US software program unicorn Symphony has chosen Belfast because the vacation spot for its new “multifunctional hub”.
New York-based Symphony, a communications software program supplier for the finance trade valued at $1.4bn, will set up the brand new workplace area in Northern Eire, following its participation within the NI Funding Summit.
In response to the corporate, it was impressed by the “expertise and alternatives for progress in Belfast” seen on the occasion.
“The NI Funding Summit was by far the very best funding occasion I’ve ever been to, and I used to be eager to discover the potential of Northern Eire for Symphony,” mentioned firm chair Ben Chrnelich.
“After chatting with different traders and to the native universities, we had been satisfied that Northern Eire provided an awesome match for us.”
Chrnelich mentioned the brand new enterprise would see the corporate accomplice with native universities to supply placements and employment with an preliminary goal of making 17 new roles within the Northern Irish capital, with plans to “set up a a lot bigger operation in Belfast” down the road.
Symphony additionally has workplaces in London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Stockholm and Tel Aviv
Steve Harper, Make investments NI’s govt director of worldwide enterprise added: “Symphony has indicated that Northern Eire’s extremely expert expertise provide throughout quite a lot of features in addition to sturdy enterprise hyperlinks to academia had been essential components in its choice to find right here.
“The corporate’s presence right here will additional strengthen Northern Eire’s popularity as a centre of excellence for tech and monetary providers.”
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