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2024 edition
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe is a Programme that ranks 50 fast-growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth and includes all related industry sectors – communications, environmental technology, fintech, hardware, healthcare and life sciences, media and entertainment, software.
Applications must be completed online and are due August 31st, 2024. Don't miss out!
The winners list will be published on the evening of November 14th, 2024.
Meet the Programme categories:
Fast 50
The main Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe category ranks 50 fast growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth over four years. In order to be eligible for the Technology Fast 50 Central Europe Programme companies must:
1. Be in business a minimum of 4 years - founded on or prior to December 31st, 2019.
2. Own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology, sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues.
• Own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues.
• Manufacture a technology related product.
• Devote a significant proportion of operating revenues to research and development of technology.
• Be technology intensive or use unique technology to solve problems.
3. Have base-year operating revenues of €50,000 in 2020, 2021, 2022 and a current year operating revenue (2023) of at least €100,000.
4. Be headquartered within Central Europe.*
* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.
Companies to Watch
This Technology Fast 50 Central Europe subcategory recognizes companies that are too young to be listed in Fast 50, but are growing rapidly.
Companies to Watch must:
1. Be in business a minimum of 3 years - founded on or prior to December 31st, 2020.*
2.Own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology, sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues.
• Own proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues.
• Manufacture a technology related product.
• Devote a significant proportion of operating revenues to research and development of technology.
• Be technology intensive, or use unique technology to solve problems.
3. Have base-year operating revenues of minimum €10,000 (2021) and current year operating revenue of minimum €30,000 (2023).
4. Be headquartered within Central Europe.**
*In justified cases, we accept companies founded between January 1 – 3, 2021.
**The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.
Impact Stars
The Impact Stars is a special classification of entities which successfully link great products/services with a positive impact on at least one of the following: society, business, innovativeness, environment and diversity.
Those interested in applying for the Impact Stars category must:
1. Sell a product and/or a service that makes an impact in the following fields:
• Impact on the business, environment and society.
• Diversity – amongst employees and/or management staff.
• Unique assets and/or services development.
2. Be headquartered within Central Europe*
* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.
CE Tech Rocketship!
by Deloitte & Google Cloud
This is special recognition by Google Cloud and Deloitte, in which joint teams assess the companies’ technologies and award those with the greatest business potential. The award is dedicated to all companies that apply to the CE Technology Fast 50 ranking in 2024.
To be eligible for the CE Tech Rocketship! category companies must:
1. Develop high-quality, scalable solutions with the potential to serve the most demanding customers in the market.
2. Be headquartered within Central Europe*
* The CE Fast 50 Programme is open to companies with headquarters based in the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Albania, Kosovo and Ukraine.
2023 edition
Today it’s more humbling than ever to consider just how fast and how far technology has evolved in the 24 years since the programme was launched. It’s a period that’s seen unprecedented advancement, with innovations like AI and augmented reality, mobile networks and touchscreen glass, e-readers, self-driving and electric cars, 3D printing, NFT, blockchain, amazing e-commerce solutions, and much more entering everyday usage. So this year’s Fast 50 CE ranking provides your opportunity to find out about the new generation of creative thinkers and visionaries who are driving the incremental but essential technological progress that will become familiar to us all in the years ahead.
Jiří Sauer, Partner
Regional Technology Fast 50 CE Programme Leader
Fast 50
Winners of the 2023 Technology Fast 50 Award
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe is a Programme that ranks 50 fast-growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth. Winners are then selected by ranking their revenue growth over the four years from 2019 to 2022.
1. FTMO
FTMO – winner of the main – Fast 50 category
FTMO has developed and runs a unique educational platform for traders in the financial markets, educating them about proper risk-management techniques and motivating them to be disciplined in their operations. For those who pass a two-step Evaluation Process, which consists of the FTMO Challenge and Verification stages, the company offers an attractive collaborative option with the opportunity to retain up to 90% of the profits they generate. FTMO is aiming to broaden its offer by creating a global platform and enabling clients to choose the traders in whose portfolios they want to invest.
