Cork firm Valid8Me gets more than €12m from Grant Thornton

Valid8Me was launched last year through Horizon8, the European division of Horizon8 US, a global technology services provider. In early 2021, it was decided that Horizon8 Ireland would solely focus on building and growing valid8Me.

Retail customers can store, share, trace and manage their customer information through Valid8Me.

Valid8Me announced Grant Thornton will invest €12.5m into the Cork businesses as part of a contract. The company said this money from the professional services firm will be used to fund global growth.

“We view the valid8Me platform as complementary to a number of our service lines and specifically addresses the needs of our clients across a number of sectors including financial services, legal, accounting, wealth management and real estate among others,” said Mick McAteer, managing partner of Grant Thornton Ireland.