This press release was originally issued under the AffiniPay name. It is provided here for historical reference. All references to “AffiniPay, LLC” or “AffiniPay” herein mean “8am, LLC” or “8am”, respectively.
__Austin, TX - August 24, 2015__ – AffiniPay, the premier payment provider for associations and the legal industry, was ranked No.2396 on Inc. magazine’s seventh annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. AffiniPay has increased revenue from $6.7 million in 2012 to $12.9 million in 2014, a growth rate of 158%. This is the fourth year AffiniPay has been recognized for its impressive growth, ranked No. 980 by Inc. 500|5000 in 2012, No. 1328 in 2013, and No. 1659 in 2014. “We are extremely honored and proud to be recognized four years in a row for our continued growth,” says AffiniPay CEO Amy Porter. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at [www.inc.com/5000](https://www.inc.com/inc5000).
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## About the Inc. 500|5000 Methodology The 2013 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2009 to 2012. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2009. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2009 is $100,000; the minimum for 2012 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at [www.inc.com/inc5000](https://www.inc.com/inc5000).