Software company Poppulo will create 125 high-value jobs in Cork to support its international expansion plans.
The Cork-based employee communications software specialists will fill mainly high-tech engineering and R&D roles and there will also be sales and marketing positions.
A parallel expansion in the United States will bring Poppulo’s total workforce to over 400 within three years.
It currently employs 200 people - 163 in Cork and 37 in Boston. Previous jobs announcements have all been delivered on ahead of target.
Founded by Irish tech entrepreneur Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Poppulo’s software is used by 30% of the largest employers in Europe and 20% of the largest employers in the United States.
Blue-chip customers include Unilever, Bank of America, Nestlé, Johnson Controls, Rolls-Royce and almost half the world’s top pharma companies.
Announcing the new jobs, O’Shaughnessy said that while Poppulo is rapidly growing its global customer portfolio and expanding its base in the US, he was delighted to be in a position to create high-value jobs in Ireland with the backing of Enterprise Ireland.
“Enterprise Ireland has been with us from the start when we were a handful of people and they’re just as committed to our success as we scale.
Supporting home-grown successful indigenous companies so that they can scale is incredibly important,” he said.
Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys TD said: “This is a great day for Poppulo, Cork and Ireland”.
