Inc. Magazine Reveals Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000

Inc. magazine announced that QualSights, a Chicago-based consumer insights platform, is No. 282 on its annual list of fastest growing private-companies in the US. They earned rank no. #39 and #12 on the list of fastest growing software companies and fastest growing companies based in Illinois, respectively. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000 list.

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QualSights is an immersive insights platform that provides companies a dramatically faster and cost-effective way to generate deeper, more authentic insights from consumers anywhere in the world. As the first and only truly integrated solution to seamlessly support multiple research methodologies, QualSights helps brands stay on top of consumer needs, capturing and socializing them efficiently across markets and cross-functional teams. Its intuitive research technology is utilized by companies of all sizes and across industries, including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, personal care, retail, electronics and pharmaceuticals. Since its inception, QualSights has helped many Fortune 500 brands successfully refine their messaging, develop countless innovative products and develop a stronger understanding of their target consumer.

“QualSights is honored to be recognized by Inc. 5000 after overcoming numerous obstacles and a year of uncertainty. Our hard-working team, cutting-edge insights technology and customer-focused approach allowed us to be trusted partners to our clients over the years,” said Nihal Advani, CEO and founder of QualSights. “We’re excited to continue on this extraordinary trajectory and look forward to bringing even more innovative solutions to help brands unearth deep, authentic insights in record time.”

“The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of companies ever compiled,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership, and the help of a whole lot of people.”

Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but this year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges. Among all of the companies that made the Inc. 5000 list, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million. Together, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.

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