Ireland’s largest start-up, ding* ranked 2nd in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2014.
Dublin, Ireland – 10th November 2014 –ding*, the world’s largest international top-up provider, has been awarded the number two spot in Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Ireland. Rankings are based on average percentage revenue growth over five years and ding* posted growth of 1073%. This is the third year in a row that ding* has featured prominently on the list having brought home the top prize in both 2012 & 2013 and was also named Deloitte’s Rising Star in 2011.
Founder & CEO Mark Roden commented: “It’s an honour to be recognised in Deloitte’s Fast 50 for a third time. Not only does this award recognise our successful growth to date but it is also a wonderful validation of all the hard work and long hours put in to building the business by all the team at ding*.” He also congratulated Inhance Technology, a Cork based company that develop white-label mobile applications who were awarded the top spot.
ding*, formerly ezetop, enables people living abroad to top-up the mobile phones of their friends and family back home, making it easier for them to stay connected and empowering the receiver to get the most out of their mobile phone. Since its inception in 2006, ding* has built a network that spans half the world and is partnered with over 300 mobile operators in 130 countries with a total reach of a staggering 3.5 billion phones. Through www.ding.com, the ding* mobile apps and its 500,000 retail outlets, the company delivers a top-up every second of every day.
It’s been a great month for Founder & CEO Mark Roden, who was awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 on the 23rd October and was also named ‘Business Person of the Month’ by Business and Finance last week.
About ding*
As the world’s largest top-up provider, ding* safely delivers a top-up every second of every day. Created to help people living abroad to support loved ones back home, the company is directly connected to 300 mobile operators in over 130 countries with a reach of over 3.5 billion phones. People can send top-up on www.ding.com, the mobile app and in more than 500,000 retail locations around the world.