OK companies pegged for blastoff
Accelerate Okanagan - Mar 20, 2018 - Columnists

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A dozen local companies are predicted to experience significant growth, investment or acquisition by the 2018 Ready to Rocket Lists.

The lists were recently released by the business recognition program, and provide predictions of private companies that will likely experience significant growth, venture capital investment, or acquisition by a major player in the coming year.

Each year, based on analysis of trends that will drive growth in the technology sector, Rocket Builders identifies the top private companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the trends for growth

This year, seven Okanagan companies found a place on the “emerging rocket” lists, and five were named to the “ready to rocket” lists.

The local companies who made this years’ list include:

Emerging Rocket in Information and Communication Tech

Change Gamers

BlockAble

QuestUpon

Hummingbird Network 

Ready to Rocket in Information and Communication Tech

Bananatag 

Two Hat Security 

WTfast 

Street Text 

Emerging Rocket in Digital Health

Curatio

Perfit Dental Solutions 

XCo 

Ready to Rocket Digital Health

Core Health Technologies 

Several of the companies on this year’s list—including Bananatag, Change Gamers, Perfit Dental Solutions, Two Hat Security, and others—also appeared on the 2017 Ready to Rocket lists.

To learn more about Ready To Rocket and to see the 2018 lists, visit the organization online.


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