Tuesday, April 4, 2017

The Red Herring Top 100 Award


The former president of Learning 2000, Inc., which developed some of the most comprehensive and interactive educational software, Ryan Wuerch is an experienced business leader who now serves as executive chairman of DOSH. Prior to this, Ryan Wuerch founded Motricity, a mobile services company, which he grew to over $1 billion in public market valuation. He also founded Solavei, which achieved over 400,000 subscribers and $150 million in revenues in its first three years and won the Red Herring Top 100 Award in 2014. 

The Red Herring Top 100 award highlights some of the most promising tech startup companies in Europe, Asia, and North America. Established in 1996, it is trusted by investors and strategists around the world as a means of identifying promising companies. Each year, hundreds of privately held companies compete for the award, which is only offered to companies in the life sciences and technological sectors. To make its decisions, Red Herring draws
on a list of 20 criteria, including social contribution, customer base, and global reach, among others. Further, it assesses each company individually, using a panel of independent judges in addition to examining reports submitted by candidates and conducting conversations with company CEOs. Past winners of the award include Google, Skype, and eBay.

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