CELEBRATING SUCCESS OF HIGH GROWTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES

Launched in 2012, the Australian Growth Company Awards celebrate excellence and recognise companies that demonstrate high rates of sustainable growth, innovation, integrity and contribution to the community.

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Participating in the awards gives you and your company the opportunity to:

WHY ENTER
THE AWARDS?

KEY DATES

Nominations Open: Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Nominations Close: Tuesday, 8 August 2023

Finalists Announced: Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Winners Announced: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
at the Awards Ceremony at the ivy Ballroom, Sydney

CATEGORIES

Growth Company of the Year Award

Awarded to the overall winner of the industry categories

Consumer Goods

Growth Company of the Year Award

Technology

Growth Company of the Year Award

Business Services

Growth Company of the Year Award

Financial Services

Growth Company of the Year Award

Health and Life Sciences

Growth Company of the Year Award

New Energy and Sustainability

Growth Company of the Year Award ​

Land and Infrastructure

Growth Company of the Year Award

Deal of the Year Award

Advisor Award

Women in Leadership

Individual Award

Company to Watch

Award

CRITERIA

Growth Company of the Year and Industry Growth Company of the Year Awards:

  • Be at least 50% Australian-owned company, be listed in Australia, or have significant operations in Australia;
  • Have been in business for more than two years; and
  • Demonstrate annual turnover in the range of $25 million to $600 million.

 

Women in Leadership

  • Be an Australian citizen or resident;
  • Have been working in your field for more than two years; and
  • Be involved (CEO/C-suite/Executive director or equivalent position) in a company with annual turnover in the range of $25 million to $600 million.

 

Deal of the Year Award (Advisor Award)

  • Be an Australian advisor who has provided financial, legal or strategic advice to implement:
    • the listing of a company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX);
    • the sale or exit of a company; or
    • the recovery of a distressed business,
  • involving one or more Australian companies.

 

Company to Watch Award

  • Be an Australian company;
  • Have been in business for more than two years; and
  • Demonstrate annual turnover of over $5 million.

2023
WINNERS

Australian Growth Company of the Year Award

Business Services

Growth Company of the Year

Consumer Goods

Growth Company of the Year

Financial Services

Growth Company of the Year

Technology

Growth Company of the Year Award

Company to Watch
of the Year Award

New Energy and Sustainability

Growth Company of the Year Award

Health and Life Sciences

Growth Company of the Year Award

Land, Agriculture and Infrastructure
Growth Company of the Year Award

Women in Leadership Award

Dr Jessica North, Chief Executive Officer at LGI Ltd

Australian Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Close the Loop Group

 

Business Services Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Cloudwerx
Atturra
Direct Couriers

 

Company to Watch Award

WINNER – Complexica
CIM
DroneShield

 

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Bellroy
FrostyBoy
Prime100

 

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Australian Ethical Investment Limited
Credabl
Send Payments

 

Health and Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Neuren Pharmaceuticals
EZZ Life Science Holdings
Vitura Health Limited

 

Land, Agriculture and Infrastructure Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Vysarn Limited
IPD Group
Tasman Holiday Parks

 

New Energy and Sustainability Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Close the Loop Group
Australian Ethical Investment Limited
IPD Group

 

Technology Growth Company of the Year Award

WINNER – Camplify Holdings Limited
Acusensus
Swoop

 

Women in Leadership Award

WINNER – Dr Jessica North, Chief Executive Officer at LGI Ltd
Andrea MacDougall, Chief Financial Officer at Camplify Holdings Limited
Lina Calabria, Joint Chief Executive Officer at Bellroy

Business Services

WINNER – Silk Logistics Holdings
Drive Yello
IPD Group
Silk Logistics Holdings


Consumer Goods

WINNER – Bubs Australia
Alquemie
Bubs Australia
Frosty Boy


Financial Services

WINNER – Future Super
Future Super
Honan Insurance
Judo Bank
My Plan Manager


Health and Life Sciences

WINNER – Serenitas
Cronos
Serenitas
SMS Healthcare


Technology

WINNER – Cluey Learning 
Cluey Learning
Packform
Payapps
Prezzee


Women in Leadership

WINNER – Kristy Carr, Bubs Australia
Kristy Carr – Bubs Australia
Lina Calabria – Bellroy
Skye Glenday – Climate Friendly


