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Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific
Australia’s WithYouWithMe takes out the top spot
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Technology Fast 500 2019 Asia Pacific Ranking
Now in its eighteenth year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ranks the fastest growing technology companies across nine Asia Pacific locations: Australia; China (including Hong Kong); India; Japan; South Korea; Malaysia; New Zealand; Singapore and Taiwan. It covers companies in the hardware, software, communications, media, life sciences and clean technology industries, and winners are selected for the Technology Fast 500 ranking based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over three years.
WithYouWithMe, an Australian company dedicated to helping ex-military and veterans find jobs and new careers, took out the top spot with a huge 13,361% growth rate. WithYouWithMe, which also won the 2019 Australian Technology Fast 50, provides a free online training platform that helps develop and up-skill talented veterans and ex-military professionals so they can transition successfully into industry. This is the first time since 2004, that an Australian company has topped the list.
Brighte, the second fastest growing company in the 2019 Australian Technology Fast 50 with a growth rate of 8,881% over the last three years, took home 4th spot in the Asia Pacific list. Brighte’s focus is on making solar, battery and home improvements affordable, enabling consumers to get the latest upgrades, with access to affordable payment plans.
Overall, there were an impressive 98 Australian tech companies that made the Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 list. The highest number ever seen in the program’s 19 year history.
Congratulations to all of the Australian companies that made the list!
Technology Fast 500 APAC 2019 Ranking
Rank |
Company |
Location |
Industry Sector |
% Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Australia |
Media |
13361% |
|
2 |
China |
Life Sciences |
12571% |
|
3 |
Taiwan |
Life Sciences |
11511% |
|
4 |
Australia |
Software |
8881% |
|
5 |
India |
Software |
8271% |
|
6 |
China |
Software |
6666% |
|
7 |
China |
Communications |
6421% |
|
8 |
China |
Hardware |
6182% |
|
9 |
China |
Hardware |
6033% |
|
10 |
China |
Software |
5790% |
Technology Fast 500 2018 Asia Pacific Ranking
The 2018 winner was Ke.com (Beijing) Technology Co Ltd, who took the top spot with a staggering growth rate of 32,179%. Based in Beijing China, Ke.com is an open platform, online real estate listings provider that offers an ecosystem of new, second-hand and rental properties for users.
Technology Fast 50 2018 Australia winner, Afterpay Touch Group, led a 71-strong list of Australian technology companies recognised, placing Australia third, behind China and Taiwan, in terms of the number of companies making the top 500.
Australia had four companies in the top 50. Afterpay Touch Group, with growth of 8,134%, ranked 11th in the Technology Fast 500 list, Western Sydney’s Mate Communicate ranked 27th, Shippit ranked 34th and Superloop ranked 50th.
Technology Fast 500 2017 Asia Pacific Ranking
Hireup, Technology Fast 50 2017 Australia winner, ranked second in the 2017 Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500, with three other Australian companies – zipMoney, Zero Latency and Connexion Media - also making the top 10.
Overall, 90 Australian companies featured in the 2017 APAC Tech Fast 500 list and made up 30% of the top twenty growth companies.
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Visit the Australian Technology Fast 50 home page for more information on the awards, nomination criteria and past winners.
Published: December 2019
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