Data protection firm makes most of GDPR

Helen Norris of Kernel Capital with John Ghent of Sytorus, Peter Lennox of Enterprise Ireland and Donal Duffy, senior director, Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking

Company: Sytorus

Done Deal:€1.7m funding

The clincher:“Germany has a very strong history of data protection compliance” - John Ghent, chief executive, Sytorus

Dublin data protection company Sytorus will open an office in Germany this year, having closed a €1.7 million funding round with investors including the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Early and Growth Stage Funds.

The company has hired four people at a new office opened last month in Frankfurt.

“Germany has ...