Sustainability and CleanTech

WINNER – Climate Friendly
Climate Friendly
Genex Power
LGI


Company to Watch

WINNER – Cloudwerx
All Purpose Coatings
Beforepay
Cloudwerx
Kaddy


IPO

WINNER – Close the Loop
Atturra
Close the Loop
IPD Group


Turnaround

WINNER – Tourism Adventure Group | Ankura
Ginger and Smart | Olvera Advisors
Gratifii
Tourism Adventure Group | Ankura

Australian Growth Company of the Year Award

Quad Lock – WINNER

Cettire

Home Delivery Service

MAAS Group

My Muscle Chef

Probe Group

Business Services Growth Company of the Year Award

Probe Group – WINNER

Home Delivery Service

MAAS Group

Position Partners

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Award

Quad Lock – WINNER

Cettire

My Muscle Chef

Financial ServicesGrowth Company of the Year Award

GoCardless – WINNER

Bizcover

Brighte

Gemi Investments

La Trobe Financial

Health and Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year Award

SILK Laser – WINNER

Arriba Group

Doctor Care Anywhere

Icon Group

Technology Growth Company of the Year Award

Cettire – WINNER

CitrusAd

Sherpa

Women in Leadership Award

Katherine McConnell, Founder & CEO, Brighte – WINNER

Sarah Harkness, Co-Founder& Director, Cattle Dog Digital – ONE TO WATCH

Jayne Pearson & Kacy Pearson, Plasdene Glass-Pak

Karen Drewitt, The Missing Link

Company to Watch Award

Sonder – WINNER

Credabl

Pentanet

Tender Loving Care Disability Services

Sustainability andCleanTech Award

Nexport – WINNER

Brighte

Sundrop Farms

IPO of the Year Award

MAAS Group – WINNER

Cettire

Pentanet

SILK Laser

Turnaround Deal of the Year Award

Freedom Foods – WINNER

Autocare Services

Patterson Glass

Growth Company of the Year Award

Mable Technologies – WINNER

ADAPTOVATE

BizCover

Leef Independent Living Solutions

Plenti Group

Qscan Group

TLC Disability Services

Business Services Growth Company of the Year Award

ADAPTOVATE – WINNER

Icon Metal

Satellite Office

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year Award

BioPak – WINNER

Australian Bay Lobster Producers

George & Matilda Eyecare

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year Award

Plenti Group – WINNER

BizCover

MST Financial Services

Openpay Group

Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year Award

Leef Independent Living Solutions – WINNER

Mable Technologies

Qscan Group

TLC Disability Services

Technology Growth Company of the Year Award

Mable Technologies – WINNER

Appen

Open Office

Openpay Group

Company to Watch Award

AimBig – WINNER

ADAPTOVATE

Cattle Dog Digital

Vamp

Sustainability and Cleantech Award

Solar Analytics – WINNER

BioPak

Calix Limited

GreenCollar

Transaction of the Year Award

Openpay Group – WINNER

Calibre Group

Refratechnik’s acquisition of QMAG Limited from Sibelco

Lightspeed’s acquisition of Kounta

Women in Leadership Award

Marcella Romero, CEO, Arriba Group – WINNER

Carolyn Breeze, General Manager of Australia & New Zealand, GoCardless

Rachel Debeck, COO, Mable Technologies

Grainne O’Loughlin, Company Secretary & CEO, Karitane

Growth Company of the Year

Appen – WINNER

Aussie Broadband

Cashrewards

Echo Group Corporation

Mable

Zip Co Limited

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year 

Zip Co Limited – WINNER

BizCover

Next Payments

Rubik3

Tyro Payments

Business Services Growth Company of the Year

Rubik3 – WINNER

Echo Group Corporation

Satellite Office

Versent

Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year

Qscan Group Holdings Pty Ltd – WINNER

George & Matilda Eyecare

Sunnyfield

The Doctors’ Health Fund Pty Limited

Technology Growth Company of the Year

Mable – WINNER

Appen

Aussie Broadband

MadeComfy

Vamp

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year

George & Matilda Eyecare – WINNER

ATP Sciences Pty Ltd

Lube Mobile

Narellan Pools

Women in Leadership

Rebecca Tohill, Fusion5 Pty Ltd – WINNER

Carolyn Breeze, GoCardless

Marcella Romero, Rehab Management Holdings Group

Nicole Bannerman, AVID Property Group

Samantha Blundell, Travelex Limited

Exit of the Year

Sale of Narellan Pools – WINNER

ICM Airport Technics

Sale of Lube Mobile

Company to Watch

Car Next Door – WINNER

Kounta Pty Ltd

MadeComfy

Mexican Express Pty Ltd trading as ‘Mexex’

Satellite Office

Vamp

Not-for-Profit

The Northcott Society- WINNER

Diabetes NSW&ACT & QLD

Leukaemia Foundation

Growth Company of the Year

Cover Genius – WINNER

George & Matilda Eyecare

Mable (formerly Better Caring)

Property Exchange Australia (PEXA)

Zip Co Limited

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year

Zip Co Limited – WINNER

BizCover

Cover Genius

Panthera Finance Pty Ltd

Business Services Growth Company of the Year

Echo Group Corporation

Employsure

Maxum Foods

Property Exchange Australia (PEXA)

Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year

Paragon Care Limited – WINNER

George & Matilda Eyecare

Qscan

The Doctors’ Health Fund Pty Ltd

Technology Growth Company of the Year

Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) – WINNER

CommsChoice

ReadyTech

Zip Co Limited

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year

George & Matilda Eyecare – WINNER

Marley Spoon AG

Maxum Foods

RSEA Safety

Women in Leadership

Bridget Loudon, CEO & Co-founder of Expert360 – WINNER

Lorna Jane Clarkson, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Lorna Jane

