9 Carlsbad Startups Among Fastest-Growing In America: Ranking

CARLSBAD, CA — Several startups with roots in Carlsbad are ranked among the fastest-growing private companies in America in the 2024 Inc. 5000 list.

The companies on the list have experienced rapid revenue growth in recent years while navigating inflationary pressures, rising interest costs, and hiring challenges from 2020 through 2023.

The top 500 companies on the list had an average median three-year revenue growth rate of 1,637%. Together, the 5,000 companies on the list have added 874,458 jobs over the past three years.

A total of 87 San Diego area companies landed on the list, with 10 ranking among the top 500. Nine companies on the list are based in Carlsbad.

To qualify for the ranking, companies must be U.S.-based and must have been generating revenue by March 31, 2020. Although some of the startups may have gone public or been acquired since the review period ended, the list represents companies that were private, for-profit and independent as of Dec. 31, 2023, according to Inc.

The companies must also have had minimum revenues of $100,000 for 2020 and $2 million for 2023. See the full methodology.

These are the Carlsbad companies on the list:

• Stages Learning
  
  • Rank: 1,320
  • Three-Year Growth: 391%
  • Industry: Education
• C Squared Social
  
  • Rank: 1,725
  • Three-Year Growth: 303%
  • Industry: Advertising & Marketing
• Cubix Safety
  
  • Rank: 1,950
  • Three-Year Growth: 267%
  • Industry: Manufacturing
• One Shield Security Services
  
  • Rank: 2,010
  • Three-Year Growth: 259%
  • Industry: Security
• San Diego Sign Company
  
  • Rank: 2,803
  • Three-Year Growth: 181%
  • Industry: Manufacturing
• Santex
  
  • Rank: 3,039
  • Three-Year Growth: 164%
  • Industry: Software
• Inspired Living
  
  • Rank: 3,289
  • Three-Year Growth: 149%
  • Industry: Business Products & Services
• Artificial Turf Supply
  • Rank: 4,228
  • Three-Year Growth: 103%
  • Industry: Manufacturing
• AVACEN
  • Rank: 4,831
  • Three-Year Growth: 79%
  • Industry: Health Products

The complete list, found at this link, includes company profiles and an interactive database sortable by industry, location and other criteria.