Craxel establishes IT and operations hub in Belfast
Pictured (L-R) are Gary Connolly, Managing Director, Craxel and Elaine Curran, Director of Trade and Investment, Invest NI
US software company, Craxel has announced that it is establishing an IT and operations hub in Belfast with 27 new jobs.
The new IT and operations hub in Northern Ireland will help us to drive sales growth across the UK and Europe as part of our global expansion plans.
Gary Connolly, Managing Director, Craxel
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Virgina, Craxel specialises in digital analytics and digital trust technologies. The company develops high performance graph database solutions for clients that need speed, comprehensive context, integrity and trust on a large scale.
Making the announcement from its new office at Pearl Assurance House in Belfast, Gary Connolly, Managing Director at Craxel UK said: “We help organisations to solve complex data challenges by leveraging our patented Black Forest data platform. The new IT and operations hub in Northern Ireland will help us to drive sales growth across the UK and Europe as part of our global expansion plans. Our new Belfast team will do this by building close relationships with key sectors such as financial services and defence.”
Welcoming the announcement, Elaine Curran, Director of Trade and Investment at Invest Northern Ireland said: “Craxel’s focus on digital analytics and related technologies aligns closely with our strengths in cyber security and software development. We introduced Craxel to Northern Ireland and its decision to establish its new hub in Belfast is a strong endorsement of our skilled talent base.
We introduced Craxel to Northern Ireland and its decision to establish its new hub in Belfast is a strong endorsement of our skilled talent base.
Elaine Curran, Director of Trade and Investment, Invest NI
“We're supporting the creation of 27 high quality roles in the new hub and look forward to working with the company as it grows its presence here to reach customers right across the UK, Europe and beyond.”
High-quality roles include software engineers, marketing executives, implementation specialists and sales executives. The company plans to have all roles filled by 2028.
Gary Connolly added: “After evaluating a number of potential locations across the UK, we chose to invest in Northern Ireland because it gives us access to a deep pool of cybersecurity, data science and engineering talent. Another major factor was the strength of the academic and research environment here. The expertise that Invest NI connected us to at Queen’s University Belfast, particularly the Centre for Secure Information Technologies, stood out to us.”
