MONTREAL, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) (“Lightspeed” or the “Company“), the one-stop commerce platform empowering merchants to provide the best omnichannel experiences is honored to be named the fifth fastest growing organization in the Enterprise–Industry Leaders category for Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 50™ program.
The award recognizes the fastest-growing enterprise-level technology, media, and telecommunications companies by revenue growth percentage over their last four years of operation. This category is open to companies that recorded a minimum revenue of $10 million in 2020 and $50 million in 2023. For this year’s award, Lightspeed was recognized with a growth percentage of 502%, ranking fifth overall in demonstrating outstanding growth and innovation within the technology industry.
“This award showcases our unwavering focus on disciplined growth and helping our customers achieve new levels of success,” said Dax Dasilva, Lightspeed’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “As a company just shy of celebrating our 20th anniversary, we are continuing to grow and learn. We keep optimizing our offerings in order to bring the best POS and payments solutions to our customers. This award highlights the success we are seeing in doing so, and a bright path moving forward.”
“The Enterprise—Industry Leaders exemplify the strength and resilience of Canada’s business landscape, showcasing their ability to navigate challenges and drive sustainable growth,” highlighted Anders McKenzie, the National Technology Fast 50 program leader at Deloitte Canada. “As established leaders in their industries, these companies have demonstrated their capacity to innovate, adapt, and transform in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. By embracing emerging technologies, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and leveraging their extensive resources, these Enterprise – Industry Leaders have positioned themselves as industry leaders, setting new benchmarks for success. Their achievements not only contribute to their own organizational growth but also inspire and shape the future of Canada’s technology sector.”
About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program is Canada’s pre-eminent technology awards program. It recognizes business growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship in four distinct categories: Technology Fast 50, Enterprise—Industry Leaders, Clean Technology, and Companies-to-Watch. The program also recognizes thriving technology companies in the United States and Canada in partnership with the North American Technology Fast 500 program. Program sponsors for 2024 include RBCx, Osler, EDC, CCI, TMX, Clarity, and Lafond. For more information, visit www.fast50.ca.
About Lightspeed
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional omnichannel customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the Company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
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