Computing Essentials 2008

Companies Make 'Hottest' List

The Indiana companies on the list include Blue Lock, Scale Computing, ChaCha, Angie's List and ExactTarget.

Vontoo is also on the list even though it was recently acquired by Ohio message notification provider One Call Now.

June 21, 2011

News Release

LOS ANGELES, Calif., - June 21, 2011 - In order to recognize the fastest growing technology companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Lead411 is proud to announce the release of its "Hottest Companies in Midwest" award.

Background
Each day, the Lead411 research team scours through 600+ press releases and business articles including venture capital fundings, company launches, new office openings, customer press releases, etc. This information has given insight to which are the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Their "Hottest Companies" awards have been created to recognize these fast growing companies in different geographic regions. This particular list originally started with over 1559 companies and it has been narrowed down to the top 60.

"We have been tracking fast companies for our customers for the past 10 years," said Tom Blue, CEO of Lead411, "and we felt it was important to recognize these growing brands publicly."

How the Winners were Chosen
First, all companies must be in either the Software, Wireless, Internet, Hardware, or Media industry and be a privately held organization, and be within Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio, or Wisconsin. From there, each company must meet one or more of the following requirements;

�** 100% increase in revenues over the past 2 years; OR
�** Over $2M in funding in the past 2 years;

Nominations/Applications If you would like to be listed in the 2012 Midwest Region awards, our 2011 National Tech 500, or any future awards please apply here.

About Lead411
Lead411 provides information, news, and research about U.S. companies and their executives. Founded in 2001, its goal has been to focus on quality corporate data that is valid and useful rather than producing as many company records as possible. In addition, Lead411 tracks company news in order to alert its customers about venture financing, new hires, hiring plans, etc. Customers include Gartner, Administaff and ADP.

Manifest Digital Manifest Digital was founded in 2001 and provides design, rapid application development, hosted management services and online marketing strategy. Manifest is an interactive agency with a unique ability to spark lively conversation, connection, and exchange. The company got a hold of $9M in financing from BIA Digital Partners in January of 2009.

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