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No. 940 Intelius Bellevue, WA

	Year	2008
	Industry	IT Services
	Founded	2003
	Growth	388.5%
	2004 Revenue	$18.1 million
	2007 Revenue	$88.5 million
	Employees	139
	Website	www.intelius.com

What it does:
Provides security-focused background checks for consumers who are hiring childcare providers or home contractors, making sure potential dating partners have no criminal records, or other applications.

Why it's growing:
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing type of fraud, which Intelius' Identity Protection Service helps protect against. And as children spend more time on social networking sites, parents are more likely to use Intelius' services.

What's noteworthy:
Intelius is a top-100 visited site on the Web, according to ComScore.