Marie Mortimer, Managing Director at loans.com.au

Exit of the Year

Novotech – WINNER

CommsChoice

Macpac Holdings Pty Ltd

Turnaround Deal of the Year

Noni B Limited – WINNER

Dexion (Australia) Pty Ltd

Company to Watch Growth

Mable (formerly Better Caring) – WINNER

MATE Communicate

Medlab Clinical LTD

Rubik3

Vamp

Chairman’s Award – Retail Exit of the Year

Macpac Holdings Pty Ltd

Australian

Growth Company of the Year   

Pepperstone Group Limited – WINNER

Altius Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Employsure Pty Ltd

Appen Limited

Marble Group Pty Ltd

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year 

Pepperstone Group Limited – WINNER

Next Payments Pty Ltd

Panthera Finance Pty Ltd

Business Services Growth Company of the Year

Employsure Pty Ltd – WINNER

Valmec Limited

oOh! Media

Kelly Partners Group Holdings Limited

Marble Group Pty Ltd

Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year

Altius Group Holdings Pty Ltd – WINNER

Sunnyfield

Smile Solutions Pty Ltd

Technology Growth Company of the Year

Appen Limited – WINNER

Property Exchange Australia Ltd

hipages Pty Ltd

NEXTDC

MNF Group Limited

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year

Tribe Breweries Pty Ltd – WINNER

Macpac Holdings Pty Ltd

Lorna Jane Pty Ltd

Noni B Limited

Women in Leadership

Caroline Cuddihy, Sunnyfield – WINNER

Melissa Hamilton, Stellar Asia Pacific

Lorna Jane Clarkson, Lorna Jane

Pauline Michelakis, Kelly Partners Group Holdings Ltd

Marie Mortimer, loans.com.au

Exit of the Year

HPS by Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited – WINNER

IPO and listing by Kelly Partners Group Holdings Limited

Company to Watch

Zipmoney Ltd – WINNER

Medadvisor International Pty Ltd

Property Exchange Australia Ltd

MoneyMe Financial Group

Tribe Breweries Pty Ltd

Growth Company of the Year Award

MNF Group Limited – WINNER

Employsure Pty Ltd

LEDified Lighting Corporation Pty Ltd

Next Payments Pty Ltd

Right2Drive Pty Limited

Financial Services Growth Company of the Year Award

Next Payments Pty Ltd – WINNER

Mossgreen Pty Ltd

Pepperstone Group Limited

Business Services Growth Company of the Year Award

Employsure Pty Ltd – WINNER

LEDified Lighting Corporation Pty Ltd

oOh!Media Pty Ltd

Macquarie Capital Technology Growth Company of the Year Award

Nuix Pty Ltd – WINNER

Aconex Limited

Appen Limited

Westpac Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year Award

Everlight Radiology Limited – WINNER

Genea Ltd

Smile Solutions Pty Ltd

Consumer Goods Growth Company of the Year Award

Redbubble – WINNER

frank body

Lux Group Limited

Women in Leadership

Melissa Hamilton, Stellar – WINNER

Alexandra Mills, Lux Group Limited

Gina Mavrias, Australian Hearing

Exit of the Year