Country:Czech Republic
CEO:Otakar Šuffner & Marek Vašíček
Industry sector:Fintech
Revenue growth:5 815%
Website:http://www.ftmo.com/
2. CityZen
CityZen – 2nd place of the Fast 50 category
Country:Czech Republic
CEO: Pavel Hrstka
Industry sector:Healthcare & Life Sciences
Revenue growth:5 160%
Website:www.cityzenwear.cz
3. PayPo
PayPo – 3rd place of the Fast 50 category
Country:Poland
CEO: Radosław Nawrocki
Industry sector:Fintech
Revenue growth:3 305%
Website:www.paypo.pl
Position | Company name | CEO | Industry sector | Growth rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Devot Solutions | Martin Morava | Software | 3232% |
5 | Worksmile | Tomasz Chaciński | Software | 2941% |
6 | WOLTAIR | Jan Hanuš | Software | 2895% |
7 | Aircash | Hrvoje Ćosić | Fintech | 2819% |
8 | Redbee Software | Vlad Marusca | Software | 2698% |
9 | noo.ma | Damian Goliński | Hardware | 2493% |
10 | Knihobot | Dominik Gazdoš | Software | 2474% |
11 | iterait | Adam Blažek | Software | 2391% |
12 | Finax | Juraj Hrbatý | Fintech | 2140% |
13 | Bine | Jakub Luboński | Environmental Technology | 1822% |
14 | Apzumi | Łukasz Andrzejczyk | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 1636% |
15 | AMPECO | Orlin Radev | Software | 1627% |
16 | Giganci Programowania | Radosław Kulesza | Media & Entertainment | 1588% |
17 | Factory World Wide | Nikola Vučinić | Software | 1496% |
18 | IP Fabric | Pavel Bykov | Software | 1347% |
19 | Skladon | Konstantin Margaretis | Software | 1213% |
20 | Addepto | Artur Haponik | Software | 1193% |
21 | Link Group | Paweł Woźniak | Software | 1142% |
22 | Whalebone | Richard Malovič | Software | 1104% |
23 | Protein & Co. | Daniel Sosýn | Software | 1059% |
24 | MIM Solutions | Urszula Sankowska | Software | 1021% |
25 | Sensoneo | Martin Basila | Environmental Technology | 988% |
26 | DAC.digital | Przemysław Szleter | Software | 943% |
27 | SiDLY | Michał Pizon | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 937% |
28 | Alda Games | Aleš Kříž | Media & Entertainment | 931% |
29 | HiveTech | Nikica Škunca | Software | 925% |
30 | Scuk.cz | Kamil Demuth | Media & Entertainment | 916% |
31 | Luminum ICT | Ivan Čolak | Software | 898% |
32 | DRUID | Liviu Dragan | Software | 875% |
33 | Varistar | Jan Semrád | Software | 844% |
34 | Sygnis | Andrzej Burgs | Hardware | 804% |
35 | Blazity | Paweł Dadun | Software | 784% |
36 | Escola | Krzysztof Wojewodzic | Software | 764% |
37 | Cleevio | David Bezděka | Software | 761% |
38 | Scanye | Tadeusz Chruściel | Software | 753% |
39 | PySENSE | Piotr Czak | Hardware | 738% |
40 | Ovečkárna | Ondřej Machala | Software | 729% |
41 | Orqa | Srdjan Kovacevic | Hardware | 721% |
42 | MoraviaLab | Martin Hájek | Environmental Technology | 713% |
43 | Techband | Patrik Ruman | Software | 701% |
44 | Agdata | Jiří Musil | Software | 697% |
45 | ROUVY | Petr Samek | Software | 692% |
46 | wflow.com | Robert Soudný | Software | 691% |
47 | LiveKid | Jakub Pawelski | Software | 690% |
48 | Luigi's Box | Gejza Nagy | Software | 670% |
49 | Robotec.ai | Michał Niezgoda | Software | 667% |
50 | Questo | Alex Govoreanu | Media & Entertainment | 663% |
Companies to Watch
In addition to the Technology Fast 50 ranking, Deloitte Central Europe ranks companies that show great potential but are too young to meet criterion for the main Fast 50 category.
1. 3IPK
3IPK – winner of the Companies to Watch category
3IPK developed blockchain-based software solutions and products which enable customers to guarantee the authenticity, integrity and traceability of data in the Space, Aviation and Defence industries. It enables customers to reduce overhead costs related to complex aerospace processes by delivering powerful solutions that allow the efficient management of deep and wide supply chains, engineering and manufacturing processes as well as quality control. Leveraging state-of-the-art blockchain technology, in combination with data analytics and artificial intelligence, 3IPK brings aerospace ecosystems a true source of competitive edge.
Country:Slovakia
CEO:Juraj Zámečník
Industry sector:Software
Revenue growth:2 885%
Website:https://3ipk.com
2. Cardinal Cryptography
Cardinal Cryptography – 2nd place of the Companies to Watch category
Country:Poland
CEO:Antoni Zolciak
Industry sector:Software
Revenue growth:1 385%
Website:https://cardinal.co/
3. Flip
Flip – 3rd place of the Companies to Watch category
Country:Romania
CEO:George Moroianu
Industry sector:Media & Entertainment
Revenue growth:1 289%
Website:https://www.flip.ro
Position | Company name | CEO | Industry sector | Growth rate |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | JOBKA | Marek Ander | Software | 1268% |
5 | Bright Spaces | Bogdan Nicoara | Software | 737% |
6 | Digital Thinkers | Balázs Szima-Mármarosi | Software | 717% |
7 | Lumen Spei | Krunoslav Ris | Software | 611% |
8 | Opium.systems | Matúš Izakovič | Software | 607% |
9 | Just Join IT | Piotr Nowosielski | Software | 477% |
10 | EM Analytic Solutions | Milan Nedeljković | Software | 469% |
11 | Yord | Adam Rajnoha | Software | 447% |
12 | Resolute Software | Atanas Simeonov (Co-CEO), Hristo Georgiev (Co-CEO) | Software | 401% |
13 | Virtual Lab | Leoš Kubíček | Healthcare & Life Sciences | 325% |
14 | Sappience | Angel Georgiev | Software | 318% |
15 | AIOPSGROUP | Don Santrac | Software | 301% |
16 | Pepita Group | József Dorcsinecz | Software | 237% |
17 | Proefo | Michal Belan | Fintech | 214% |
18 | Simplea pojišťovna | Martin Švec | Fintech | 208% |
19 | Cloudfield | Lucia Belková | Software | 183% |
20 | easySales | Ciprian Cazacu | Software | 174% |
21 | ZEME | Kacper Adamowicz | Environmental Technology | 155% |
22 | Evolt | Edin Tabak | Software | 110% |
23 | DIGITAL GATEWAYS | Krzysztof Biernacki | Fintech | 102% |
24 | Profitroom | Krzysztof Grzęda | Software | 98% |
25 | Born Digital | Tomáš Malovec | Software | 94% |
Impact Stars
The Impact Stars is a special classification of entities which successfully link great products/services with a positive impact on at least one of the following: society, business, innovativeness, environment and diversity.
