An Indian coup for Cork political tech start-up

Vconnecta app to be used at millions of doors

Brendan Finucane of VConnecta: ‘It’s good to show that we can work in other areas, not just western countries’ Picture: Clare Keogh

Vconnecta, a Cork-based start-up that has developed political campaigning software, has landed a major deal with one of India’s largest political parties.

The company’s campaign software will now be used by a 16-million constituent voter base in India.

Brendan Finucane, chief executive of Vconnecta, said this is the company’s first Indian client, but that he expects to capture more of the market.

“Like with our European campaigns, we got in the door with ...