70 new jobs as tech firms invest in Second City
SIX growing tech companies have announced investments into Birmingham which will collectively create more than 70 new jobs.
The move will span the fintech, smart energy and edtech sectors.
Australian smart energy firm carbonTRACK opened its UK head office in Birmingham in 2019 and now expects to add 15 staff in the city next year while Birmingham-based mobile payment provider Voilo is adding eight new employees to its team over the next 18 months.
Apptegy is a US edtech company specialising in website and app development for schools and is now planning to open a UK HQ in Birmingham, initially creating eight roles.
Mind & Matter, also an edtech company based in India, is expecting to bring 12 jobs to the region as it establishes a new international office in Birmingham.
Primacy is a Singapore-based data company which recently reached the final of a business pitching competition held during the Commonwealth Games.
It is now expected to hire up to 20 people to work at its new Birmingham office over the next two years, across a range of roles.
Finally Fincra, which enables businesses to accept payments securely, is looking to recruit ten staff at its Birmingham offices from January.
The news was announced as part of Birmingham Tech Week.
Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward said: “This is a golden decade of opportunity for Birmingham and these important investments reinforce what has been highlighted throughout Tech Week - that the city is the UK’s standout location for innovation and digitally-integrated expertise. We are proud to be home to the UK’s fastest growing regional tech cluster, attracting some of the very best talent and businesses from across the world.”
Neil Rami, chief executive of inward investment agency West Midlands Growth Company, added: “The West Midlands is the most established out-of-capital destination for UK tech.
“As well as having the largest spread of up-and-coming tech strengths, we’re home to the highest number of companies developing new tech.”