Tigerspike is a software company headquartered in Sydney. It was founded in 2003 by Luke Janssen, Oliver Palmer, and Dean Jezard.[1][2][3][4] Tigerspike was acquired by Concentrix in 2017, and rebranded as Concentrix Tigerspike in 2020.
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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Sydney |
Area served | AMER, APAC, EMEA |
Key people | Neil Davis (Group MD) |
Number of employees | 300+ |
| Parent | Concentrix Corporation |
| Website | https://tigerspike.com/ |
History
editTigerspike was founded in 2003 in Sydney, Australia.[4] In 2008, Tigerspike opened its Innovation Lab, which focuses on new technologies, including encryption and compression.[4] The lab is headed by Oliver Palmer.[4]
In 2011, Tigerspike secured a US$ 11 million investment from Aegis Group.[3][5] The same year, Tigerspike was featured on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies and expanded into Singapore.[6][7]
Tigerspike released Karacell, a quantum computing encryption technology designed for mobile devices in 2012.[8]
In July 2017, Tigerspike became part of Concentrix, a business services company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation[9] (NYSE: SNX).
In November 2020, Tigerspike announced that it was changing its operating name to Concentrix Tigerspike.[10] As of 2024, Concentrix has removed mention of the Tigerspike brand entirely.
Products
editConcentrix Tigerspike has designed and developed applications for print media companies such as The Economist and Haaretz.[1][11] Their cloud-based service platform is used by clients including Pepsi, Vodafone and the World Wide Fund for Nature.[3] The company also developed the ICSA Blueprint BoardPad app, an enterprise app used for board meetings and agenda for 71 of the FTSE 100 companies.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Stuart Dredge (21 April 2011). "Interview: TigerSpike on the three key trends in mobile publishing". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "#87 Tigerspike". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Meghan Kelly (18 July 2011). "Aegis Media takes $11M minority stake in media marketing firm TigerSpike". Venture Beat. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Luke Jannsen Tigerspike". EY Entrepreneur of the Year. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Stuart Kennedy (11 February 2014). "Tigerpsike hunts for expansion funding". AustralianIT.
- ^ James Hutchinson (19 July 2011). "Sydney's Tigerspike eyes Singapore". itnews. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "America's Most Promising Companies List". Forbes. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Brad Howarth (25 July 2012). "Australian scientists make the leap on computer security". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Concentrix Closes Acquisition of Tigerspike". Concentrix. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Insights".
- ^ "Haaretz produces iPad app with Tigerspike". InPublishing. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ Doug Drinkwater (11 November 2011). "Tigerspike: The second wave is coming…and it's for mobile enterprise applications". TabTimes. Retrieved 16 October 2013.