Zipline Appears on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies — the Inc. 5000

Zipline, the operations platform for distributed teams, announced today its rank as No. 828 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment – its independent small businesses. 

“We’re thrilled to be recognized by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.,” said Melissa Wong, CEO and Co-Founder of Zipline. “This has been a challenging year for retailers and other brands with field teams. They’ve had to navigate constantly changing in-store safety protocols, and record rates of retail workers leaving the workforce, uncovering a much stronger need for better communication and execution solutions. Zipline has continued to grow thanks to the hard work and dedication of our team and I’m extremely proud of our company and look forward to continuing this momentum.”

Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but this year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges. Among the 5,000, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.

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/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc., which will be available on newsstands on August 20.

“The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

Founded in 2014, Zipline was built on the belief that retail workers could operate in a more informed, effective, and efficient way with better technology. More than 55 world-class brands later, Zipline is applying those same principles to distributed teams in retail stores, distribution centers, banks, and construction. Zipline users feel more connected to their brand’s mission, understand what’s expected of them, and are more successful and satisfied in their jobs. In turn, brands achieve greater business success and fulfill their vision for both customers and employees. 
 

About Zipline
Zipline is the leading provider of execution solutions for brands with field locations. Zipline helps brands streamline and coordinate communications with the field in a way that makes store teams happier and more productive, ultimately improving sales and customer experience. Brands that use Zipline experience a 130% increase in sales execution and millions of dollars in labor savings annually. The company has a Net Promoter Score of 78, and CBInsights ranked Zipline as one of the 100 most promising B2B retail tech companies in the world. Zipline is Great Place to Work-certified for its employee engagement, culture, and healthy work-life balance. Today, more than 55 brands like Rite Aid, Sephora, Gap Inc. and AEO Inc. depend on Zipline to align and empower their field teams worldwide.

More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000

Methodology
Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2017. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2020. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2017 is $100,000; the minimum for 2020 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to three decimal places. There was one tie on this year’s Inc. 5000. 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 http://www.inc.com/inc5000.

About Inc. Media
The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Vision Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

For more information on the Inc. 5000 Vision Conference, visit http://conference.inc.com/. 
 

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