Analysis
Technology Fast 500™ Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
The Winners
Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Technology Fast 500 companies — large, small, public, and private — span a variety of industry sectors, and are transforming the way business is done today.
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA is now in its fourteenth year, and it includes over 20 countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, UK, France, Germany and Turkey.
2014 Technology Fast 500™ EMEA winner
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) has announced its rankings of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) companies across EMEA. France’s WEEZEVENT, secured first place in the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA program, marking this the third consecutive time that a French company has been the overall winner.
With over 37,000 event organizers already using its services, WEEZEVENT is considered the premium online event ticketing solution in France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Québec, offering event organizers a simple and seamless online platform to create their event ticket requirements. Over the last five years, WEEZEVENT has registered revenue growth of an astounding 43,202 percent.
Technology Fast 500™ EMEA Full Ranking List
The Technology Fast 500 EMEA top ten are listed below. For the full ranking list please download the PDF.
| Top 10 ranked companies 2014 | ||||
| Company | Country | Five-year revenue growth | Sector | |
| 1 | WEEZEVENT |
France | 43202% | Media/Entertainment |
| 2 | Taboola |
Israel | 42048% | Internet |
| 3 | Superfish |
Israel | 37102% | Internet |
| 4 | Valens |
Israel | 33244 % | Semiconductor, Components and Electronics |
| 5 | Goodgame Studios / Altigi GmbH |
Germany | 28327 % | Internet |
| 6 | Widespace |
Sweden | 27930% | Software |
| 7 | Hiro Media |
Israel | 22219% | Internet |
| 8 | Celeno Communications |
Israel | 17773% | Semiconductor, Components and Electronics |
| 9 | CeGaT GmbH |
Germany | 15897% | Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Equipment |
| 10 | DOLPHIN GROUP ASA |
Norway | 14331% | Software |
Technology Fast 500™ 2014 EMEA Press Release
Overall, France remains the most represented country for a fourth consecutive year, followed by the United Kingdom and Sweden, whilst Israeli companies comprise five of the top ten fastest growing technology companies on the list.
Sector trends
The software sector represented 42 percent of the overall rankings on this year’s EMEA Fast 500, followed by the Internet sector with 21 percent. Rounding out the sector list was Telecommunications/Networking (13 percent), Semiconductors/Components/Electronics (7 percent), Biotech/Pharmaceutical/Medical Equipment (7 percent), Greentech (5 percent), Media/Entertainment (3 percent), and Computers/Peripherals (2 percent).
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Technology Fast 500 EMEA Press Release
2013 Technology Fast 500™ Winners
2013 Winner - YMagis
French digital cinema specialists YMagis secured the top spot in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) Global Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry group’s 2013 Technology Fast 500TM EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) rankings, with an impressive growth rate of 59,096 percent.
Ymagis is driving the digital cinema revolution in Europe, helping its partners to make the transition from traditional 35mm film to a more efficient digital solution. For the fourth consecutive year French companies dominated the program rankings, producing 86 winning companies, followed by the United Kingdom with 71 companies, and the Netherlands with 52 companies qualifying for the list.
2nd place - myThings
Founded in 2005, myThings provides personalized online display advertisements, leveraging its innovative big data ad technology to deliver measurable conversions for its clients. It generates more than 5 billion impressions every month and is the only company in the industry to offer a completely transparent and customized retargeting ad solution.
3rd place - Adyen
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Adyen is a pioneer of global payment solutions. It offers a fully integrated service that makes it easy for vendors to accept customer purchases in more than 200 payment methods worldwide, secure in the knowledge that their finances and reporting are also being managed directly, without the need for third party providers.
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2012 Technology Fast 500™ EMEA winner
Rank |
Company |
Country |
Sector |
Growth rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
France |
Internet |
202100% |
|
2 |
UK | Semiconductor, Components & Electronics |
17910% |
|
3 |
Romania |
Internet |
17323% |
|
4 |
The Netherlands |
Telecommunications/ Networking |
16155% |
|
5 |
Turkey |
Telecommunications/ Networking |
|
|
6 |
Turkey |
Software |
11368% |
|
7 |
France |
Internet |
10455% |
|
8 |
Spain |
Internet |
9571% |
|
9 |
Sweden |
Greentech |
8109% |
|
10 |
France |
Telecommunications/ Networking |
7833% |
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2011 Technology Fast 500™ EMEA Winner
Download the 2011 Technology Fast 500™ report for the winners of the 2011 program.
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