St. Pete, Tampa companies land on Inc. 5000 list

Tampa and St. Petersburg tech startups, real estate development groups and marketing firms are among the fastest-growing private companies.

The annual Inc. 5000 list recognizes the U.S.-based companies that have achieved massive revenue growth over the year. Less than one percent of U.S. businesses make the list. 

A snapshot of the first 1,000 local companies on the list: 

Ideal Agent: Rank no. 91: Ideal Agent is a Tampa startup that uses artificial intelligence to recruit top real estate agents. Established in 2016, Ideal Agent is one of the fastest-growing full-service real estate companies that connects home sellers with top-rated agents at various commission rates. Ideal Agent ranked on the list last year. 

Valor Real Estate Development: Rank no. 133: The Clearwater-based real estate firm developed Serena by the Sea, a $70 million, 80-unit waterfront condo development between downtown Clearwater and Dunedin. It also developed SkyView, a 36-unit condo building in Clearwater. The group is also working on a new residential project in St. Petersburg. 

PainTEQ: Rank no. 722: The Tampa-based medical device creator is known for its minimally invasive posterior sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion procedures. The company also made it the Inc. list last year. PainTEQ has recently secured a $35 million capital infusion. 

Neptune Flood: Rank no. 732: St. Petersburg-based Neptune Flood, known for its digital platform that enables insurance agents and customers to obtain coverage quickly, has landed on the list for second time. Neptune Flood provides flood insurance policies to over 160,000 homeowners, renters and businesses in 48 states and Washington, D.C. “We’ve also expanded our offerings to allow for even higher coverage limits across our products while adding new optional coverages that provide protection that the government’s National Flood Insurance Program does not,” CEO Trevor Burgess said in a prepared statement. 

Stoneweg US: Rank no. 773: St. Petersburg-based real estate firm Stoneweg specializes in multifamily acquisitions and developments. The group is developing a new plaza and apartment complex at the site of the dilapidated 110,500-square-foot Coquina Key Shopping Plaza. It also developed the Lake Maggiore Apartments, a 330-unit, mixed-income apartment development in St. Petersburg. 

Gale Healthcare: Rank no. 831: Tampa-based Gale Healthcare, a leading technology-enabled platform that provides temporary workforce solutions for nursing homes and long-term care providers, has made the list for a second consecutive year. Gale’s revenue grew more than 340%. It recently opened a new HQ in Tampa and grew its clinical workforce to 65,000 nursing professionals. 

Blue.cloud: Rank no. 844: Tampa-based Blue.cloud is a global leader in cloud-native solutions. The company has partnerships with industry giants such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, Snowflake and ThoughtSpot. 

Other ranked companies and where they’re based: 

AFC Logistics: Rank no. 55: Tampa

Ridge IT Cyber: Rank no. 281: Clearwater 

StatPearls: Rank no. 304: St. Petersburg

Direct Components: Rank no. 312: Tampa

Monarchy Media: Rank no. 322: Clearwater

Thorum: Rank no. 361: Tampa 

Gorilla Netting: Rank no. 415: Palm Harbor 

Skillionaire Enterprises: Rank no. 428: Tampa 

Mr. Gordon Publishing Group: Rank no. 454: Tampa 

Team Logic IT St. Petersburg: Rank no. 504: St. Petersburg 

Ruri Software Technologies: Rank no. 526: Tampa 

Grow Pro Agency: Rank no. 563: Oldsmar 

Axiom Acquistion Ventures: Rank no. 591: Tampa 

GroundGame Health: Rank no.: 692: Tampa 

Superfan Live: Rank no. 721: Clearwater 

Emerson and Friends: Rank no. 724: Clearwater 

Zulay: Rank no. 785: Clearwater 

Innowise Group: Rank no. 845: St. Petersburg

Yo Mama’s Foods: Rank no. 899: Clearwater 

Source 1 Solutions: Rank no. 958: Clearwater 

The full list of Florida companies on the Inc. 5000 list can be found here.