From www.growthbusiness.co.uk –SwiftKey’s rise to smartphone domination – London technology start-ups
A more than useful report back by Hunter Ruthven on SwiftKey : London-based SwiftKey is fast becoming a piece of fundamental technology for Android smartphones. GrowthBusiness quizzes CFO Richard Gibson on just how it has managed to take the app market by storm.
For a business which can trace its history to an observation made back in a meeting in 2008, SwiftKey has made rapid and impressive progress. The venture, which in its purest form provides a quicker and easier way for users of smartphones to key in text, has its roots in London – a city which is fast developing as a hub for exciting companies in the space. Set up by Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock, the business has been able to ride the wave of smartphone penetration and is now one of the all-time most popular applications (apps) on the Google Play store. –
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