Inc.
Inc. · 2023–2024
Robert Nikic and the Inc. 5000
Three consecutive Inc. honors (2023–2024) for the company Robert founded and led as CEO.
3×
Inc. honoree
#418 → #35
Inc. 5000
7,191%
Three-year growth
At a glance
- Honor
- Inc. 5000 (2023, 2024) · Inc. Best Workplaces (2024)
- Rankings
- #418 → #35
- Growth
- 7,191% three-year (2024)
- Category
- Business Products & Services
- Headquarters
- Newark, Delaware
- Robert's role
- Founder and CEO
Last updated
How Robert Nikic's company earned three Inc. honors
How the Inc. 5000 works
The Inc. 5000 is Inc.'s annual ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies, ordered by revenue growth over three years. A company has to be independent and privately held to qualify, so the list rewards companies that grew on their own.
From #418 to #35
The company Robert founded and led debuted at #418 in 2023, with 1,387% growth as reported by Digital Journal. In 2024 it climbed 383 spots to #35, with 7,191% three-year growth, placing it in the top 1% of the list. Inc.com lists it in Business Products & Services, based in Newark, Delaware, with 51–200 employees.
Best Workplaces
In 2024 the company was also named to Inc. Best Workplaces, honored in the Medium size category, "Established Excellence" stage, and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, as listed on Inc.com. That made three Inc. honors in two years.
Related: Forbes on the team behind it · Business Insider on staying self-funded
In Robert's words
People see #418 to #35 and think it happened fast. It took 15 years. My family came here as refugees from the Balkans and started over with nothing. My first startups as a teenager failed, and I worked 18-hour shifts before I could build anything real. We built the company without outside investors, which is why the Inc. list meant so much: it measures growth you earned yourself. The Best Workplaces honor mattered to me even more, because it came from the team. In 2026 I stepped away to work on SDG 8 & 9, so more founders get the chance to grow.
Robert Nikic
Key takeaways
01
Growth you earn
The list ranks private companies by three-year revenue growth.
02
A 383-spot climb
From #418 in 2023 to #35 in 2024, in the top 1%.
03
A workplace honor too
Inc. Best Workplaces 2024 recognized the team.
Where this fits in his story
2011
First platform launched
2018
Relaunched as a full platform
2023
Inc. 5000 debut at #418
2024
Climbs to #35
This feature
2026
Steps away to work on SDG 8 & 9
Ranking timeline
2023
Debut: Inc. 5000 #418
First national ranking, 1,387% growth (as reported by Digital Journal).
2024
Climb: Inc. 5000 #35
Up 383 spots in one year, 7,191% three-year growth, among the top 1% of the list.
2024
Inc. Best Workplaces
Honored in the Medium company size category, "Established Excellence" stage, and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions (as listed on Inc.com).
What it took
No outside capital, a team-first culture, a 15-year build.
Where it led
Today he works on United Nations SDG 8 & 9, making it easier for anyone to start and grow a business. The Inc. rankings show what a self-funded company can do. His work now is aimed at the founders who never get far enough to be ranked, through simpler registration, faster payments and fairer credit.
Then
Inc.com lists the company in Business Products & Services, based in Newark, Delaware, with 51–200 employees..
Now
Today he works on United Nations SDG 8 & 9, making it easier for anyone to start and grow a business.
See Robert's SDG 8 & 9 workQuestions
What Inc. honors did Robert Nikic's company receive?
The Inc. 5000 in 2023 (#418) and 2024 (#35), and Inc. Best Workplaces in 2024.
How does the Inc. 5000 rank companies?
By three-year revenue growth among independent, privately held U.S. companies.
What does Robert Nikic do now?
He works on United Nations SDG 8 & 9 as Advisory Council Chair at Reseated Councils.
Original article
Read the original article · Published in Inc.com
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About Inc.
Inc. is an American business magazine founded in 1979 that publishes the annual Inc. 5000 list. Wikipedia
About Robert
Robert Nikic is an entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and Advisory Council Chair at Reseated Councils (United Nations SDG 8 & 9). He came to the United States as a refugee, and from 2011 to 2026 he built and led an e-commerce company that was twice named to the Inc. 5000. Today he works to make it easier for anyone, anywhere, to start a business and grow it.