Rent the Runway chooses Ireland for its first office outside the US

Rent the Runway, fashion’s latest unicorn valued at 1 billion US dollars in March, is going overseas for the very first time. The American company will be opening an international technology office in Galway, Ireland, in May, with the goal to “tackle core technology challenges that are critical to Rent the Runway’s overall success and will influence the future of the next generation of services”, according to a press release issued today. 150 engineers and tech developers will be hired to work in the Galway office over the next three years.