More than a dozen Miami University alumni have either founded or currently lead companies that made the 2021 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.

The companies that made the list have a median growth of 167 percent, combined revenue of nearly $250 million, and added more than 2.5 million jobs between them, Inc. said.

Companies founded or led by Farmer School graduates include:

• UPshow, founded by Adam Hirsen (MU '05 in Accounting and Business Legal Studies) and Matt Gibbs (MU '05 in Marketing)
• RedShelf, co-founded by CEO Greg Fenton (MU '10 in Management)
• Arrive Logistics, founded by Matt Pyatt (MU '10 in Marketing and Entrepreneurship) and Eric Dunigan (MU '09 in marketing)
• Mugsy Jeans, founded by Leo Tropeano (MU '10 in Accounting and Economics and '11 Master's in Accounting)
• Built In Chicago, co-founded by Maria Christopoulos Katris (MU '00 in Finance)
• Ultimate Toys, co-founded by Josh Green (MU '11 in Marketing and Entrepreneurship)
• Cleveland Kitchen, co-founded by Mac Anderson (MU '14 in Economics)
• Freestar, with president and CEO Kurt Donnell (MU '02 in Accounting and '03 Master's in Accounting)
• Interlink Cloud Advisors Inc., co-founded by Matt Scherocman (MU '97 in Marketing)
• Signature Closers, co-founded by Mark Fleming (MU '06 in Finance) and Chris Schapman (MU '04 in Technical and Scientific Communication)
• Xtreme Xperience, co-founded by Adam Olalde (MU '07 in Management and IT) and Joe Moore (MU '07 in Management and Organizations, Business, and Psychology)

Companies founded or led by Miami University graduates include:

• Integrity Express Logistics LLC, co-founded by Peter Ventura (MU '05 in Political Science and Government)
• Zipline Logistics, co-founded by Walter Lynch (MU '98 in Political Science and Government), Andrew Lynch (MU '02 in Finance), John (J.J.) Rodeheffer (MU '02 in Mass Communications), and Edward Williams (MU '03 in Psychology)
• Kay-Twelve, founded by Kevin Stoller (MU '99 in Mass Communications)
• Sapper Consulting, founded by Jeffrey Winters (MU '06 in Public Administration)
• COhatch, founded by Matthew Davis (MU '99 in Manufacturing Engineering)
• CardioSolution, with president Mike Vanderwoude (President, MU '91 Political Science and Economics)

Several of the listed companies have made the list more than once.