Wayflyer tops LinkedIn's 2022 Irish startups list Irish revenue based financing firm Wayflyer has been named as the top Irish startup on LinkedIn's 2022 Top Startups List for Ireland. Business • 28 Sep
20% drop in startup funding in first half of 2022 Funding for Irish startups fell by 20% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, new data shows. Business • 22 Sep
ASX Sports launches €750,000 funding campaign Fantasy sports start-up ASX Sports has today launched a new €750,000 funding campaign. Business • 09 Sep
xWave Technologies closes €1.3m seed funding round Irish healthtech start-up xWave Technologies has closed an over-subscribed €1.3m seed funding round led by a number of private investors, including €250,000 from Enterprise Ireland. Business • 06 Sep
'Readymade Retail' opportunity for small business Champion Green, the country's support local initiative, is offering small businesses the chance to win a €50,000 retail opportunity in Dublin. Business • 31 Aug
Start-up aims to combat social anxiety disorders Irish mental-wellness start-up Ailim Healing has developed an online programme that aims to reduce the anxiety of people with neurological conditions who suffer from social … Business • 23 Aug
31 small businesses to head to Ploughing Championships Small businesses from across the country will have an opportunity to promote themselves at the National Ploughing Championships from September 20-22 in Rathiniska in Co … Business • 08 Aug
LEOs to be allowed support firms with over 10 employees The role of Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) is to be expanded to allow them to provide grant support to businesses with more than 10 employees. Business • 18 Jul
EU eyes €45 billion to fund deep-tech start-ups The European Commission is planning measures to attract €45 billion in private funding for "deep-tech" start-ups, those based on significant scientific or engineering advances, an … Business • 05 Jul
Dublin BIC rebrands as Furthr Dublin BIC, the Irish organisation which helps start-ups and scale-ups to grow, has rebranded under the new name of Furthr. Business • 01 Jul
Strive wins NovaUCD's Student Enterprise competition Strive, an emerging HR start-up, has been named as the overall winner of the 2022 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition and a €5,000 cash prize. Business • 23 Jun
Webio secures $4m to scale AI in collections industry Dublin-based startup Webio has today announced a series A funding round, worth $4m, led by Finch Capital. Business • 16 Jun
Act Venture Capital launches sixth fund of €140m Dublin based early-stage venture capital firm Act Venture Capital has launched a new €140m fund that will back early-stage technology companies, its sixth such fund. Business • 14 Jun
Intouch.com seals deal with Mexican retailer Kiosko Dublin-based startup Intouch.com has agreed a major multi-year contract with a Mexican retailer called Kiosko. Business • 31 May
ISME and Swoop launch new funding tool for SMEs A new business funding matching tool that aims to improve access to finance for SME businesses here has been launched today by ISME, in partnership … Business • 26 May
Envetec appoints Enda Kenny to its board Tipperary-based startup Envetec Sustainable Technologies Limited has appointed former taoiseach Enda Kenny to its board. Business • 26 May
IVCA seeing 'worrying fall' in deals under €10m New figures out today show that venture capital funding into Irish technology firms increased by 52% to €379.7m in the first quarter of this year, … Business • 16 May
AIB and Foresight Group team up on €75m SME equity fund AIB has appointed SME and sustainable infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group to manage a new equity fund for small and medium sized enterprises. Business • 09 May
Boole Syndicate invested €2.3m in start-ups in 2021 Boole Syndicate, based in Cork, invested €2.3m in start-ups last year, up 52% on the previous year. Business • 26 Apr
Delta Partners launches new €70m tech fund Venture capital firm Delta Partners has launched a new fund that aims to raise €70m. Business • 08 Apr
Google launches Startup School for businesses Google has announced a series of virtual trainings for startups, which will start later this month. Business • 06 Apr
Clearco to invest €100m in Irish ecommerce start-ups Canadian investment firm Clearco is to invest €100m in Irish ecommerce start-ups, while also establishing an international sales hub in Dublin. Business • 30 Mar
Firms supported by GatewayUCC have raised €50m Start-ups supported by UCC's innovation centre have raised €50m in investments over the past nine years and are contributing €25m a year to the local … Business • 24 Mar
€1.8m Investment for DCU spin-out Pilot Photonics Kernel Capital, through The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund II, is investing €1.8m investment in Dublin City University spin-out company Pilot Photonics. Business • 24 Mar
Kernel Capital leads £1.5m funding for Causeway Sensors Kernel Capital, through The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Funds (NI), has led a £1.5m investment in Queens University Belfast campus company, Causeway Sensors. Business • 15 Mar
