“You could count the number of technology-focused companies that were around on two hands back in 2004,” said Grier Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of real estate software company, BoomTown. “Today, we have hundreds of companies ranging from your one-person, two-person startups looking for that angel round, all the way up to the Google and Boeing, which is expanding its technology arm here in Charleston. It’s an exciting time to be part of Charleston’s knowledge economy.” Since opening in 2006, BoomTown has surpassed $8 million in revenue and now employs nearly 100 people.

Charleston, South Carolina Outpaces the Nation in Tech Growth