Sale of shares in eWAY Payments Pty Ltd to Global Payments Inc – WINNER

Acquisition of Right2Drive by the Eclipx Group, an ASX listed company (ECX)

Sale of Diona Pty Ltd to Calibre Group Ltd

Growth Company of the Year Award

​Employsure Pty Ltd – WINNER

amaysim Australia Limited

DEALS.com.au Pty Limited (trading as AussieCommerce Group)

Green’s Foods Holdings Pty Ltd

Metro Property Development

OzForex Group Limited

RTC Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Women in Leadership

Christine Holgate, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Blackmores – WINNER

Alexandra Mills, Products CEO, DEALS.com.au (trading as AussieCommerce Group)

Cheryl Brookes, Founder & Managing Director, Online Courses Australia

Kylie Fraser, CEO, BevChain Pty Ltd

Agribusiness & Food Company of the Year

Green’s Foods Holdings Pty Ltd – WINNER

Mad Mex

Financial & Business Services Growth Company of the Year Award

Euler Hermes

InfoTrack Pty Limited – WINNER

OzForex Group Limited

Tyro Payments Limited

Health & Life Sciences Growth Company of the Year Award

Blackmores – WINNER

Pulse Health Limited

SummitCare (Australia) Group

Technology Growth Company of the Year Award

amaysim Australia Limited – WINNER

BigAir Group Pty Ltd

Nextgen Distribution Pty Ltd

Nuix Pty Ltd

Ubisoft Pty Ltd

Exit of the Year

Tasman Lifestyle Continuum (Sale of Tasman Lifestyle Continuum Limited to Gateway Residential Parks Pty Ltd) – WINNER

Aconex Limited (IPO)

amaysim Australia Limited (IPO)

Planit Test Management Solutions Pty Ltd (sale to Archer Growth)

Special Recognition Awards – Not for Profit/Community

Diabetes NSW

Affordable Community Housing Limited (trading as Evolve Housing)

Lifeline Northern Beaches

Pymble Ladies College

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JUDGES

Submissions are shortlisted and presented to an independent panel of judges for assessment.

Nick Humphrey
Chairman,
Hamilton Locke

Kate Galpin
Business Development Manager,
Listings at ASX

Sam Riley
CEO,
Ansarada

Jamie Duong
Vice President, Investment Banking
MA Moelis Australia

David Kelynack
CEO,
2020 Exchange

Nicola Lambie
Head of Growth Strategy and Transformation, Findex

Hayley Reeve
Senior Legal Counsel,
Source

Guy Miller
Director,
WTW

James Drake
CFO,
Ansarada

Jeremy Newman
Partner,
Hamilton Locke

Justin Smith
Global CMO,
Ansarada

Nick Tregoning
Vice President, Investment Banking
MA Moelis Australia

Jim Softsis
Managing Partner – Consulting,
Findex

Rachel Riley
Co-Founder and Head of Strategic Operations,
Ansarada

Ron Levi
Vice President, Investment Banking
MA Moelis Australia

Sasha Conoplia
Business Development Manager,
Listings
ASX

Simon Carrodus
Partner,
Hamilton Locke

Yubin Yang
Legal Counsel,
Source

Veno Panicker
Partner,
Hamilton Locke

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