Flirtomatic, Muzicall, Velti, Shazam and Player X among Europe's 50 fastest growing digital firms.
The quintet took their place on the list, which is identified by the award organiser UK investment bank GP Bullhound.
The annual event, of which Mobile Entertainment is a media partner and judge, comprises a league table of companies ranked by percentage growth in turnover.
This year, European firms were included for the first time, and GP Bullhound disclosed that the collective revenue of the 50 was 1,103m euros. It was 380m euros in 2006.
The mobile finalists were as follows:
Company
Flirtomatic/Handmade
Overall position 5
turnover 2008/9 2.2m euros
Growth 580 per cent
Muzicall
Overall position 7
turnover 2008/9 1.92m euros
Growth 360 per cent
Velti
Overall position 13
turnover 2008/9 52.45m euros
Growth 120 per cent
Shazam
Overall position 22
turnover 2008/9 6.1m euros
Growth 84.5 per cent
Player X
Overall position 33
turnover 2008/9 4.1m euros
Growth 59.6 per cent
It was an especially good night for Velti, which was named as the number one fastest growing large company, and for Shazam, which scooped the judge's award for 'uniqueness of offering'.
The overall winner on the night was Seatwave, which reported growth of 2203.1 per cent.
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