This showcase is a testament to the impact entrepreneurs make on our economy and an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Browse the list, learn more about the Empact100 Showcase members and vote for your favorite candidate by clicking the "Like" button next to their business name or on their profile. The Showcase member with the most votes will win the People's Choice Award.
| Company Name | Founder Name(s): | Year Started: | # of Employees: | City: | State: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
21685
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Magic Logix |
Hassan Bawab(43) |
2006 | 11 | Carrollton | Texas | |
| 2 |
4923
|
Bottlenotes, Inc. |  |
Alyssa Rapp(45) |
2006 | 7 | Palo Alto | California |
| 3 |
2506
|
Ahkeo Ventures | |
Brent Skoda(38) |
2010 | 60 | Dallas | Texas |
| 4 |
1748
|
Uassist.ME | |
Alfredo Atanacio(40) Rodolfo Schildknecht(41) |
2009 | 60 | Miami Beach | Florida |
| 5 |
1365
|
American Injury Attorney Group | |
Anthony Johnson(41) |
2012 | 7 | Little Rock | Arkansas |
| 6 |
1267
|
TerraCycle | |
Tom Szaky(42) |
2003 | 125 | Trenton | New Jersey |
| 7 |
1060
|
Melen, LLC |
Alex Melen(40) Michael Melen(34) |
2011 | 20 | Englewood Cliffs | New Jersey | |
| 8 |
760
|
JFEN Holdings LLC |
Jeffrey Fenster(41) |
2011 | 1 | San Diego | California | |
| 9 |
678
|
ViralGains |
Jay Singh(34) |
2012 | 9 | Boston | Massachusetts | |
| 10 |
649
|
Yodle |
Ben Rubenstein(40) John Berkowitz(41) |
2005 | 890 | New York | New York | |
| 11 |
638
|
brandbuddee |
Andy Karuza(38) |
2012 | 1 | Bellevue | Washington | |
| 12 |
415
|
Whitey Board Company |
Saachi Cywinski(36) |
2010 | 4 | CALABASAS | California | |
| 13 |
370
|
BodyRock Sport by Kelly Dooley |
KELLY DOOLEY(41) |
2010 | 4 | New York | New York | |
| 14 |
363
|
Dorsey Investment LLC |
Darrell Dorsey(42) |
2002 | 1 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| 15 |
248
|
MeriEducation |
Joan Nguyen(38) |
2008 | 2 | Newport Beach | California | |
| 16 |
236
|
New Frontiers in Learning |
Daniel Koffler(41) |
2012 | 4 | New York | New York | |
| 17 |
228
|
National Student Initiative |
Joshua Kleyman(28) |
2011 | 8 | Hewlett | New York | |
| 18 |
222
|
Phusion Projects |
Christopher Hunter(45) Jeff Wright(46) Jaisen Freeman(46) |
2005 | 86 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 19 |
189
|
Uhsome |
Christopher Arnoldi(40) |
2011 | 2 | Tampa | Florida | |
| 20 |
184
|
8of9 Consulting |
Mary Kopczynski(46) |
2009 | 2 | New York | New York | |
| 21 |
169
|
Identity Marketing |
Anthony Russo(41) |
2011 | 3 | Frisco | Texas | |
| 22 |
147
|
pledge4good |
Michael Fahner(32) Navid Hossieni(34) |
2012 | 2 | Islip | New York | |
| 23 |
142
|
HUMAN Healthy Vending |
Sean Kelly(41) |
2008 | 27 | Culver City | California | |
| 24 |
135
|
DMV.org: The DMV Made Simple |
Raj Lahoti(42) Ravi Lahoti(46) |
2003 | 8 | Encinitas | California | |
| 25 |
121
|
Rant Media Network, LLC |
Brett Rosin(37) Grant Brown(35) |
2010 | 12 | Downers Grove | Illinois | |
| 26 |
117
|
Chocolate Pizza Company Inc. |
Ryan Novak(35) |
2010 | 12 | Marcellus | New York | |
| 27 |
113
|
'ZinePak LLC |
Brittany Hodak(40) Kim Kaupe(38) |
2011 | 3 | New York | New York | |
| 28 |
96
|
Optamark |
Tarang Gosalia(37) Nitesh Chaudhary(34) |
2011 | 15 | Boston | Massachusetts | |
| 29 |
87
|
Rising Tide Capital |
