Cork firm Poppulo to merge with US digital company

Poppulo creates software to help companies manage internal staff communications.

Andrew O'Shaughnessy, CEO of Poppulo which employs more than 200 people in Ireland. Picture: Cathal Noonan

Cork communication software company Poppulo is to merge with a US company in a deal that will value both firms at an estimated $1bn (€0.84bn).

Poppulo, formerly called Newsweaver, creates software to help companies manage internal staff communications and email. It employs more than 210 people in Ireland and a further 50 in Boston. Its clients include Unilever, Nestlé, Aon, Telefonica, Johnson Controls and Rolls-Royce.