Inc. Names Fortreum to Its 2025 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Mid-Atlantic
Lansdowne, VA, April 3, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today revealed that Fortreum, LLC is No.10 on its fifth annual Inc. Regionals: Mid-Atlantic list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the Mid-Atlantic, which includes Delaware, Maryland, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. An extension of the national Inc. 5000 list, the Regionals offer a unique look at the most successful companies within the Mid-Atlantic economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.
James Leach, Managing Partner/Co-founder, stated “Earning a spot on the INC 5000 Fastest Growing Regional list is a testament to our team’s relentless dedication, innovation, and commitment to our customers journey. We’re excited for what’s ahead as we continue to push the cybersecurity boundaries and raise the bar for our customers.”
The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Mid-Atlantic. Between 2021 and 2023, these 137 private companies had a median growth rate of 95 percent; by 2023, they’d also added 7,266 jobs and $4.9 billion to the region’s economy.
Complete results of the Inc. Regionals: Mid-Atlantic, including company profiles, can be found at https://www.inc.com/regionals/mid-atlantic starting April 1. You’ll also find an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria.
“The honorees on this year’s Inc. Regionals list are true trailblazers driving economic growth in their respective regions, industries, and beyond. This list celebrates their achievements and tells the stories of remarkable companies that are fueling growth and adding jobs in local economies throughout the country,” said Bonny Ghosh, editorial director at Inc.
Fortreum is an independent firm specializing in audit, advisory, and technical testing services, delivering cybersecurity expertise in highly regulated industries. Our mission is to simplify cloud and cybersecurity challenges for our clients. With nearly 25 years of combined experience in both the public and private sectors, Fortreum is dedicated to addressing our customers’ complex cloud and cybersecurity needs.
Fortreum is pioneering an integrated, continuous assessment approach through our XRAMP platform. To learn more on how you can consolidate regulatory frameworks validations, increase security assurance while reducing internal impact, check out XRAMP to learn more.
More about Inc. and the Inc. Regionals
Methodology
The 2025 Inc. Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over two years. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2023. (Since then, a number of companies on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2023 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc.
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Fortreum is an independent firm specializing in audit, advisory, and technical testing services, delivering cybersecurity expertise in highly regulated industries. Our mission is to simplify cloud and cybersecurity challenges for our clients. With nearly 25 years of combined experience in both the public and private sectors, Fortreum is dedicated to addressing our customers’ complex cloud and cybersecurity needs.
For more information, visit the Fortreum website or follow the company on LinkedIn at LinkedIn.com/company/fortreum.
Should you have questions about your FedRAMP, XRAMP, cloud and cybersecurity readiness, please reach out to us at Info@fortreum.com or Contact Us at https://fortreum.com/contact/
