THUNDERHEAD RANKED IN THE 2021 DELOITTE TECHNOLOGY FAST 50

Leader in technology for Customer Engagement and Journey Orchestration named one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the UK for the second consecutive year.

Thunderhead today announced its inclusion in the 2021 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the preceding four years. Thunderhead grew 882 percent during this period, and attributes its growth to the rapid adoption of its customer journey analytics and journey orchestration platform that drives customer engagement for global enterprise brands. Thunderhead CEO Glen Manchester credits their impressive customer success globally across multiple industry sectors to the company’s unique fusion of AI-driven journey orchestration and real-time interaction management. He commented, “As a pioneer and leader in journey-based customer engagement, our growth reflects the massive market demand for our new generation of technology, which unites and orchestrates all conversations and journeys between a brand and its customers. This concept lies at the heart of our Customer Operating System™ (CoS), replacing outdated legacy and siloed technologies with a new era of autonomous orchestration.”

Duncan Down, lead partner for the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 programme, said: “The extraordinary growth of this year’s Fast 50 represents the remarkable tenacity of the UK’s technology industry. Deloitte’s 2021 Fast 50 awards are a clear demonstration of the wealth of talent, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the UK’s technology industry today.”

About the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50

The Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 is one of the UK’s foremost technology award programmes. Now in its 24th year, it is a ranking of the country’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies, based on revenue growth over the last four years. The UK Fast 50 awards are all about growth driven by leading intellectual property and are a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship. Previous winners have come from across the UK, are both large and small, and included some of the most dynamic players in all areas of technology, from IoT to BioTech, digital media technology to life sciences, FinTech to software and clean energy to telecommunications. For more information visit fast50.co.uk

About Deloitte

In this press release references to “Deloitte” are references to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”) a UK private company limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally 10 separate and independent entity. Please see deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms.

Deloitte LLP is a subsidiary of Deloitte NSE LLP, which is a member firm of DTTL, and is among the UK’s leading professional services firms.

For more information, please visit deloitte.co.uk.

Author Information

As a detail-oriented researcher, Sherril is expert at discovering, gathering and compiling industry and market data to create clear, actionable market and competitive intelligence. With deep experience in market analysis and segmentation she is a consummate collaborator with strong communication skills adept at supporting and forming relationships with cross-functional teams in all levels of organizations.

Sherril holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rutgers University.

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