HIRO Media ranked the 7th fastest growing technology company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2014

December 10, 2014 - HIRO Media, the largest independent video content SSP, announced today that it ranked number 7th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2014, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in EMEA. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years.

HIRO Media grew 22219% percent during this period, which can be attributed to the strengths of the company's casual viewership, or "Daytime of the Internet" platform, and HIRO Media's ability to provide industry-leading content-syndication-monetization solutions that are simple, effective and comprehensive.

"2014 was an exciting year for HIRO Media and for our industry," said Ariel Napchi, CEO of HIRO Media. "Our ranking in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA and our growth over the past five years highlights the strength of our casual viewership platform and our commitment to providing the industry's highest caliber of service to clients. We are excited to be recognized as an industry leader during such a pivotal time for the industry."

"Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA ranking shows HIRO Media's commitment to innovation and pushing the industry forward," David Halstead, Deloitte UK and partner in charge of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA program. "With its 22219% growth rate over five years, HIRO Media has proven that its leadership has the vision and determination to grow in a highly competitive market."

In addition to ranking in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, HIRO Media ranked 4th in the 2014 Israel Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Israel.

On average, ranking companies on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2014 program had an overall growth rate of 1,711 percent.

Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA selection and qualifications
The Technology Fast 500 list is compiled by the Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast 50 program, nominations submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500, as well as public company database research. To qualify for the Technology Fast 500, entrants must have had base-year operating revenues of at least €50,000 and current-year operating revenues of at least €800,000.

Entrants may be either public or private companies but must be a 'technology company', headquartered in EMEA. A 'technology company' is defined as a company that develops or owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues, or manufactures a technology-related product, or devotes a high percentage of effort to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify.

About HIRO Media
Founded by media and advertising experts, HIRO Media is the leading online video content SSP that helps content owners navigate the complex world of online video advertising and syndication through the most advanced monetization platform in the industry. HIRO's video-distribution and monetization platform and network of over 150,000 sites streamlines and optimizes video syndication by serving more than 4 billion video-ads per month. For more information, visit http://www.hiro-media.com.

About Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ EMEA
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA program is the region's most objective industry-ranking to focus on the technology field, recognising technology companies that have achieved the fastest rates of revenue growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) during the past five years. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public and private – span a variety of industry sectors, and are leaders in hardware, software, telecom, semiconductors, internet, media, life sciences and emerging areas, such as clean technology.

The program is supported by the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 initiatives, which rank high growth technology companies by location or specifically defined geographic area and is run by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) global industry group. Co-sponsors include Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, a venture and growth capital investor which backs entrepreneurs with aspiration for greatness in the IT and clean technology sectors across Europe, Silicon Valley Bank, the premier bank for technology, life science, private equity and premium wine businesses and Taylor Wessing, a leading International law firm with a focus on the industries of tomorrow. More information on the program and prior year winners is available on www.deloitte.com/fast500emea.

About Deloitte
In this press release references to Deloitte are references to Deloitte LLP, which is among the country's leading professional services firms.

Deloitte LLP is the United Kingdom member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"), a UK private company limited by guarantee, whose member firms are legally separate and independent entities. Please see www.deloitte.co.uk/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms.

The information contained in this press release is correct at the time of going to press.

Contact:

Yael Darom
+972 (3) 516 4138
yael@hiro-media.com

Chris Brown
For HIRO Media
+1 646 284 9472
chris.brown@grayling.com