Yelp

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Eastern and Midland; Dublin
Location of affected unit(s)
Dublin
Sector
Information / Computing
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 June 2014
Employment effect (start)
6 June 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Yelp, the online social business guide, is to create 100 jobs in Dublin when it moves its European headquarters to Ireland. According to the sources, Yelp chose Ireland for the investment as it has a population with the necessary education and language skills. The jobs will be in the areas of account management, sales, finance and engineering. A timeline for the job creation is not yet available. 

The sources report that Yelp was founded in San Francisco in 2004 and is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange with a market value of USD 4.3 billion (€3.1 billion).

Sources

  • 6 June 2014: RTE
  • 6 June 2014: The Irish Times
  • 6 June 2014: Irish Independent

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Yelp, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77133, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77133.