(June 20, 2018, Los Angeles, U.S.) – Red Herring today announced the winners of its Top 100 North America 2018 competition, recognizing the continent’s most exciting and innovative private technology companies.
The winners, celebrated at a special awards ceremony at the Marina Del Rey Hotel, have been chosen from thousands of entrants, whittled down to hundreds making the trip to California. The ceremony, led by Red Herring chairman Alex Vieux, was preceded by two days of keynote speeches, discussions and finalist presentations.
Companies were judged by industry experts, insiders and journalists on a wide variety of criteria including financial performance, innovation, business strategy and market penetration. Winners ran the gamut of verticals, from fintech and marketing to security, IoT and many more.
Red Herring’s editors have been evaluating the world’s startups and tech companies for over two decades. It gives them the ability to see through the industry’s hype, to pick firms that will continue on a trajectory to success. Brands such as Alibaba, Google, Kakao, Skype, Spotify, Twitter and YouTube have all been singled out in Red Herring’s storied history.
“2018’s crop of Top 100 winners has been among our most intriguing yet,” said Vieux. “North America has led the way in tech for so many years, and to see such unique, pioneering entrepreneurs and companies here in California, which is in many ways the heartland of the industry, has been a thrilling experience.
“What has excited me most,” added Vieux, “is to see so many people forging niches that did not exist before, such as League Network, whose e-funding platform is becoming as important as e-commerce in the fast-growing $19B youth sports market. As a Public Benefit Corporation, League Network is also among a growing number of tech leaders for whom social impact represents a critical value.”
About League Network PBC
Founded in 2016 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology incubator by serial entrepreneur and longtime youth league leader Anne-Sophie Whitehead, League Network’s media, and its LeagueGrowth.com e-funding platform work together to help youth sports leagues grow. The company is backed by famous pro athletes and sports industry venture capitalists. More information at LeagueNetwork.com, TLCSportSummit.com, LeagueGrowth.com.