The fastest-growing company in Connecticut is Global Medical Virtual Assistants, a West Hartford-based remote staffing firm that serves medical practices, according to the 2025 Inc. 5000, which was unveiled today.
The annual list, compiled by Inc. Magazine, ranks the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The rankings are based on revenue growth over a three-year period.
Global Medical Virtual Assistants, which has global operations and annual revenue of about $16 million, is among 34 Connecticut-based businesses on this year’s list.
Global Medical Virtual Assistants ranks No. 368 nationally, with 1,086% growth in revenue over the last three years.
Greenwich-based Leverage Shares, a financial services company, ranks No. 2 in Connecticut — and No. 641 nationally — with 654% growth.
The third fastest-growing business in Connecticut is Axe Elite, an advertising, marketing and PR firm in Wethersfield. It ranks No. 711 nationally, with 582% growth.
Prominent Shelton-based energy-as-a-services company Budderfly is the fourth-fastest growing Connecticut company, with 409% growth
In June, Budderfly secured $100 million in debt financing, bringing the total amount of capital it has raised to over $1 billion.
Organic snack food manufacturer LesserEvil, based in Danbury, ranks 1,387 nationally, with 314% growth, according to the Inc. 5000.
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania-based The Hershey Co. announced its plans to buy LesserEvil in a $750 million deal.
Milford based Athletic Brewing Co. — the first brewery and taproom in the United States dedicated to producing nonalcoholic craft beer — ranks No. 1,671 nationally, with three-year growth of 262%.
Monroe-based engineering firm Verdek, which sells electric charging stations, also ranks in Connecticut’s top 10, with 238% growth, despite recently losing some federal contracts.
Nationally, the No. 1 fastest-growing company is Palo Alto, California-based AKOOL — an AI and data company that saw 37,364% growth over the last three years.
Founded in 2022, AKOOL has developed generative AI for video and visual content creation.
