10 Fastest-Growing Companies in Virginia: 2016 Inc. 5000

There's no question Virginia is one of the hottest places to grow a business, especially because of the tremendous growth in the Northern Virginia area, so it's no surprise that the state was represented quite well on the new Inc. 5000 list, which rates the fastest growing companies in the nation. Virginia had seven of the top 100 companies on the list.

“The 2016 Inc. 5000 are the superheroes of the U.S. economy. America’s fastest-growing private companies wield powers like strategy, service, and innovation,” writes the magazine. “On this list you’ll find businesses that exercise the body and the mind, push the boundaries of virtual reality and 3-D printing, and delight fans with rock concerts and (in the case of the No. 1 company, LootCrate)--superheroes. Thrill to these companies' amazing exploits--and learn a thing or two about the hard, real work.”

The top 10 Virginia companies on the list have annual revenue ranging from just $2 million to more than $30 million.

Here are the top 10 Virginia companies ranked by Inc.

No. 10, FedBiz IT Solutions (Leesburg) - A hardware reseller and provider of networking, cyber security, enterprise computing, and cloud systems services to the federal government. (2015 revenue: $25.9M)

No. 49, Interactive Government Holdings (Springfield) - Provides program management, grant management, administrative support, HR, and veteran employment and reintegration services. (2015 revenue: $7.2M)

No. 55, ByteCubed (Arlington) - Provides software development and technology services to companies and government agencies. (2015 revenue: $11.6M)

No. 56, Excel Group (Arlington) - Provides asset management services for branded hotels in high-growth markets. It is based in Washington, D.C. (2015 revenue: $34.4M)

No. 70, Talteam (Herndon) - Provides application development, user experience, big data and Web-based data collection systems, customer relationship management, and Sharepoint services to large companies and government customers. (2015 revenue: $5.1M)

No. 77, Ecology Mir Group (Manassass) - Serves the federal government in the areas of logistics, hotel and events management, fitness installations, defense services, office installations, and IT. (2015 revenue: $4M)

No. 100, Inoventures (McLean) - A business analytics, IT, and management consulting firm for government agencies and commercial businesses. (2015 revenue: $3.9M)

No. 200, LLB Enterprises (Stafford) - A consulting firm specializing in program management, conference, meeting, and trade show execution. (2015 revenue: $2M)

No. 212, Darkblade Systems (Stafford) - Provides scientific, engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to federal government and commercial clients. (2015 revenue: $4.1M)

No. 215, Preting Consulting (Alexandria) - Offers business modeling and design services to test, evaluate, and validate a company's processes and offer consulting for improvements. (2015 revenue: $5.2M)

Methodology: Companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2012. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2015. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2012 is $100,000; the minimum for 2015 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.'s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at inc.com/inc5000.