For the second year in a row, Fredericton-based Anessa has won an export award from Opportunities New Brunswick, this time an Exporter of the Year Award for export sales under $5 million.

The New Brunswick economic development agency announced the winners of its annual export awards last week. A year ago, Anessa also captured an ONB export award for Innovative Exporter of the Year.

Founded by CEO Amir Akbari and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Farough Motasemi, Anessa provides software to the biogas industry. It allows players in this industry to assess their biogas project during the development phase, then optimize it and monitor these energy assets during the operation phase.

Anessa has captured several awards lately. Last November it brought home two awards at the InnovateNB celebrations, and the team won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 for Atlantic Canada. 

“We doubled our revenue from 2022 to 2023,” said Akbari during an interview with Entrevestor in November. “This year, we are looking at a 4X increase in our revenue.”