SmartDrive Named to Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™ for Third Year in a Row
Attributes 127 Percent Growth to Accelerated Market Demand for Open, Integrated Video Safety and Transportation Intelligence Solutions
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 17, 2016– SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced it ranked 480 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. SmartDrive grew 127 percent during this period.
SmartDrive’s chief executive officer, Steve Mitgang, credits accelerated market demand for open, integrated video safety and transportation intelligence solutions that inform fleet decision making with the company’s extraordinary revenue growth.
“It’s an honor to be recognized for the third consecutive year on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. SmartDrive’s rapid growth is indicative of both the commercial transportation sector’s accelerating adoption of video-based safety and the superiority of our open analytics platform,” stated Mitgang. “Our solution stands apart because of our ability to transform transportation ‘big data,’ into actionable insights that drive net new efficiency gains in fuel, maintenance and safety.”
About Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™
Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies – both public and private – in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2012 to 2015.
In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America.
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About SmartDrive Systems
SmartDrive Systems, the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s Customer Value Leadership Award for Video Safety Solutions, gives fleets and drivers unprecedented driving performance insight and analysis, helping save fuel, expenses and lives. Its video analysis, predictive analytics and personalized performance program help fleets improve driving skills, lower operating costs and deliver significant ROI. With an easy-to-use managed service, fleets and drivers can access and self-manage driving performance anytime, anywhere. The Company, which is ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, has compiled the world’s largest storehouse of more than 140 million analyzed risky-driving events. SmartDrive Systems is based in San Diego, Calif., and employs over 500 people worldwide.
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- Posted by Melissa.Senoff@smartdrive.net
- On 17 November 2016