Podium Named One of the Fastest-Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500

– This Year’s Ranking Places Podium in the Top 100 Companies for the Third Year in a Row

– Attributes 1148% Revenue Growth to the Mass Adoption of the Company’s Messaging Platform by Local Enterprises and SMBs

Podium, the leading customer messaging platform for local businesses, announced it ranked No. 100 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, an annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America now in its 26^th year.

“This recognition speaks to the quality of our products and the work we’re doing to bring local businesses online so owners can better connect with their customers — an increasingly important need given the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Eric Rea, CEO and co-founder of Podium. “We’re honored to make the Technology Fast 500™ yet again and look forward to continuing or outstanding growth over the years to come.”

2020 marks the third consecutive year that Podium has been named as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner. Founded in 2014 and now working with 60,000+ businesses, Podium has allowed over one half of smartphone owners in the U.S. to connect with a local business.

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“For more than 25 years, we’ve been honoring companies that define the cutting edge and this year’s Technology Fast 500 list is proof positive that technology — from software and digital media platforms, to biotech — truly does permeate so many facets of our lives,” said Paul Silverglate, vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and U.S. technology sector leader. “We congratulate this year’s winners, especially during a time when innovation is needed more than ever to address the monumental challenges posed by the pandemic.

“Each year the Technology Fast 500 listing validates how important technology innovation is to our daily lives. It was interesting to see this year that while software companies continued to dominate, biotech companies rose to the top of the winners list for the first time, demonstrating that new categories of innovation are accelerating in the pursuit of making life easier, safer and more productive,” said Mohana Dissanayake, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and industry leader for technology, media and telecommunications, within Deloitte’s audit and assurance practice. “We extend sincere c************** to these well-deserved winners — who all embody a spirit of curiosity, and a never-ending commitment to making technology advancements possible.”

Overall, 2020 Technology Fast 500™ companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 175% to 106,508% from 2016 to 2019, with median growth of 450%.

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