Get Charlie Taylor’s Connected newsletter to your inbox each Friday to read the innovation and technology stories that matter to Irish business.Tech IPOs are back with a vengeance it would seem, judging by the recent successful listings for Arm, Instacart and Klaviyo.
Revolut made the headlines several times this week. It announced “dozens” of new jobs locally as its prepared to launch mortgages. Also, in what is becoming a bit of a habit, it delayed publication of its annual report again. Microsoft was also in the news this week amid reports it is nearing Apple’s market cap, and after its chief product officer said he was stepping down. Closer to home, it was revealed the tech giant is planning a new data centre in Co Kildare.
Finn Murphy, a former partner at Irish VC firm Frontline Ventures, told Businesspost.ie this week that he is eyeing more Irish companies to back, after making his first initial investments under a new fund. Elsewhere, CitySwift, a firm that provides data-driven scheduling and planning technology for public transport companies, said it has been signed up by Translink for use across the entire Belfast bus network.