The 22 fastest-growing companies in Charleston

Which Lowcountry ventures made the 2019 Inc. 5000 list?

22 companies in the Charleston metro area rank among the fastest-growing private companies in the nation, according to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list.

Inc.com determined rankings for 5,000 companies in the U.S. according to percentage revenue growth from 2015-2018. The Charleston region is home to the bulk of the 57 S.C.-based companies that made the cut this year, with Greenville claiming 13 + Columbia securing eight.

The lowdown on all 22 Lowcountry companies to make the list:

#269 Factorial Digital
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Advertising + Marketing | Growth 📈: 1,627% | Revenue 💰: $2.7 million
A digital marketing firm that works with the likes of Casper, Uber + World Market.

#277 Gotcha Media Holdings
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Advertising + Marketing | Growth 📈: 1,572% | Revenue 💰: $8.4 million
What began as a transportation company (they’re the guys behind Charleston’s bikeshare program, Holy Spokes), Gotcha now focuses on marketing and advertising – particularly on college campuses.

#371 Healthy Human
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Retail | Growth 📈: 1,232% | Revenue 💰: $2.7 million
With its mission to eliminate single-use plastics, Healthy Human sells a line of reusable water bottles + tumblers, along with accessories like stainless steel straws. \

#702 MedTrust Medical Transport
Location 📍: Hanahan | Industry 💼: Health | Growth 📈: 622% | Revenue 💰: $12.1 million
In addition to manning a fleet of ambulances, MedTrust provides medical transportation services like wheelchair transport, long-distance transport and air travel to those with medical needs. The company also provides first aid + medical standby services for events, serving organizations such as the Riverdogs, Charleston Battery and Charleston Southern Football.

#753 Visiture
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Advertising + Marketing | Growth 📈: 579% | Revenue 💰: $5.7 million
Visiture is an agency that provides search engine optimization + other digital marketing needs for eCommerce businesses. Clients include BarkBox, Just For Men + Spanx.\

#990 Preferred Home Services
Location 📍: North Charleston | Industry 💼: Construction | Growth 📈: 427% | Revenue 💰: $8 million
This local plumbing + HVAC company has been in business for more than 30 years. Preferred Home Services not only handles routine plumbing needs, but also heating system installations + emergency air conditioner repairs.

#1355 Advantage Media Group
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Media | Growth 📈: 305% | Revenue 💰: $23.6 million
Started in 2005 by Clemson University graduate Adam Witty, Advantage Media Group helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses via book publishing, writing + other marketing services.

#1736 Accountfully
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Financial Services | Growth 📈: 234% | Revenue 💰: $2.3 million
An accounting firm that provides both day-to-day accounting services as well as long-term strategies.

#1765 Equiscript
Location 📍: North Charleston | Industry 💼: Health | Growth 📈: 231% | Revenue 💰: $8.5 million
This North Charleston-based company helps groups create + manage 340B home delivery pharmacies. Additionally, Equiscript assists in recruiting patients to opt into this method of prescription delivery.

#1788 Source Ortho
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Health | Growth 📈: 228% | Revenue 💰: $9.4 million
This female-owned, Mount Pleasant-based company sells medical supplies and equipment, braces + splints and electrotherapy products.

#2094 The Flyway Companies
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Real Estate | Growth 📈: 192% | Revenue 💰: $3 million
The Flyway Companies are made up of residential + commercial construction, real estate sales + rentals and development planning + management. Two recognizable local projects Flyway has been involved with: the Old City Jail and Home Team BBQ.

#2110 Ceterus
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Software | Growth 📈: 191% | Revenue 💰: $6.1 million
Ceterus is a powerful player among Charleston’s tech startup scene. The company provides accounting software for entrepreneurs.

#2146 Q4Launch
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Advertising + Marketing | Growth 📈: 187% | Revenue 💰: $4.4 million
Q4Launch specializes in handling digital marketing for hospitality groups such as B+Bs, boutique hotels and vacation rental companies. The services they provide include social media management, email marketing campaigns, content creation + search engine optimization.

#2575 JEAR Logistics
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Logistics + Transportation | Growth 📈: 152% | Revenue 💰: $107.8 million
JEAR connects commercial companies with third-party freight transportation services and products throughout the U.S. and Canada. Clients include Harris Teeter, Walmart + Publix.

#2843 Cantey Technology
Location 📍: North Charleston | Industry 💼: IT Management | Growth 📈: 132% | Revenue 💰: $7.9 million
Cantey offers information technology services such as data security, cloud hosting services and network/server management. Their clientele is equally diverse– they serve businesses in fields ranging from school districts to real estate.

#3015 The Indigo Road Hospitality Group
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Food + beverage | Growth 📈: 123% | Revenue 💰: $48.4 million
If you work in anything related to hospitality or F+B, you’re familiar with Indigo Road. But even if you aren’t familiar with the name, you’ve definitely heard of at least some of the local restaurants + bars the group manages – like Oak Steakhouse, O-Ku, the Macintosh, Cocktail Club, Indaco, and the Cigar Factory (Merc and Mash, Bar Mash, + the Cedar Room). Beyond CHS, Indigo Road manages restaurants in Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh, and D.C.

#3115 ActualTech Media
Location 📍: North Charleston | Industry 💼: Advertising + Marketing | Growth 📈: 118% | Revenue 💰: $2.9 million
Working with clients like IBM + Microsoft, ActualTech provides education, webinars + other resources to IT companies.

#3311 Linden Construction of South Carolina
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Construction | Growth 📈: 109% | Revenue 💰: $16.3 million
Linden assists with designing, building, general construction + construction management. Notable projects: Indigo + Cotton downtown and Ashton Woods on Daniel Island.

#3558 Crescent Homes
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Real Estate | Growth 📈: 98% | Revenue 💰: $138.8 million
Crescent Homes has built homes all across the Charleston region as well as in Nashville + Greenville.

#3737 Fathom 4
Location 📍: Charleston | Industry 💼: Government Services | Growth 📈: 91% | Revenue 💰: $5.4 million
This veteran-owned business provides engineering services in both the private and the public sector.

#3747 Novus Architects
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Construction | Growth 📈: 91% | Revenue 💰: $11.6 million
With projects across the Southeast, Novus specializes in the design of healthcare facilities – including the recently completed Roper St. Francis Neuroscience and Stroke Rehabilitation Center.

#3897 SEJ Services
Location 📍: Mount Pleasant | Industry 💼: Business Products + Services | Growth 📈: 85% | Revenue 💰: $11.4 million
Founded in 2011, SEJ provides janitorial services, forklift operators, recycling + waste programs and more.

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