Private companies: fast growing

Create a list using Capital IQ:

• Go to Screening > Companies

• Under Company Details, click Company Type and select Private Company.

• Under Company Details, add any desired criteria relating to industry, geography, etc.

• Under Company Details > Company Statistics, you can add Year Founded (relatively recent) and Total Amount Raised (mm) to identify young companies who have received significant amounts of funding.

Create a list using Preqin:

• Go to Search for > Companies & Deals

• Select Company Search from the left-hand menu

• Using the filters at the top of the page, you can screen for companies using Year Founded and/or Total Amount Raised. Under More filters > Historical financials you can also add % Revenue Growth YoY to your screening criteria.

Use published lists:

• American City Business Journals -  Many local business journals for specific cities in the U.S. publish a Book of Lists that include a list of fast growing or largest private companies.
  
  To locate Book of Lists in the database, click Select a City, and select your desired location. On the right-hand side of the page, you will see section entitled Your News. Under Digital Editions, there is a link to Book of Lists.
  
  Note: Some cities' lists  (ex. Chicago, Los Angeles) are available only in print in the Stamps Reading Room (ask at the desk for help). 
  

• Forbes Lists (ex: World's Most Innovative Companies, Small Giants: Best Small Companies)

• Fortune Rankings (ex: 100 Fastest Growing Companies)

• Inc. 5000

• FormDs.com  Nearly all startups and investment firms file Form Ds with the SEC when they raise money.  Form D filings contain: amount of money raised, equity or debt insurance, insurance category, names of the executives and directors, addresses for the company and brokers used and commission paid.