13 companies in Chattanooga + the surrounding area rank among the fastest-growing private companies in the nation, according to the 2021 Inc. 5000 list.👏

Inc.com determined rankings for 5,000 companies in the US according to percentage revenue growth over a 3 year period. Chattanooga is home to 12 of the 120 TN-based companies that made the list this year.

These 11 companies had a median growth of 302%, total revenue of $385 million, 478 jobs added, and 6 repeat honorees.

Plus, local company FreightWaves was the No. 1 fastest-growing Tennessee company on the list. Even more impressive? Just 2 years ago, FreightWaves had lost half of its revenue.

Here’s the lowdown:

#85: FreightWaves

Industry: Media + software

Growth: 4,597%

What they do: A logistics software + media company — as CEO Craig Fuller puts it, they are “the nerve center of the global supply chain” and can be described as the outcome if “Bloomberg and ESPN had a baby”

#335: Text Request

Industry: Software

Growth: 1,399%

What they do: Help businesses connect with customers + increase profits through text messaging software

#619: Network Transport

Industry: Logistics + transportation

Growth: 777%

What they do: Logistics company specializing in dry van, refrigerated, and flatbed transportation across 7 industry verticals

#896: Trident Transport

Industry: Logistics + transportation

Growth: 544%

What they do: A freight broker + logistics provider specializing in brokering and handling freight

#1,194: Steam Logistics

Industry: Logistics + transportation

Growth: 405%

What they do: Third-party logistics company that provides comprehensive shipping services, including international ocean + air freight, domestic truckload and LTL shipping, and drayage services

#1,315: KCH Transportation

Industry: Logistics + transportation

Growth: 363%

What they do: Non-asset-based logistics transportation

#1,559: Reliance Partners

Industry: Insurance

Growth: 302%

What they do: Provide insurance products + risk management services for the transportation and logistics industry

Skuid, LYNC Logistics, Max Trans Logistics of Chattanooga, Syssero, Conversant Group, and Thinking Media rounded out the 13 — read more about them on Inc. 5000’s full ranking page by filtering the state + metro.

(Skuid is listed under "CHattanooga," so it will not come up under that filter — but never fear, the company did indeed make the list).