Inclusio, a platform for diversity and inclusion, has announced plans to invest heavily and add 80 jobs over the next two years.
The 35 employees currently employed by the company at its Dublin headquarters will increase as a result of the new jobs in technology, sales, and marketing.
The DCU spin-out will be able to grow its customer base and enter new markets with the assistance of the extra staff.
The company secured €6.2 million in funding in a round that was co-led by Elkstone and included Atlantic Bridge, Enterprise Ireland, Oyster Capital, as well as individual investors Brian Caulfield, John Hearne, and Wakeup Capital.
Sandra Healy founded Inclusio in 2020, which offers businesses the ability to track and report culture metrics connected to business KPIs within a system designed for risk and accountability management.
On a project involving accommodations for employees with neurodivergent abilities, the start-up is currently collaborating closely with Ulster University and Stanford University in the US.
Healy founded the Centre of Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion research at Dublin City University in 2015. In the years that followed, she and her colleagues Deborah Murphy and Arthur Lubambo were supported to develop Inclusio via Enterprise Ireland’s Commercialisation Fund.
“Our software helps organisations pinpoint and focus diversity and inclusion actions in a more strategic way. We are now beginning to create international and sector benchmarks with a focus on leading the way globally in this space,” said Healy.
“This funding and jobs boost will further help us on our journey of scaling our team and offering our knowledge and expertise to ensure companies can get diversity and inclusion right and ensure that it’s not a tick-box exercise.”
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney, TD, said the new jobs “highlight the innovation at the core of the Irish start-up sector”.
“Diversity, inclusion, dignity and respect in the workplace are core elements with which this Government wants to continue to build our economy. Inclusio is championing this and will play a leadership role in offering employers tangible technological solutions in this space going forward.”