Alfa Demmellash(44) Alexander Forrester(43) |
2004 | 16 | Jersey City | New Jersey | |
| 30 |
79
|
Collaborative Group |
Kathleen Wright(42) |
2011 | 6 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 31 |
76
|
SOCIALFLY |
courtney spritzer(36) Stephanie Abrams(39) |
2011 | 3 | new york | New York | |
| 32 |
67
|
Fitmark |
Mark Samuel(44) |
2012 | 1 | San Francisco | California | |
| 33 |
61
|
Gravity Payments |
Dan Price(39) |
2004 | 82 | Seattle | Washington | |
| 34 |
58
|
Self-Cut System, LLC |
Ryford Estores(40) Mychal Connolly(42) |
2010 | 1 | Ossining | New York | |
| 35 |
56
|
Orange Thread Media |
Luke McElroy(37) |
2009 | 3 | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| 36 |
56
|
Emercury |
Michael Batalha(46) |
2010 | 9 | Bloomsbury | New Jersey | |
| 37 |
50
|
Academy for Global Citizenship |
Sarah Elizabeth Ippel(42) |
2008 | 34 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 38 |
49
|
AirSplat |
Kenneth Wu(45) |
2002 | 84 | Irwindale | California | |
| 39 |
47
|
Lakeview Creative Arts Center |
Jessica Perilloux(38) |
2006 | 1 | New Orleans | Louisiana | |
| 40 |
44
|
Pure Fix Cycles |
Zachary Schau(37) Jordan Schau(35) Austin Stoffers(35) Michael Fishman(35) |
2011 | 16 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 41 |
44
|
Sunsational Swim School |
Sarah Christenson(40) |
2009 | 8 | San Diego | California | |
| 42 |
43
|
Ifeelgoods |
Suchit Dash(39) |
2010 | 22 | Redwood City | California | |
| 43 |
42
|
Two Bit Circus |
Brent Bushnell(45) |
2012 | 8 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 44 |
42
|
TRAIL |
Christina Gagnier(42) Stephanie Margossian(43) |
2012 | 7 | San Francisco | California | |
| 45 |
41
|
Stoney Clover Lane |
Kendall Glazer(32) Libby Glazer(30) |
2009 | 2 | Palm Beach | Florida | |
| 46 |
40
|
OrgSync |
Eric Fortenberry(41) |
2007 | 34 | Dallas | Texas | |
| 47 |
35
|
iCracked Inc. |
AJ Forsythe(36) Anthony Martin(37) |
2010 | 230 | Redwood City | California | |
| 48 |
31
|
Potential Energy |
Andrée Sosler(44) |
2012 | 2 | Berkeley | California | |
| 49 |
29
|
ONEHOPE |
Jacob Kloberdanz(40) |
2007 | 24 | El Segundo | California | |
| 50 |
28
|
RejuvaHealth |
Kelsey Minarik(37) |
2010 | 2 | Irvine | California | |
| 51 |
28
|
The Nicholson Center |
Robert Nicholson(44) |
2009 | 34 | Niles | Ohio | |
| 52 |
25
|
Gravity Media |
Yuriy Boykiv(42) |
2009 | 35 | New York | New York | |
| 53 |
25
|
Blank Label |
Danny Wong(33) Fan Bi(36) |
2009 | 8 | Boston | Massachusetts | |
| 54 |
23
|
UniversityParent |
Sarah Schupp(42) |
2004 | 18 | Boulder | Colorado | |
| 55 |
22
|
Lovin' Spoonfuls |
Ashley Stanley(45) |
2010 | 4 | Boston | Massachusetts | |
| 56 |
21
|
LKR Social Media |
Laura Roeder(39) |
2007 | 4 | Austin | Texas | |
| 57 |
21
|
2 Wheel Bikes |
May Chu(44) |
2005 | 6 | Irwindale | California | |
| 58 |
21
|
CPXi |
Mike Seiman(44) |
2000 | 105 | New York | New York | |
| 59 |
21
|
Ajax Union |
Joe Apfelbaum(44) |
2008 | 70 | Brooklyn | New York | |
| 60 |
18
|
Castle Party Rental LLC |
Daniel Stanek(33) |
2008 | 25 | St. Charles | Illinois | |
| 61 |
18
|
Contently |
Shane Snow(39) Joe Coleman(40) Dave Goldberg(42) |
2010 | 15 | New York | New York | |
| 62 |
18
|
Syntellia |
Kostas Eleftheriou (40) Ioannis Verdelis(40) |
2011 | 8 | San Francisco | California | |
| 63 |
16
|
ProTexting |
Kalin Kassabov(46) |
2010 | 20 | New York | New York | |
