Apateq announced today that it has won the Red Herring’s 2014 Top 100 Global Award, a prestigious recognition honoring the most innovative technologies and business models originating from over 1,000 companies from across the globe. The award ceremony took place in Pasadena, California on Thursday, November 20, 2014.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs, representing past Red Herring Asia, Europe and North America award winners. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

«Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,» said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. «After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Apateq embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Apateq should be proud of its accomplishment.»

«We are honored and proud for having won such a prestigious award,» said Apateq CEO Bogdan Serban. «The competition was very strong, with visionary entrepreneurs who marked a difference in their field and who brought significant breakthroughs that made recent developments obsolete faster than ever before. Therefore, for us, the Red Herring’s Top 100 Global Award is more than an award, it is a milestone in our company’s short history.»

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track records and standing of start-ups relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the «buzz» and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models from around the world.

The Top 100 Winners have been announced at a special awards ceremony on November 20, 2014 at the Red Herring Top 100 Global event in Pasadena, California.