Company name | Country | CEO name | Industry sector | Website |
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Baboon Delivery | Albania | Gentian Selenica | Software | |
Aladini | Albania | Valer Pinderi | Software | |
Pago.al | Albania | Eno Kotmilo | Fintech | |
Rolla | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Igor Krezić | Software | |
Flow capital (former Symphony) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Haris Memić | Software | |
Digital Lights | Bulgaria | Dimitar Dimitrov | Software | |
Ucha.se / Уча.се | Bulgaria | Darin Madzharov | Software | |
ZenHold | Bulgaria | Ivan Nikolaev | Media & Entertainment | |
SeekandHit | Croatia | Mario Frančešević | Media & Entertainment | |
Notch | Croatia | Mihael Sedmak | Software | |
Cinnamon | Croatia | Ivan Kovač | Software | |
ELPLY technology | Czech Republic | Oleksandr Dikhtiar | Environmental Technology | |
Invent Medical Group | Czech Republic | Jiří Rosický | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
VOS.health | Czech Republic | Jiří Diblík | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
KIUD Technologies | Estonia | Kaie Kaas-Ojavere | Environmental Technology | |
Neular | Estonia | Ilo Rannu | Environmental Technology | |
Villatoode (MÄÄ) | Estonia | Sander Veskimeister | Environmental Technology | |
SnapSoft | Hungary | Dániel Kerényi | Software | |
DokiApp | Hungary | Tibor Somogyi | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
Parkl Digital Technologies | Hungary | Zsolt Somogyi | Software | |
Longenesis | Latvia | Emil Syundyukov | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
ATOM Mobility | Latvia | Arturs Burnins | Software | |
Echoo Group | Latvia | Glebs Kiselovs | Software | |
Bioversija | Lithuania | Stanislav Balion | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
Walk15 | Lithuania | Vlada Musvydaitė | Healthcare & Life Sciences | |
Hoyo Tech | North Macedonia | Dashmir Istrefi | Software | |
Deviniti | Poland | Piotr Dorosz, Jacek Machata | Software | |
Callstack | Poland | Krzysztof Lis | Software | |
Appsilon | Poland | Filip Stachura | Software | |
RepsMate | Romania | Alin Rosca | Software | |
ZA Cloud | Romania | Romania | Software | |
Ascendia | Romania | Cosmin Malureanu | Software | |
Factory World Wide | Serbia | Serbia | Software | |
Gerulata Technologies | Slovakia | Michal Trnka | Software | |
GreenWay Infrastructure | Slovakia | Peter Badík | Environmental Technology | |
RVmagnetics | Slovakia | Rastislav Varga | Hardware | |
AGILEDROP | Slovenia | Smolič Iztok | Software | |
genEplanet | Slovenia | Marko Bitenc | Healthcare & Life Sciences |
CE Tech Rocketship!
This special recognition by Google Cloud and Deloitte awards companies that have developed high-quality, scalable solutions with the potential to serve the most demanding customers in the market. Joint teams assessed the companies technologies and awarded those with the greatest business potential.
Open Loyalty (Poland) -winner of the CE Tech Rocketship! category
Open Loyalty has created the world’s most flexible loyalty software for creating personalised loyalty and gamification programmes fast and at scale. This software enables businesses to fully understand their customers and maximise their engagement by providing an alternative to heavy, monolithic loyalty software. Open Loyalty is currently serving 40+ clients from 20 different countries to build loyalty programmes from scratch or to extend their existing systems with loyalty and gamification mechanics.
Industry sector:Software
Company name | CEO | Industry sector |
---|---|---|
Apify Technologies | Jan Čurn | Software |
Hermix | Stefan Morcov | Software |
Gerulata Technologies | Michal Trnka | Software |
Kontomatik | Michał Łukasik | Fintech |
Robotec.ai | Michał Niezgoda | Software |
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