| 64 |
15
|
ThinkImpact Company |
Saul Garlick(40) |
2011 | 6 | Denver | Colorado | |
| 65 |
14
|
SYNHERGY MARKETING |
Dimple Thakkar(40) |
2008 | 1 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 66 |
14
|
Ciplex |
Zach Ferres(37) Ilya Pozin(42) Nikola Mickic(46) Adam Lilly(44) |
1999 | 23 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 67 |
12
|
PeerFly, Inc. |
Chad French(39) |
2009 | 8 | Alachua | Florida | |
| 68 |
12
|
TestMax, Inc. |
Mehran Ebadolahi(42) Sina Mobasser(42) Jason Loewy(35) |
2010 | 5 | Santa Monica | California | |
| 69 |
10
|
Brandini Toffee |
Leah Post(32) Brandon Weimer (33) |
2006 | 5 | Rancho Mirage | California | |
| 70 |
10
|
Kitchen Cabinet Kings |
Anthony Saladino(41) Andrew Saladino(36) |
2010 | 2 | New York | New York | |
| 71 |
9
|
Qgiv |
Todd Baylis(40) Peter Rudden(42) |
2007 | 18 | Lakeland | Florida | |
| 72 |
9
|
Adscend Media LLC |
Fehzan Ali(34) Jeremy Bash(40) |
2009 | 8 | Carrollton | Texas | |
| 73 |
8
|
Front & Center Marketing |
Avi Gardner(42) |
2008 | 3 | Boulder | Colorado | |
| 74 |
8
|
ScanDigital |
Anderson Schoenrock(45) |
2007 | 45 | Torrance | California | |
| 75 |
8
|
OrderGroove, Inc. |
Greg Alvo(39) |
2008 | 20 | New York | New York | |
| 76 |
8
|
Pacific Columns, Inc. |
Robert Sellek(45) |
1998 | 65 | Brea | California | |
| 77 |
7
|
Smarty Media |
Dmitriy Naymark(40) |
2009 | 3 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 78 |
7
|
FUNK-tional Enterprises LLC (CitySlips) |
Katie Shea(37) Susie Levitt(37) |
2009 | 2 | New York | New York | |
| 79 |
6
|
COMSTOR Outdoor |
Jason Duff(42) |
2001 | 5 | Huntsville | Ohio | |
| 80 |
6
|
Meathead Movers |
Aaron Steed(43) |
1997 | 127 | San Luis Obispo | California | |
| 81 |
6
|
THRIVE Media |
Jeffrey Tintle(44) |
2006 | 2 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | |
| 82 |
5
|
HillSouth |
Robby Hill(41) |
2001 | 25 | Florence | South Carolina | |
| 83 |
5
|
Influence & Co. |
John Hall(39) Kelsey Meyer(34) |
2011 | 18 | Columbia | Missouri | |
| 84 |
5
|
verynice |
Matthew Manos(35) |
2008 | 2 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 85 |
5
|
goods for good |
Melissa Kushner(43) |
2006 | 8 | New York | New York | |
| 86 |
5
|
MorrisCore |
Benji Rabhan(38) |
2010 | 16 | Charlottesville | Virginia | |
| 87 |
4
|
Phone Restore |
Chris Koerner(37) |
2010 | 5 | 4 locations in 4 different cities | Alabama | |
| 88 |
4
|
theory11 |
Jonathan Bayme(37) |
2007 | 11 | Charleston | South Carolina | |
| 89 |
4
|
Next Home Real Estate |
Leann D'Ettore(41) Michael Solotke(44) |
2006 | 0 | Cranston | Rhode Island | |
| 90 |
4
|
ReGreen Inc. |
David Duel(37) Kevin Refoua(38) |
2008 | 45 | Los Angeles | California | |
| 91 |
4
|
Sanghavi Solitaire Inc. |
Vinit Jobanputra(37) |
2012 | 4 | New York | New York | |
| 92 |
4
|
Auditrax |
Josh Fuhr(37) |
2000 | 17 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | |
| 93 |
4
|
Duxter |
Adam Lieb(37) |
2011 | 11 | Bellevue | Washington | |
| 94 |
4
|
Student Success Academy |
EJ Carrion(34) Michael Benko(34) |
2011 | 4 | Fort Worth | Texas | |
| 95 |
4
|
Circa Ventures |
rohith anabheri(40) |
2011 | 3 | Houston | Texas | |
| 96 |
4
|
ContextMedia, Inc. |
Rishi Shah(38) Shradha Agarwal(38) |
2006 | 35 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 97 |
4
|
Ntiva |
Steven Freidkin(40) |
2004 | 72 | McLean | Virginia | |
