Dublin, Ireland’s coastal capital, has an extensive lineup of tech startups and established industry names coming from sectors such as IT, software and gaming. Ireland is home to well over 100,000 information, communication and technology professionals — a number that’s been climbing steadily in recent years. Dublin’s reputation as an international tech hub, drawing in both businesses and talent, has contributed to that growth. Here are the top companies capitalizing on the city’s growing tech industry.
Top Dublin Tech Companies
- Chainlink Labs
- Workhuman
- Sojern
- Udemy
- TikTok
- Zoom Video Communications
- ServiceNow
- Datadog
- Toast
- 2K
Top Tech Companies in Dublin
CSC provides data analytics, cybersecurity and cloud computing services to companies who need support with tax solutions. Its offerings in the financial services space include administrative alternative asset management, domain name system management, capital markets transactions, and business administration. The company has a hybrid office near the Ballsbridge neighborhood.
TikTok is a video-hosting service and social media site that allows users to create, upload and view short-form mobile videos and amass followers. Known for its viral content — and the associated opportunities for direct monetization — TikTok has become a hub for solo influencers as well as marketing departments.
Workhuman makes SaaS products to help businesses cultivate healthy work culture and drive employee productivity. Recognizing that “when people feel seen, they give their all,” Workhuman’s platform is designed to augment and build internal company culture through engagement processes like performance recognition and service milestone tracking to help companies solve human capital management challenges.
ServiceNow is a software company that makes a cloud-based workflow platform for enterprise clients. With offerings for everything from customer service to security operations, ServiceNow’s aim is to give companies the ability to seamlessly integrate managing a range of core business functions into one operations platform.
Zoom is a video collaboration platform that gives companies the tools to make working from home and other remote collaboration arrangements an integral part of their work flow. Its features include the eponymous virtual meetings, as well as team chat, a virtual working space, an appointment scheduler and an online whiteboard for sharing notes and resources.
Take-Two Interactive Software develops, publishes and markets interactive entertainment and games under its two divisions, 2K and Rockstar Games. It designs its games to be played on mobile devices, PCs and consoles. The company, which is best known for games like NBA 2K, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto, operates on a hybrid model and has a presence in Dublin.
Qualtrics’ products allow businesses to collect feedback that can be turned into data to inform customer and employee experience optimization for brands from industries like healthcare, financial services, retail and education. The company’s Dublin office serves as the headquarters for its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Udemy is an online course marketplace, where users can purchase access to over thousands of self-paced virtual skills classes. Many users access Udemy courses for professional development, while others want to gain or expand specific skill sets for personal growth. Skill areas include web development, leadership, data science and communications. Classes are presented by expert instructors in over 75 languages.
Tock’s digital reservation platform offers solutions to help streamline operations and drive revenue for restaurants, wineries, hotels, bars and other hospitality businesses. Its technology serves more than 7,000 establishments, covering everything from accepting food delivery orders to customizable table management.
Operating with a fully remote company with a global reach, Chainlink Labs aims to provide enterprises in sectors like DeFi, insurance, gaming and NFTs with a standard platform for Web3 services. The company equips developers with access to real-world data, off-chain computation and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain.
Datadog makes software IT teams can use for cloud application monitoring and security. Its platform collects data from a company’s online interactions, including its servers and databases, as well as third-party applications and services, and brings the information together into one internal data set that it scans for optimization and threat assessment.
Consensus Cloud Solutions’ secure software products enable data exchanging and document processing for organizations in healthcare and other industries like finance, government, education and real estate. Its offerings include Signal for providing care teams with real-time alerts for health events, Unite for facilitating healthcare communication and connectivity and electronic signature solution jSign.
Squarespace’s Dublin office opened in 2013 as a hub for its customer operations team. The SaaS company, which provides platforms for website design and hosting, occupies four floors of a building in Dublin 8, close to Antique Quarter, The Liberties and the original city walls. It’s one of Squarespace’s five major hubs, in addition to New York, Chicago and Aviero, Portugal.
Video game company 2K employs engineers, developers, graphic designers and other creative and technical professionals to create and publish games for console, PC and mobile platforms. It’s responsible for popular franchise titles like NBA 2K, Borderlands, PGA TOUR 2K and Mafia.
dbt Labs’ open-source software makes working with data accessible to anyone who knows SQL. Its data transformation workflow allows more team members to contribute to data development and equips data teams to improve speed, increase productivity and level-up collaboration. Its Dublin office is one of five international offices, but the company practices a remote-first culture, with employees working all around the world.
Sojern’s technology solutions are designed to boost marketing efforts for travel and hospitality businesses such as hotels and tourist attractions. It also offers AI-powered tools intended to create a better guest experience. For example, Sojern says its AI Smart Concierge, which has automated responses for over 1,000 common guest questions, can help businesses cut down on their front desk calls while still promptly handling guests’ needs.
With an office blocks from Trinity College Dublin, Enfusion offers family offices, institutional assets managers and hedge funds an integrated investment platform. It can give its clients a comprehensive view of their businesses through services like operations, risk management and accounting.
Geneva Trading is a proprietary trading firm. It offers technology, data analytics and support services to help traders maximize their performance. The company’s tech-forward approach includes ultra-low latency technologies, high-fidelity data resources and a world-class proprietary electronic trading platform. Geneva Trading is headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in Dublin and London.
DraftKings operates digital platforms for sports betting, fantasy sports and playing mobile casino games. Sports fans who want to place bets with DraftKings can choose from options like live betting, pools and same game parlays for a diverse range of sports. Many engineering and data team members work out of DraftKings’ Dublin office, which opened in 2020.
Notion’s workspace management platform serves teams of one to over 1,000. Its platform is totally customizable and offers tools for note taking, project management and collaboration. Notion’s mission is to make it possible for everyone to shape the tools that shape their lives. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Dublin office is one of several international locations.
Personio makes software for HR and talent management that supports more than 10,000 businesses. Its platform has features that cover accurate payroll operations, onboarding and offboarding, applicant tracking, training to advance employee upskilling and surveying employees to collect valuable, actionable feedback.
Toast is a cloud-based restaurant management platform that includes a point-of-sale service. It can be adapted to work for any type of food service business, from in-person kiosk transactions and tableside service to no-contact options like order ahead takeout and third-party integrations with app delivery services. The platform is fully customizable and includes analytics and reporting.
Getty Images provides stock images, editorial photography, video and music on its websites gettyimages.com, unsplash.com and istockphoto.com. With over 30 years of experience and more than 1,700 employees, Getty is a global visual content creator and marketplace. The company’s presence in Dublin is part of its mission to offer high-quality visual content to businesses, media outlets and creative professionals around the world.
InterSystems provides cloud-based software for advanced data management, integration and analytics. Companies in over 80 countries and across industries from healthcare to government use InterSystems’ products to manage information at scale and conduct critical analytics. Founded in 1978, InterSystems has 27 offices around the world and employs 1,800 people.
