Fast Company Announces 50 Most Innovative Companies

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, DigiTour Media was included in Fast Company's annual Most Innovative Companies issue, and ranked #4 on the list of "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Live Events." DigiTour Media, an emerging media and entertainment company, creates and produces IRL ("in real life") experiences featuring social media stars in the form of concerts (DigiTours) and events (DigiFests). Founded in 2010 by former music A&R executive Meridith Valiando Rojas and multi-platinum music producer Chris Rojas, who are now married, DigiTour was the world's first YouTube tour and now features a bill of YouTube and Vine based performers popular among Generation Z and Millennial audiences.

"We at DigiTour are honored to have been recognized by Fast Company for our work," said Meridith Valiando Rojas, DigiTour Co-Founder and CEO. "At DigiTour, we strive to bring unique, innovative experiences for our superfans. I am so thrilled to be acknowledged amongst this year's honorees for one of the highest honors for an arising business."

Among the 2015 honorees are major brands such as Ikea, L'Oreal, and Toyota; rising newcomers like WeWork, American Giant, and Line; creative upstarts like Anki and ColorOfChange.org; data analyzers including Next Big Sound and Mark43; and worldchanging biotechnology companies like Gilead Sciences and Omada Health. For the first time, six continents are represented on the list, including Australian startup Catapult; India's Perfint Healthcare; Rwanda's Made in Kigali; and Chile's Algramo. Tech giants Amazon and Twitter failed to earn a spot on this year's list.

Most Innovative Companies is one of Fast Company's most significant and highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. The magazine's editors spend months gathering and analyzing data on companies around the globe. The resulting package emphasizes the breadth of companies with progressive, nimble business models, an ethos of sustainability, and a culture of creativity. As part of the magazine's 20th anniversary year coverage, the issue also features "20 Lessons of Innovation for 2015."

"Our goal is to illuminate the state of innovation as it exists right now within the rapidly changing global landscape," said Fast Company editor Robert Safian. "That's why there are only five repeats on our Top 50 list from the list a year ago. In this economic environment, we all need to continually challenge our assumptions."

Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies issue (March 2015) is now available online at www.fastcompany.com/section/most-innovative-companies-2015 as well as in app form via iTunes, and on newsstands beginning February 17.

ABOUT DIGITOUR MEDIA
Founded in 2010, DigiTour Media is an emerging media and entertainment company, which creates and produces IRL ("in real life") experiences featuring YouTube and Vine stars in the form of concerts (DigiTours) and events (DigiFests), with a bill of social media based performers featuring pop, alternative rock, and hip hop artists/bands and comedians popular among Generation Z and Millennial audiences. In 2014, over 100,000 fans attended DigiTour events in Boston, Chicago, Denver, New York, Los Angeles, among other U.S. cities, as well as London and Toronto.

Investors in DigiTour Media include Hollywood broadcaster, producer and entrepreneur, Ryan Seacrest, Advance Publications, Inc., the parent company of Conde Nast, chairman and co-founder of Machinima Allen DeBevoise, and entertainment executives Guy Oseary and Ben Silverman. The company has partnered with some of the most respected brands across several verticals to provide special experiences for fans, producing custom and engaging integrations. Some of DigiTour brand partners have included: Coca-Cola, YouTube, Intel, Instagram, Sony, Gibson and Iconix Brand Group (Candie's and Material Girl).

Follow us on social media @DigiTour.

ABOUT FAST COMPANY
Fast Company is the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethical economics, leadership, and design. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, one of the U.S.'s leading media companies.

MEDIA CONTACTS
For DigiTour
Sarah Rothman, [email protected]
Anna Miller, [email protected]

For Fast Company
Mary Wible Vertin, [email protected], 917.593.3223
Alexa Jaccarino, [email protected], 212.389.5436

SOURCE DigiTour