Axonify ranks top 10 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ companies and 84th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™
WATERLOO, ON (Nov. 16, 2016)—Axonify, the company behind the world’s first SaaS Employee Knowledge Platform, announced today that it has been named as one of Canada’s fastest growing technology companies in the 19th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership and strong growth. Axonify ranked 10th with a 1519.6 percent in revenue growth from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, Axonify was named the 84th Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™.
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program celebrates leaders in the Canadian technology industry and tracks the successful growth of Canadian-grown leaders. The program augments the broader Deloitte North American Technology Fast 500 initiative with winners automatically eligible for this elite ranking. Overall, 2016 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 121 percent to 66,661 percent from 2012 to 2015, with an average growth rate of 290 percent.
Axonify’s CEO, Carol Leaman, credits the company’s growth to its award-winning Employee Knowledge Platform, as well as its superior customer delivery and operational execution.
“This hugely respected award is a testament to the incredible work our team is doing to transform the way organizations across the globe approach employee training,” said Leaman. “Never before have business leaders been able to build and sustain employee knowledge across their teams, and ensure their staff can translate that knowledge to the job. It’s incredible to have Axonify recognized for its innovative technology, which is having a significant, measurable impact on businesses of every kind — from retail to manufacturing to logistics and more.”
“Fast 50 companies are the cutting-edge innovators leading the technology industry in Canada,” said Anders McKenzie, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Managing Partner for Deloitte in Canada. “Their bold vision, unrivaled growth and true commitment to innovation allow them to not only improve today’s world, but also shape tomorrow’s.”
To qualify for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking, companies must have been in business for at least four years, have revenues of at least $5 million, be headquartered in Canada, own proprietary technology, conduct research and development activities in Canada and invest a minimum of five percent of gross revenues in R&D.
In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 or USD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million or USD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years, and be headquartered within North America.
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ – The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program is Canada’s pre-eminent technology awards program. Celebrating business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, the program features three distinct categories including the Technology Fast 50 Ranking, Companies-to-Watch Awards (early-stage Canadian tech companies in business less than four years, with the potential to be a future Deloitte Technology Fast 50 candidate) and the Leadership Awards (companies that demonstrate technological leadership and innovation within the industry.) Program sponsors include Deloitte, Aequitas NEO Exchange, Bank of Montreal, Bennett Jones, OMERS Ventures and Vistara Capital Partners. For further information, visit www.fast50.ca.
About Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™ – Technology Fast 500TM provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies – both public and private – in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2012 to 2015.
About Axonify – Axonify is pushing beyond the boundaries of eLearning with the introduction of the world’s first Employee Knowledge Platform. Powerhouse brands like Walmart, Toyota and Johnson & Johnson are leveraging the Axonify platform to fuel their employees with the knowledge they need to be successful on the job. Built with the fundamentals of brain science, adaptive learning, gamification, microlearning and knowledge-on-demand at its core, the award-winning Axonify Employee Knowledge Platform is proven to encourage employees to take the right actions — ultimately driving business outcomes that increase revenue or decrease expenses. Through its unique analytics and reporting capabilities, Axonify is the only solution that allows organizations to finally tie the impact of employee knowledge to behavior change to bottom line results. Axonify: Fuel your people + power your organization.
For more information, please contact:
Axonify
Laura Martin, VP of Marketing
Axonify Inc.
Email: lmartin(at)axonify.com
Tel: 519-585-1200 x203