| 98 |
4
|
The Starter League |
Mike McGee(35) Neal Sales-Griffin(36) |
2011 | 10 | Chicago | Illinois | |
| 99 |
3
|
Video Blocks |
Joel Holland(39) |
2001 | 15 | Reston | Virginia | |
| 100 |
3
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College Scheduler LLC |
Robert Strazzarino(39) |
2005 | 5 | Chico | California |
| COMPANY NAME | CATEGORY | CITY | STATE | Terracycle | Most Innovative |
Trenton | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mutual Mobile | Best Technology Company |
Austin | Texas | ||||
| 7 | Mobile Roadie | Most Disruptive Company
|
Beverly Hills | California | ||||
| 8 | Pencils of Promise | Best Education Company
|
New York | New York | ||||
| 9 | Bottlenotes, Inc. | People's Choice
|
Palo Alto | California | ||||
| 10 | Terracycle | People's Choice
|
Trenton | New Jersey | ||||
| 11 | Ahkeo Ventures | People's Choice
|
Dallas | Texas | ||||
| 12 | uAssist.me | People's Choice
|
Miami Beach | Florida | ||||
| 13 | American Injury Attorney Group | People's Choice
|
Little Rock | Arkansas | ||||
| 14 | Dear World | Best Founder Story
|
New Orleans | Louisiana | ||||
| 15 | Front & Center Marketing | Best Founder Story
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Boulder | Colorado | ||||
| 16 | Potential Energy | Best Founder Story
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Berkeley | California | ||||
| 17 | Mobius | Best Founder Story
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Alexandria | Virginia | ||||
| 18 | Carbon Lighthouse | Best Founder Story
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San Francisco | California | ||||
| 19 | Blank Label | Best Founder Story
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Boston | Massachusetts | ||||
| 20 | Theory11 | Best Founder Story
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Charleston | South Carolina | ||||
| 21 | The Adventure Project | Best Founder Story
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New York | New York | ||||
| 22 | Inspired Marketing | Best Founder Story
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Los Angeles | California | ||||
| 23 | Startup Institute | Best Founder Story
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Cambridge | Massachusetts | ||||
| 24 | Rant Media Network | Best Founder Story
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Downers Grove | Illinois | ||||
| 25 | Crown Holdings | Best Founder Story
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Austin | Texas | ||||
| 26 | Siegel Construction | Best Founder Story
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Arlington Heights | Illinois | ||||
| 27 | The Cactus | Best Founder Story
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Perham | Minnesota | ||||
| 28 | Empower Orphans | Best Founder Story
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Yardley | Pennsylvania | ||||
| 29 | GREEN | Best Founder Story
|
New York | New York | ||||
| 30 | Runa | Best Founder Story
|
Brooklyn | New York | ||||
| 31 | Chocolate Pizza Company | Best Founder Story
|
Marcellus | New York | ||||
| 32 | ZeroCater | Best Founder Story
|
San Francisco | California |
* As part of the application process, all companies were required to submit their revenue. However, they did have the option to not disclose their revenue publicly.
