Entries are now open for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, which will rank Ireland’s 50 fastest-growing indigenous technology companies, based on revenue growth over the last four years.
It’s the 23rd year of the awards, and historically the list of entrants has featured private and public listed technology companies that have demonstrated creative strategies, sound management practices and marketplace vision, “driving them to achieve the status of high-growth leaders”, according to Deloitte.
Partner and Fast 50 lead David Shanahan said: “The Irish technology sector continues to prove that Irish-owned companies have great resilience and tenacity despite the new challenges 2022 has presented.
“We’re seeing growth across a broad range of sectors as a result, in evolving consumer and businesses demands, including greentech, sustainability, fintech, cybersecurity, and medtech to name a few.
"Our annual Fast 50 Awards showcases the innovation and growth of businesses making their mark in their sector, and we look forward to reviewing this year’s entries.”
In Association with
As well as the overall winner award, there will be awards in various categories. These include the Innovative New Technology Award, in association with Google; the Impact Award in association with Meta; the Women in Technology Advocate Award in association with Indeed; and the Scale Up Award in association with Scale Ireland.
And in the Alumni Award, Deloitte will be acknowledging its long list of Fast 50 alumni.
Last year, according to Shanahan, five of the top ten companies in the Fast 50 ranking were first-time entrants to the programme, and LetsGetChecked, which provides direct access to health insights, at-home diagnostics, virtual care and pharmacy for a wide range of health conditions to people in their own home, took the top spot.
Cumulatively, the 2021 Fast 50 winners generated approximately €1 billion in total annual revenues and employed more than 16,000 in 2020. The average growth rate of the companies over the last four years exceeded 700%.
Full details on criteria and how to enter are available here. The closing date for entries is October 14 next, with the winners being announced at a ceremony in the Mansion House, Dublin on November 24.
