{"id":38439,"date":"2023-10-20T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/another-global-startup-pocketmath-chooses-melbourne-over-sydney\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:56:31","slug":"another-global-startup-pocketmath-chooses-melbourne-over-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/another-global-startup-pocketmath-chooses-melbourne-over-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Another global startup, PocketMath, chooses Melbourne over Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Victoria government has continued its series of startup coups with another global tech player announcing it will be setting up shop in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Mobile advertising startup PocketMath, which closed a $10 million funding round in 2014, will be establishing an office in the city, adding to its bases in the US, Singapore and UK.<\/p>\n

The startup is following in the footsteps of the likes of\u00a0GoPro<\/a>, Zendesk <\/a>and Slack<\/a>, who have all announced they will be landing in Melbourne in the last six months.<\/p>\n

The government has not contributed any funding to entice the startup to come to Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Minister for small business, innovation and trade Philip Dalidakis says the new PocketMath office will bring\u00a010-12 jobs to\u00a0Melbourne, bringing the total amount of jobs created by these international startups to more than 330.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s another \u201chuge vote of confidence\u201d in the Melbourne startup sector, Dalidakis says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Andrews Labor government is fostering innovation and creating more high-skill tech jobs in Victoria, encouraging global businesses to invest in our state and create size and scale that will support the local startup ecosystem,\u201d Dalidakis says.<\/p>\n

PocketMath claims to be the world\u2019s largest self-service mobile advertising platform, allowing businesses to bid on mobile and tablet advertising in real time.<\/p>\n

It was founded in 2011 by three university friends in Texas and commercially launched in 2013.<\/p>\n

PocketMath AUNZ and JAPAC general manager Jonathan Smith says Melbourne is a \u201cnatural fit\u201d for the tech company.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be looking for talented people to join our ever growing team as we continue to lead the way in the fast moving technology space of media buying,\u201d Smith says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to innovate, be in the innovation capitals,\u201d PocketMath tweeted over the weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n

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