Co-working space provider Huckletree is to open the country’s first financial technology co-working space in Dublin later this year.

The company says the 23,500 sq ft co-working space at The Oval building on Shelbourne Road in Dublin 4 is intended to be a European base for the global financial technology ecosystem, connecting the largest financial services firms in the world with Irish startups, scale-ups and investors. 

Huckletree's first Irish facility opened in 2017 in the Academy building on Pearse Street and now hosts 40 companies, half of them Irish.

Co-founder Andrew Lynch  (pictured) commented: "I’m excited to see us bring a global fintech hub to life in Dublin. We have seen firsthand the success of focused hubs such as Level39 in London, Lhoft in Luxembourg and Stone & Chalk in Sydney, and we felt compelled to create a centre of excellence that can bring entrepreneurs together and showcase Ireland’s thriving ecosystem to the world.

“I’ve always believed that there is so much quality talent in Ireland and a new generation of founders coming through who are not playing small — they’re thinking big and global from day one. What’s missing is a place where all of these fintech players can work, collaborate and do business under one roof and get on with it."

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Huckletree began with centres in England, at Shoreditch, Clerkenwell and White City, and raised £4.5m in a funding round in 2017 for further expansion.

Space 'memberships' are priced from €200 for 10 days per month workspace access, and from €380 p.m. for unlimited hot desk access. A dedicated desk in an open plan space is priced from €475 p.m. while private workspace is priced from €620 per person, per month.