Deque ranked in Inc. 500|5000 list of growing companies
Deque Systems has been ranked number 2,940 in the seventh annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. This is the fourth time Deque has appeared on the Inc. 500|5000 list.
Deque CEO Preety Kumar states, “This is a very exciting time for us at Deque. We’ve been able to help many Fortune 100 companies with their digital accessibility implementation plans, making a significant, positive impact on the lives of users with disabilities. Earlier in the year we were recognized as innovators at the Computerworld Honors Gala for our new Amaze software product, and our new position on the Inc. 500|5000 list is a clear indicator of the growth and forward momentum we are currently experiencing at Deque. We continue to attract top accessibility experts and developers, and Deque has never been more secure in its position as an accessibility thought leader. The future is looking very good.”
In a stagnant economic environment, median growth rate of 2013 Inc. 500|5000 companies is an impressive 142 percent. The companies on this year’s list report having created over 520,000 jobs in the past three years, and aggregate revenue among the honorees reached $241 billion. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/5000.
“Not all the companies in the Inc. 500 | 5000 are in glamorous industries, but in their fields they are as famous as household name companies simply by virtue of being great at what they do. They are the hidden champions of job growth and innovation, the real muscle of the American economy,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg.
About Deque Systems
Deque Systems was founded in 1999 to pave the way for digital equality both from both user and the technology perspectives. Deque has developed a uniquely robust suite of software tools that include WorldSpace Sync – our enterprise level testing and remediation tool, FireEyes – a free testing plugin, and Amaze – a game-changing new software tool for accessibility triage and remediation. Deque has been a market leader, and a thought leader, in digital accessibility software and services for over a decade; and since the commercial launch of Amaze in 2012, Deque has experienced rapid growth and secured its place as the top accessibility software and services provider. In June 2013, Deque was awarded the Computerworld 21st Century Achievement Award for Innovation for the Amaze technology.
Methodology
The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2009 is $100,000; the minimum for 2012 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.
About Inc.
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
