BraveSoft hires 7 as it continue growth streak in downtown Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor-based BraveSoft has watched its revenue rise by double-digit percentages for the last four years running and expects its staff to grow by double-digits this year. The 9-year-old firm, which calls downtown Ann Arbor home, has grown its staff to 41 people. Of those 10 are in its Atlanta office, two are in Seattle and the rest (27) are local. BraveSoft has recorded an average of 31 percent revenue growth over each of the last four years thanks to an additional 8-10 new clients annually. Last year it signed 15 new clients. "Our forecast is ahead of schedule," says Tom Wood, president & co-founder of BraveSoft. "It's only February and we're already reaching 50 percent of our goals." That has prompted a good bit of growth in the start-up's ranks. BraveSoft has hired seven people over the last year and plans to bring on another 15 this year. Most of that growth will take place in Atlanta and Ann Arbor. "Both will grow but our biggest growth will be in Ann Arbor," Wood says.   BraveSoft database management and business intelligence technology, both of which allows its customers to better harness their data and makes their business more efficient. It has been able to help onshore some of their tech work. "Companies are more comfortable logging in," Wood says. "They're even more comfortable with a U.S. company." Source: Tom Wood, president & co-founder of BraveSoft Writer: Jon Zemke Read more about Metro Detroit's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem at SEMichiganStartup.com.