Stronghold recognized on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Stronghold has been named to the 2025 #Inc5000 list of America's fastest-growing companies! This recognition is an incredible honor and a testament to the company's momentum and impact.
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'Making the Inc. 5000 is a milestone that speaks to the dedication of our team, the trust of our partners, and the real-world utility we've built into StrongholdNET. We're scaling access to modern financial infrastructure, powered by innovation, transparency, and a long-term commitment to the communities we serve.'
— Tammy Camp, CEO & Co-Founder, Stronghold
This year's Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate reached 1,552 percent, and those companies have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.
For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.
'Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company's tenacity and clarity of vision,' says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. 'These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn't just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.'
Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.
Stronghold is a fintech infrastructure company enabling fast, secure pay-by-bank and embedded payments through developer-first APIs. Our SHx token powers merchant rewards, DeFi-based financing, and governance across StrongholdNET, bringing real-world utility to blockchain. Recognized as a Forbes Fintech 50 company and the Audience Favorite in the North America Visa Everywhere Competition, Stronghold serves thousands of merchants and partners through a compliant, enterprise-grade platform that bridges legacy and next-gen payment systems. In 2025, we launched a 60 billion SHx smart contract escrow to strengthen ecosystem stability and continued expanding a global community of over 215,000 members.
Methodology
Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
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About Stronghold
Stronghold is a fintech infrastructure company enabling fast, secure pay-by-bank and embedded payments through developer-first APIs. Our SHx token powers rewards and governance across our ecosystem. We're an AI-forward organization—using generative AI across every department from product to finance—to scale faster, make smarter decisions, and build better tools for the future of money.
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