que.	53
9	Jacked Factory	1,940	5-10	Retail	St. John's	Nfld.	3
10	ForeverSpin	1,419	5-10	Manufacturing	Toronto	Ont.	12
11	HonkMobile	1,306	5-10	Financial Services	Toronto	Ont.	9
12	Platform Insurance	1,257	2-5	Financial Services	Toronto	Ont.	25
13	Eva's Original Chimneys	1,249	2-5	Retail	Mississauga	Ont.	33
14	Swift Labs	1,048	2-5	Manufacturing	Kitchener	Ont.	26
15	MatchBox	970	5-10	Human Resources	Vancouver	B.C.	60
16	Breakthrough Academy	945	2-5	Professional Services	Vancouver	B.C.	16
17	Inkbox	928	5-10†	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	35
18	AlayaCare	914	2-5	Software	Toronto	Ont.	64
19	Carrot Rewards	811	5-10	Marketing & Media	Toronto	Ont.	32
20	Creos	789	1-2	Professional Services	Longueuil	Que.	11
21	Invoice Simple	745	1-2	Software	Vancouver	B.C.	7
22	Curate Mobile	731	10-20	Marketing & Media	Toronto	Ont.	18
23	Voltera	688	1-2	Manufacturing	Kitchener	Ont.	10
24	Traxxall Technologies	688	2-5	Software	Montreal	Que.	48
25	Caliber Communications	688	2-5	Information Technology	Hamilton	Ont.	45
26	Humanify360	672	2-5	Human Resources	Montreal	Que.	15
27	Affinity	670	10-20	Human Resources	Vancouver	B.C.	97
28	HiMama	656	1-2	Software	Toronto	Ont.	26
29	GreenFrog Construction	650	2-5	Construction	Vaughan	Ont.	40
30	FreshWorks Studio	631	1-2	Software	Victoria	B.C.	25
31	WithinUs	611	1-2	Manufacturing	Burnaby	B.C.	8
32	OVC Assurance	582	1-2	Financial Services	Longueuil	Que.	29
33	Nix Sensor	540	1-2	information Technology	Hamilton	Ont.	18
34	Sampler	539	1-2	Software	Toronto	Ont.	16
35	Blender Networks	444	10-20	Marketing & Media	Halifax	N.S.	14
36	TrackTik	437	5-10	Software	Montreal	Que.	55
37	Underdog Studio	393	1-2	Marketing & Media	Toronto	Ont.	9
38	R2i	384	10-20	Information Technology	Montreal	Que.	19
39	CrowdRiff	365	1-2†	Software	Toronto	Ont.	56
40	Collective Arts Brewing	361	10-20	Manufacturing	Hamilton	Ont.	69
41	iPro Group	359	1-2	Marketing & Media	Richmond	B.C.	21
42	Array of Stars	344	1-2	Marketing & Media	Toronto	Ont.	9
43	Truespeed Internet Services	343	2-5	Telecommunications	Brockville	Ont.	19
44	5 Point Operations	338	10-20	Construction	Kelowna	B.C.	450
45	StackAdapt	335	10-20	Marketing & Media	Toronto	Ont.	62
46	Flytographer	317	2-5	Consumer Services	Victoria	B.C.	18
47	Encircled	312	1-2	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	10
48	Be One Breed	287	5-10	Manufacturing	La Vallée-du-Richelieu	Que.	17
49	District M	285	50-100	Marketing & Media	Montreal	Que.	62
50	Alliance Zone	284	5-10	Agriculture	Longueuil	Que.	5

† = $US

What is the Startup 50?

The Startup 50 serves as a companion to the Growth 500 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. It is meant to celebrate businesses that have achieved remarkable growth—look no further than the numbers on these pages for proof!—in a very, very short period of time.

The Startup 50 ranks businesses on two-year revenue growth. In order to be eligible, a company must have been founded and generating revenue between July 1, 2012 and early 2015. All companies voluntarily applied to participate in the program. We shortlisted companies based on revenue figures supplied on a brief self-nominating ballot, then verified eligibility and revenue claims through detailed questionnaires and reviews of applicant-supplied financial statements. Companies must have generated minimum revenue of at least $1 million in the most recent fiscal year to qualify. Growth rates were calculated using a base-year minimum of $200,000. Visit Growth500.ca for more.

Be a new growth star!

If you feel your company has a shot to make the 2019 Startup 50, please complete a Growth 500/Startup 50 ballot at Growth500.ca. If it appears as if your business is a contender, we’ll contact you with next steps in the spring of 2019.