IRVINE, Calif. and SILICON VALLEY, Calif., July 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Auction.com, LLC, the nation's leading online real estate marketplace, is among the winners of the 13^th annual AlwaysOn Global 250, a list of the most promising private companies creating enormous opportunities and inventing new categories across the global technology landscape.

Selected companies are recognized for their potential to innovate in existing markets and capitalize on new market opportunities with speed and agility. Auction.com was named in the "Marketplace and E-Commerce" category alongside Airbnb, Houzz, Thumbtack, Flipkart and other notable market leaders.

"We're honored that AlwaysOn has chosen Auction.com as one of the 250 most promising private technology companies, recognizing the innovation that we're bringing to both the residential and commercial real estate markets," said Auction.com CEO Tim Morse. "As we leverage Internet and mobile technology to make real estate transactions easier, more efficient and more transparent for everyone involved, we are constantly developing new and better ways to meet the needs of our customers and make a positive, meaningful impact on the real estate industry."

Each year, the AlwaysOn editorial team, along with program partners and industry experts across the globe scour the entrepreneurial ecosystem to find the top Global 250 private companies that are shaking up the world of technology. The winners are categorized in their respective sectors: AdTech and Marketing, B2B – Cloud Infrastructure, B2B Big Data, B2B SaaS and Enterprise, Consumer Apps, Digital Media, EdTech, FinTech, and Marketplaces and E-Commerce.

"The AlwaysOn Global 250 are the best-of-breed private companies in consumer and business-to-business applications, and cloud and mobile infrastructure sectors -- representing the fastest growing and most highly valued new companies on the planet," explains AlwaysOn Founder and Editor, Tony Perkins.

Auction.com and the other Global 250 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn's Silicon Valley Innovation Summit on July 8-9, 2015 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. A full list of all Global 250 winners can be found at http://aonetwork.com/blogs/Announcing-the-top-2015-Global-250-private-companies.

About Auction.com:  

Auction.com, LLC, is the nation's leading online real estate marketplace. Founded in 2007, the company has sold over $30 billion in residential and commercial real estate assets. Auction.com has over 900 employees and headquarters in Irvine and Silicon Valley, California as well as offices in Austin and Plano, Texas, Atlanta, Denver, New York and Miami. Visit www.auction.com for more information.

SOURCE Auction.com, LLC

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