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Rocket Builders Names Top Emerging BC Tech Companies To the 2014 “Ready to Rocket” Lists
Wednesday, March 12, 2014Company Profile | Follow Company
Annual list highlights technology trends and those private BC companies positioned for high growth in 2014.
Vancouver, BC, March 12, 2014--(T-Net)--Rocket Builders today released its twelfth annual “Ready to Rocket” lists of British Columbia technology companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the technology sector trends that will lead them to faster growth than their peers in 2014.
Rocket Builders also released results from its previous year lists, with 1 company being acquired and 2 companies graduating from future consideration having achieved greater than $20 million in revenue.
The annual “Ready to Rocket” lists provide accurate predictions of private companies that will likely experience significant growth, venture capital investment or acquisition by a major player in the coming year.
The Ready to Rocket annual lists cover 3 different technology sectors:
The “Ready to Rocket” lists are the only predictive lists of its kind in North America, requiring many months of sector and company analysis, according to the company.
“The technology sector continues to grow in B.C. and presents a growing challenge to select and identify the most likely to succeed.” said Geoffrey Hansen, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders. “Three elements characterize these ‘most likely to succeed' high growth firms: a growing market opportunity, a unique competitive position and customer validation of a must-have value proposition.”
“The majority of companies on the Ready to Rocket lists do the majority of their business in the United States,” said Reg Nordman, Managing Partner at Rocket Builders, “Economic growth in the USA was modest (about 2%) in 2013, but is expected to be well over 3% in 2014. This economic boost, along with the weakening Canadian dollar, is expected to give B.C. technology companies a revenue boost next year. In past years when the Canadian dollar weakened, Ready to Rocket companies were able to be more competitive and increase profitability.”
The 2013 Ready to Rocket list for ICT performed extremely well. The median growth rate on that list was 50% growth, with 6 companies exceeding 75% growth and 3 companies exceeding 100% growth. The majority of companies on the list had between 20% growth and 100% growth, and the list as a whole represented the creation of over 400 jobs (40% headcount growth).
The 2014 BC tech company selections for the Ready to Rocket ICT list are as follows:
The 2014 ICT list (complete with additional details on background, criteria and nominations) may also be viewed on the Ready to Rocket website here: http://www.readytorocket.com/2014/03/2014-ready-to-rocket-ict-list.html
“The number of ICT companies in B.C. continues to grow, with a number of high profile accelerators contributing to this trend.” said Steven Forth, Senior Partner at Rocket Builders. “The ICT sector as a whole has been driven by cloud computing, mobile and social trends and technologies, and we see those factors driving many of the B.C. companies. Of particular interest is the trend of the ‘Internet of Things' and ‘Big Data' which seems to be influencing some of the emerging companies.”
The 2013 Ready to Rocket list for Cleantech also performed extremely well, with a median revenue growth rate approaching 75%, according to the company. The Cleantech list companies created over 125 new jobs, representing over 35% employment growth. The majority of companies had between 20% and 100% revenue growth and an impressive 33% of the companies on the list were able to more than double their revenue.
The Ready to Rocket list for Cleantech features 15 companies in 2014:
The 2014 Ready to Rocket list for Cleantech list may also be viewed on the Ready to Rocket website (complete with additional details on background, criteria and nominations) here:
http://www.readytorocket.com/2014/03/2014-ready-to-rocket-cleantech-list.html
According to Dave Thomas, Senior Partner at Rocket Builders, “The Cleantech sector in B.C. is broad and becoming more diverse. Growth rates are better than many other regions of North America. B.C. has strong Cleantech companies across key industrial verticals such as: Clean energy, Oil Sands, Petroleum, Transportation and Construction.”
The companies in the 2013 Ready to Rocket list for Life Sciences featured many new investments and key milestones over the past year.
The 2014 Ready to Rocket list for Life Sciences features 10 companies:
The 2014 Ready to Rocket Life Science List may also be viewed online on the Ready to Rocket website (complete with additional details on background, criteria and nominations) here: http://www.readytorocket.com/2014/03/2014-ready-to-rocket-life-science-list.html
According to Thealzel Lee, Senior Partner at Rocket Builders, “2013 has seen significant investments in BC's life science companies. The major trends influencing this sector include evolving regulatory issues, the need for efficiency in healthcare delivery, and the ongoing convergence with IT technologies.”
For details on the “Ready to Rocket” lists, please visit http://www.readytorocket.com
About the Rocket Recognition Program
The Rocket Recognition Program features two branded lists of companies. The "Ready to Rocket" list profiles information technology companies with the greatest potential for revenue growth in the coming year. The "Emerging Rockets" list profiles technology companies from multiple technology sectors with great potential for investment and market breakthroughs in the coming year. Both lists are predictive of future success making them unique in approach and unique in value for our business audience. "Ready to Rocket" and "Emerging Rockets": are trademarks of Rocket Builders, a respected management consulting firm servicing the technology industry.
About Rocket Builders
Rocket Builders is a management consulting firm providing sales and marketing services. With a focus on helping technology companies to grow and prosper, Rocket Builders has a proven track record of success with its clients. Since 2000, we have been engaged in market research, market planning, business development initiatives, strategic selling, and product launches for over 200 organizations.
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