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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
29 October 2017
Foreseen end date
1 January 2020
Description
The start-up iAdvize has announced the recruitment of 250 employees by 2020 to support its growth. iAdvize will recruit in France, but also in Germany (Düsseldorf), United Kingdom (London), Spain (Madrid) and United States (Boston). The start-up, that has just raised €32 million, is the European leader in customer relations and conversational marketing. The previous fundraiser, two years ago, had brought in €14 million. Thanks to this new fundraising, the company has opened an office with 2 employees in Boston to expand on the US market. In Europe, the start-up wants to increase its teams with 250 new employees by 2020. Currently, the start-up has 450 employees.
Sources
24 October 2017: Ouest France
24 October 2017: Challenges
Citation
Eurofound (2017), iAdvize, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 92372, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92372.
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