TWELVE companies from the north have made it on to this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which showcases the fastest growing tech firms in Ireland based on revenue growth.
They include past award winners such as the Learning Pool, IRP Commerce and First Derivatives, alongside a number of newcomers.
And they'll find out exactly where they are placed on the list at a gala dinner in Dublin on October 25.
In the past two decades some of the north’s best-known technology firms have featured on the Fast 50 listing including Novosco, Neueda and Andor Technology.
Those on this year's list are AquaQ Analytics, Catagen, Decision Time, IRP Commerce, First Derivatives, Flint Studios, Learning Pool, Lucid Interactive, Made to Engage, Repstor, Sixteen South and Titan IC Systems.
Deloitte partner Peter Allen said: “The technology sector is already an important contributor to the Northern Ireland economy and it has a big role to play in driving the economy forward in the years ahead, so it is encouraging to see the impact Irish indigenous tech companies are having in global markets.”
The Fast 50 is open to companies from across the technology spectrum, including software, hardware, communications, media, clean-tech and life sciences. The companies are ranked based on their revenue growth over the previous four years.
Caroline Greer, finance director at IRP Commerce, which celebrates a seventh year in the Fast 50, added: “Being back on the list again is a testament to the excellence of our technology, which we believe is the best in its field, and the strength of our win-win partnership model for generating profits in e-commerce.”
