Full-service platform provider GAN Monday announced it will open a new technology hub in Miami, Florida. The Irvine, California-based company plans to staff the hub, located in the Wynwood District, with 100 workers in the next few years.
“We know that Miami is an emerging technology hub,” said GAN President and CEO Dermot Smurfit in a statement. “Wynwood is an incredibly creative, high-energy environment for developers of all kinds. It’s the art district, it’s an unbelievably vibrant Latin-American cultural center point, and you’ve got a wide range of amenities to keep the forthcoming ‘GANsters’ here at Wynwood engaged and retained.”
Located a few blocks from Biscayne Bay, Wynwood hosts a mix of art galleries, antique shops, artisanal eateries and retail stores. Featuring the Wynwood Walls, an outdoor urban graffiti art museum, the district is recognized as a destination for art and fashion.
“We’re on the East Coast, so we’re in the right place to produce for America while also working closely with Europe; they’re our other tech hubs,” said GAN Director-Product Solutions Michael Endres. “We want to be a U.S. center of excellence. We want to be able to develop, deploy, and most importantly, massively improve our platform.”
Krista Pappas, GAN Senior Director – Global Human Resources, added that the hub will open with 20 employees.
“The plan is that at some point we’ll get that number to 50-60 and, from there, the sky’s the limit,” Pappas said.
