The Red Herring editorial team is pleased to announce the 2014 Finalist list for the upcoming Red Herring Top 100 North America event. This set of companies represents the short list for the Top 100 award. Leveraging game-changing technology and services, these companies have proven themselves the most innovative and influential ventures across the North American high-tech industry. Red Herring finalists are appraised based on quantitative and qualitative criteria, including but not limited to: financial performance, quality of management and execution of strategy, technological prowess, and IP creation. Companies are also assessed on the disruptive impact they bring to their respective industries.
Finalists will face one last stage of judging at the Red Herring Top 100 North America conference May 14-16 in Monterrey, California, where they will present their companies live. Winners will be formally announced at the event’s Awards Dinner on May 16.