25 DC-area companies make the 500 cut on Inc. 5,000 list

Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies includes 25 D.C. area companies in the top 500, down from 27 last year.

Inc.’s list is based on three-year revenue growth between 2018 and 2021. Companies must be privately held, based in the U.S. and not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies. They must also have had a minimum of $2 million in revenue in 2021.



Highest ranked locally is Ashburn, Virginia-based government services company RP Professional Services, with three-year revenue growth of 5,300%, at No. 74 on the list.

Alexandria-based business products and services company Integrated Management Strategies ranks No. 76, with three-year revenue growth of 5,271%.

At No. 105 is Bonnie and Pop, a Fairfax-based company that makes gourmet nut, chocolate, cracker and cheese gift boxes, with three-year revenue growth of 4,141%.

Inc. Magazine has been compiling its list every year since 1982.

“The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated,” said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief. “Inc is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work and rising to the challenges of today.”

Here are the 25 D.C.-area companies in the top 500 on Inc. Magazine’s 2022 Inc. 5000 list:

No. 74: RP Professional Services, Ashburn, Virginia
No. 76: Integrated Management Strategies, Alexandria, Virginia
No. 105: Bonnie and Pop, Fairfax, Virginia
No. 111: OneZero Solutions, Alexandria, Virginia
No. 129: PingWind, Annandale, Virginia
No. 131: 20/20 GeneSystems, Gaithersburg, Maryland
No. 163: Pie Insurance, D.C.
No. 221: Chexout, Vienna, Virginia
No. 237: Ordway, D.C.
No. 270: Epigen, McLean, Virginia
No. 298: Ignite IT, Ashburn, Virginia
No. 308: Upside, D.C.
No. 318: Gen3 Technology Consulting, D.C.
No. 326: GreenBrilliance, Herndon, Virginia
No. 352: Axiom Consultants, Rockville, Maryland
No. 357: Bent Ear Solutions, Alexandria, Virginia
No. 368: Windsor Group, Chevy Chase
No. 396: Mytonomy, Bethesda, Maryland
No. 407: Audley Consulting Group, Rockville, Maryland
No. 423: Unscreen, North Bethesda, Maryland
No. 457: sierra7, Falls Church, Virginia
No. 459: ThinkNimble, D.C.
No. 461: Piedmont Global Language Solutions, Arlington, Virginia
No. 468: Manuscripts, D.C.
No. 475: DAS Federal, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Among D.C.-area companies on the full 5,000 list, the median three-year revenue growth is 217%; combined, they have three-year total revenue of $19.6 billion.

No. 1 on this year’s list is Jersey City, New Jersey-based BlockFi, a cryptocurrency trading company, with three-year revenue growth of 245,616%.

The full 2022 Inc. 5000 list is online.

Jeff Clabaugh

Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up