Thirty-four Connecticut companies, including six from the Fairfield County area, are featured on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
The Connecticut-based companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 cumulatively have about 3,440 employees, and generated about $1.6 billion in revenue, according to Inc.
In total, the companies on this year’s list have about 1.16 million employees with more than $300 billion in revenue.
The 10 highest ranked Connecticut companies are:
No. 368: Global Medical Virtual Assistants, West Hartford
No. 641: Leverage Shares, Greenwich
No. 711: Axe Elite, Wethersfield
No. 1,050: Budderfly, Shelton
No. 1,112: Gunner, Stamford
No. 1,125: Greython Construction, Groton
No. 1,387: LesserEvil, Danbury
No. 1,414: Triple B Media, North Haven
No. 1,671: Athletic Brewing Co., Milford
No. 1,827: Verdek, Monroe
Together, the companies on this year’s list generated $300 billion in revenue in 2024. The list ranks companies according to their percentage revenue growth over three years, from 2021 to 2024.
A pair of Connecticut Business & Industry Association members made this year’s list, including Milford-based non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing, which ranked 1,671 nationally with three-year growth of 262%.
It’s the fourth straight year that Athletic featured on the Inc. magazine list.
As for Budderfly, a sustainable energy-as-a-service provider, has been on the Inc. list five years and running.
“We were just included on the annual Inc. 5000 list of 2025, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America — for the fifth year in a row!” the company bragged on its website.
“We are proud of this achievement, and even more we are thrilled with what is signals about the growing popularity of energy efficiency for businesses across America. It’s not a trend: implementing our solutions has helped thousands of businesses across the U.S. save money while driving down their energy usage and carbon emissions.
“Five years of explosive growth proves Budderfly’s unique model works to create undeniable impact.”
Palo Alto, California-based AKOOL took the top spot overall with 37,364% growth over the last three years.
