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FINAL WORD
HubSpot launches 7th global
office in Europe’s fastest-
growing tech city
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ubSpot has released findings
from a new survey that positions
Berlin as the fastest-growing tech
city in Europe, with the vast majority
of respondents identifying the city as a
burgeoning hub for startups and tech
companies. HubSpot has also recently
celebrated the launch of its new Berlin office
and EU data centre, further solidifying its
commitment to supporting the booming
DACH market.
According to a recent report from Ernst &
Young GmbH, both the number of funding
rounds for startups in Germany and the
overall value of those rounds hit record
levels in the first six months of 2017. That
tracks with what was found in the HubSpot
research as well. A survey of consumers
living and/or working in the Berlin metro
area was recently commissioned and
found that the tech scene there is evolving
quickly – 95% of Berliners see the number
of technology jobs in the city growing, and
90%say Berlin also offers access to the
technology and digital talent needed to
grow a tech company. With Berlin offering
the highest post-grad monthly salary for
the European tech sector (EUR3,112 per
month, on average), it’s no surprise that the
city has become a hub for fast-growing tech
companies. And as of today, HubSpot is the
latest to call the city home.
“Opening an office in Berlin is a smart choice,
from the wealth of local talent to its growing
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95% OF
BERLINERS SEE
THE NUMBER OF
TECHNOLOGY
JOBS IN THE CITY
GROWING, AND
90% SAY BERLIN
ALSO OFFERS
ACCESS TO THE
TECHNOLOGY AND
DIGITAL TALENT
NEEDED TO GROW
A TECH COMPANY.
digital infrastructure, the city offers great
opportunities for us to continue HubSpot’s
growth across Europe,” said JD Sherman,
President and COO of HubSpot. “We’re
excited to welcome Berlin to the HubSpot
family and can’t wait to see what the team
is able to achieve there.”
HubSpot celebrated the Berlin office
opening with an event that honoured
employees, partners and customers who
have contributed to the company’s growth
in the region. The office is HubSpot’s second
location in Europe, joining the company’s
EMEA HQ in Dublin. The company has also
committed to creating 75 new jobs over the
next three years to meet the rising demand
for HubSpot’s software solutions in, and the
rapid growth of, the DACH market.
Christian Rickerts, State Secretary of the
Senate Department for Economy, Energy
and Businesses in Berlin, also emphasised
the importance of the digital economy for
the German capital: “The digitalisation is
increasingly changing our communication,
our work environment and our everyday
life. We are are therefore very pleased to
welcome HubSpot with its solutions for the
development and realisation of digitalisation
strategies in Berlin.”
HubSpot also announced that the
company will be opening a Germany-based
data centre in Q1 2018. The company
will rely on a facility in Frankfurt to store
customer data according to EU legislation.
The new data centre will provide
redundancy as well as outage and data
protection for HubSpot customers. n
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