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Palos Verdes Company Makes Fastest-Growing List: Inc.com

The annual list ranks 5,000 companies across the United States based on overall revenue growth.

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA — A Palos Verdes business is among the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., according to a new list released by Inc.com.

The annual list highlights 5,000 of the country’s fastest-growing companies, which are ranked by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. The top 500 are then featured in the September issue of Inc. Magazine.

Honorees must apply to be selected.

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In total, this year’s honorees brought in $248 billion in revenue and added more than 2.5 million jobs to the U.S. economy.

The fastest-growing company in Palos Verdes is Friendbuy, a SaaS platform that powers referral programs for high-profile e-commerce companies including Dollar Shave Club, Casper and Walmart. In all, the company grew more than 127% in the past year.

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Here’s a look at other companies in the area that made the list:

Friendbuy

  • Ranked No. 3,014
  • Location: Palos Verdes Estates
  • Industry: Software
  • Overall Growth: 127%

Energy Service Partners

  • Ranked No. 508
  • Location: Torrance
  • Industry: Energy
  • Overall Growth: 959%

Leonardo247

  • Ranked No. 551
  • Location: Redondo Beach
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Overall Growth: 875%

SAGE Millimeter

  • Ranked No. 1,797
  • Location: Torrance
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Overall Growth: 253%

OptoKnowledge

  • Ranked No. 2,135
  • Location: Torrance
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Overall Growth: 203%

Strategic Technology Solutions

  • Ranked No. 2,609
  • Location: Torrance
  • Industry: IT Management
  • Overall Growth: 157%

DocMagic

  • Ranked No. 4,272
  • Location: Torrance
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Overall Growth: 67%

Sandler Partners

  • Ranked No. 4,974
  • Location: Redondo Beach
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Overall Growth: 40%

At the top of this year’s list is Human Bees, a Lathrop, California-based staffing firm that has found employees for companies including Tesla and FedEx. Overall, the company recorded a year-over-year growth of 48,345 percent.

Companies that have made the list in the past include Pandora, 7-Eleven, Toys R Us, Zipcar and Zappos.com

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