Biotech firm Inflazome bought by Roche for €380m Irish biotech company Inflazome has been acquired by Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche for €380m. Business • 21 Sep 20
Access Earth adding AI and social distancing to its app Boost My Business shines a spotlight on tech start-up Access Earth whose app maps accessibility via its users and AI. Boost My Business • 17 Sep 20
Xtremepush partners with Beechbrook Capital Dublin tech firm Xtremepush has announced Beechbrook Capital as its latest new capital partner, having secured €4.25m funding to support the business's global growth and ... Business • 14 Sep 20
HBAN angels drive €1.2m FoodMarble investment round The Halo Business Angel Network has helped Dublin start-up FoodMarble raise a total of €1.2m in a funding round. Business • 11 Sep 20
The peaks and troughs of Agritech business Terra NutriTECH Agritech company Terra NutriTECH tells Boost My Business how their plans for expansion were thwarted by the restrictions on overseas travel. CEO Padraig Hennessy spoke ... Boost My Business • 09 Sep 20
Spark helping start-ups access investment via crowdfunding The start-up giving start-ups the help they need to access investment. Fiona Alston hears from Spark Crowdfunding's CEO Chris Burge on how their platform puts ... Boost My Business • 08 Sep 20
Brian O'Driscoll invests in shared e-scooter startup Shared scooter start-up, Zipp Mobility, has raised €500,000 in seed capital from investors including former Irish rugby captain, Brian O'Driscoll. Business • 02 Sep 20
Limerick start-up's contract tracing solution for business As part of our Boost My Business initiative Fiona Alston spoke to Limerick based start-up Tracworx about their new contract tracing solution, launched in a ... Boost My Business • 02 Sep 20
New Google initiative aims to help SMEs recover Google is to give €4m in advertising credits and grants to small businesses, government agencies and non-governmental organisations here in an effort to help them ... Business • 24 Aug 20
New company start-ups hit five year low in H1 Company start-up levels hit the lowest point in five years in the first half of 2020, the latest figures from credit risk analyst CRIF Vision-net ... Business • 17 Aug 20
Irish start-up Qualio closes $11m funding round Irish founded start-up Qualio has announced the close of a $11m Series A funding round led by Storm Ventures. Business • 17 Jul 20
HBAN angels cash out with 10 times investment return A number of angel investors have cashed out in the last 12 months with up to 10 times return on their investments, according to the ... Business • 17 Jul 20
Enterprise Ireland in new start-up initiative with AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Enterprise Ireland have joined forces to provide entrepreneurs and early stage companies access to a range of resources, benefits and ... Business • 06 Jul 20
Leveris reaches milestone in digital banking technology Irish start-up financial technology company Leveris has broken new ground in efforts to unlock the benefits of pure digital banking. Business • 25 Jun 20
PlasmaBound secures €1.1m in new investment University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out PlasmaBound has announced the closing of a €1.1 million investment round today. Business • 24 Jun 20
Zipp Mobility secures funding to target UK market Zipp Mobility, the Irish dockless e-scooter start-up, has closed a €300,000 seed investment round and expanded its team to target the UK e-scooter market. Business • 18 Jun 20
Baby brain injury detection device wins Student Awards A medical device for the early detection and monitoring of brain injuries in newborns has won the top prize at Enterprise Ireland's Student Entrepreneur Awards ... Business • 12 Jun 20
Privacy automation start-up Ethyca raises $13.5m Data privacy technology company Ethyca has raised almost $13.5m to help fund its development and expansion. Business • 11 Jun 20
Shorla raises $8.3m to fund expansion and development Irish pharma startup Shorla has raised $8.3m in new funding. Business • 03 Jun 20
The Handy Hose wins Student Enterprise Awards A magnetic hose holder aimed specifically at parlour hoses for dairy farmers, has taken top prize at the Student Enterprise Programme National Finals, run by ... Business • 28 May 20
Young scientist winner's start-up raises $16m Irish data privacy software start-up evervault, founded by the 2017 BT Young Scientist winner Shane Curran, has raised $16m in Series A funding. Business • 22 May 20
Small businesses can avail of €1m in free advertising €1 million in free advertising is being provided for small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, by dmg media Ireland across its media brands. Business • 27 Apr 20
New online platform to help firms collaborate on virus A new online platform which aims to allow companies on the island of Ireland collaborate on healthcare responses to the Covid-19 crisis has been launched. Business • 15 Apr 20
New virtual marketplace to support small Irish firms A new initiative has been launched to help small businesses with no e-commerce presence to get selling online. Business • 06 Apr 20
ISME & Griffith College free online training programme ISME and Griffith College have joined forces to support businesses with a free online training programme in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Business • 06 Apr 20
