The brash, bold, bright upstarts on our 2019 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 (%)	2018 revenue ($mil)	Industry	City	Province	Employees, 2018 (full-time equivalent)
1	Exzell Pharma	6204	10-20	Wholesale & Distribution	Markham	Ont.	16
2	NutraChamps	5799	10-20	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	9
3	LBC Studios	5201	10-20	Software	Vancouver	B.C.	28
4	Nova Leap Health	5081	10-20†	Consumer Services	Halifax	N.S.	50
5	Marlin Spring	4796	200-500	Real Estate	Toronto	Ont.	41
6	Aurora Cannabis	3735	50-100	Agriculture	Edmonton	Alta.	685
7	FreshWorks	2034	2-5	Software	Victoria	B.C.	49
8	Infinity	2017	10-20	Information Technology	Mississauga	Ont.	196
9	Mobile Klinik Professional Smartphone Repair	1323	10-20	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	174
10	Platterz	1312	2-5†	Software	Toronto	Ont.	140
11	Sonar Software	1149	2-5	Software	DeBolt	Alta.	23
12	Emerge Commerce	1148	5-10	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	33
13	Intellijoint Surgical	1123	5-10	Information Technology	Kitchener	Ont.	51
14	Wellington Motor Freight	1118	20-50	Transportation & Logistics	Cambridge	Ont.	56
15	Durham Recruiting	1003	2-5	Professional Services	Oshawa	Ont.	7
16	Canadian Plasma Resources	987	2-5	Consumer Services	Saskatoon	Sask.	22
17	Olsa Tools	926	2-5	Retail	Edmonton	Alta.	2
18	Hi-Performance Distributors	925	5-10	Wholesale & Distribution	Langley	B.C.	12
19	Prodigy Bank	800	1-2	Professional Services	Toronto	Ont.	35
20	Ontario Green Savings	785	5-10	Consumer Services	Toronto	Ont.	35
21	Viral Nation	709	10-20	Marketing & Media	Mississauga	Ont.	42
22	OneSoft Solutions	658	2-5	Industrial Services	Edmonton	Alta.	23
23	Nova Driver Services	655	1-2	Human Resources	Brampton	Ont.	33
24	Transformer Table	644	2-5	Retail	Montreal	Que.	14
25	Auvik Networks	638	10-20	Software	Waterloo	Ont.	167
26	Baby Doppler	605	2-5	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	4
27	Jacked Factory	593	10-20	Retail	St. John's	Nfld.	6
28	Carry Telecom	593	10-20	Telecommunications	Toronto	Ont.	52
29	DeeBee's Organics	570	2-5	Manufacturing	Victoria	B.C.	11
30	GenVoice	538	1-2	Telecommunications	Markham	Ont.	9
31	Lightship Security	529	1-2	Information Technology	Ottawa	Ont.	11
32	Family Tax Recovery	527	2-5	Financial Services	Toronto	Ont.	16
33	Haneco Lighting Canada	526	1-2	Professional Services	Markham	Ont.	5
34	Avant Insurance Brokers	519	1-2	Professional Services	Winnipeg	Man.	10
35	Caddle	517	1-2	Information Technology	St. Catharines	Ont.	14
36	Mistplay	509	1-2	Software	Montreal	Que.	8
37	The Moresby Group	502	2-5	Professional Services	Toronto	Ont.	11
38	Dispatch Integration	483	2-5	Information Technology	Oakville	Ont.	14
39	Lift & Co.	470	5-10	Retail	Toronto	Ont.	34
40	Kontrol Energy	469	10-20	Energy	Vaughan	Ont.	45
41	AlayaCare	468	5-10	Software	Montreal	Que.	108
42	Diesel Group Systems	468	5-10	Transportation & Logistics	Toronto	Ont.	32
43	MCC Controls	453	1-2	Industrial Services	Hamilton	Ont.	14
44	Maverin	433	2-5	Professional Services	Ottawa	Ont.	60
45	R2i	384	10-20	Information Technology	Montreal	Que.	17
46	GuaranteedRemovals.com	370	5-10	Professional Services	Burlington	Ont.	50
47	ezoBord	366	2-5	Professional Services	Kitchener	Ont.	10
48	Tellwell Talent	351	2-5	Marketing & Media	Victoria	B.C.	22
49	CrowdRiff	350	5-10†	Software	Toronto	Ont.	73
50	True Büch Kombucha	345	1-2	Manufacturing	Calgary	Alta.	8

† = $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, 2013 and early 2016. 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 2020 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 2020.