Vancouver’s Rocket Builders announced their eighth annual Ready to Rocket 25 list yesterday naming 25 privately held BC companies that are “best positioned to capitalize on the 2010 technology sector trends that will lead them to faster growth than their peers”. The annual Ready to Rocket 25 list aims to predict the companies that will likely experience significant revenue growth, venture capital investment or acquisition by a major player in the coming year.
19 of the companies on the 2010 list are repeat Ready to Rocket recipients with 6 new companies being tagged as “Ready to Rocket” for the first time. Two former New Ventures BC Competitors made the list. 2003 2nd Place Finisher Genologics Life Sciences Software was named to the Ready to Rocket list for the second time and 2008 2nd Place Finisher Pulse Energy, Inc (formerly Small Energy Group) was named for the first time.
In addition to the Ready to Rocket 25, Rocket Builders also announced its 2010 lists of “Emerging Rockets” which includes a number of New Ventures BC past competitors:
- LightIntegra Technology Inc. – 1st place in 2009
- Etalim – 2nd place in 2009
- Rapid Electric Vehicles Inc. (REV) – 2009 Top 10 Finalist
- Veridae – 2009 Top 10 Finalist
- Vineyard Networks – 2009 Top 10 Finalist
- Saltworks Technology – 2008 Winner
- Clarity Accounting – 2008 Competitor