It is published in The Sunday Times each December, with a conference and awards event typically held in May,[1] and alumni dinners during the year.
Founded in 1997[3] by Hamish Stevenson,[4][2] it eventually published seven annual league tables and brought company founders and directors together at invitation-only networking awards events and alumni dinners.
Fast Track 100 is responsible for the early identification of a number of household names, including Carphone Warehouse,[12] Boden and Travelex, innocent[13] and Fever-Tree.
[14][15] The first Fast Track 100 league table in 1997 featured ARM Holdings with sales of just £17 million.
[20] The 24th annual Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 league table supplement was published on 6 December 2020[21] and featured companies such as BrewDog, reusable bottle brand Chilly's Bottles,[22] fitness clothing retailer Gymshark,[23] online jewellery brand Missoma[24][25] and designer menswear retailer END.