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Jack Manning, founder of Safely and winner of the 'Most Investable Start-Up' award on the first Furthr Foundry Accelerator Programme

Innovative Start-Ups finish Furthr Accelerator Programme

Ten of the country's up and coming technology entrepreneurs have completed the first Furthr Foundry Accelerator Programme, Ireland's latest Pre-Seed Accelerator.

Business • 27 Jun 24

Amazon Sustainability Accelerator 2024 participants

HT Materials Science selected for Amazon programme

Dublin-based HT Materials Science is one of 15 start-ups which have been selected to take part in the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator this year.

Business • 28 May 24

Eoin Barry, co-founder of Kildare-based DreamDev Technologies

DreamDev Technologies wins top enterprise award

A software company from Kildare has been named the overall winner at this year's National Enterprise Awards.

Business • 24 May 24

Bord na Móna CEO Tom Donnellan with the innovators who took part in the 2024 Accelerate Green programme

8 SMEs complete Bord na Móna's Accelerate Green Programme

Eight of the country's newest green innovators have completed Bord na Móna's 2024 Accelerate Green programme.

Business • 23 May 24

Winner of One to Watch Award William Nolan, CEO & founder of Addaptiv IT

12 startups complete fourth Prep4Seed Programme

12 startups have completed the fourth Prep4Seed Programme, which aims to prepares start-ups for seed investment.

Business • 22 May 24

Numra said will use the additional funding to hire across product and engineering, drive further product development, and expand to the US market.

Irish AI startup Numra raises €1.5m in funding

Numra, an Irish AI-powered financial automation platform, has announced that it has raised €1.5 million in funding.

Business • 16 May 24

Leo Clancy, Enterprise Ireland CEO, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary and Emma Meehan, founder of Precision Sports Technology

Enterprise Ireland invested €24 million in start-ups

Enterprise Ireland invested €24 million in Irish start-ups last year as the government agency supported a total of 156 companies in the early stages of their operations

Business • 14 May 24

Bord na Móna CEO Tom Donnellan and the 9 Accelerate Green START participants - EVHACS, Airryzen, ReBOT, IFF Plastics, Glowtire, Retrokit, Biota, EVE Mobility and Feighery's Farm Beetroot Juice

9 firms at Bord na Móna's Accelerate Green START scheme

Nine rising Irish start-ups, including companies that manufacture organic beetroot juice and deliver offshore wind modelling using AI, have completed Bord na Móna's 2024 Accelerate Green START programme.

Business • 25 Apr 24

Coroflo's technology supports and equips breastfeeding mothers to monitor milk intake

Breastfeeding tech startup Coroflo opens new Dublin HQ

A startup that has developed a breastfeeding monitor, Coroflo, has today officially opened its new offices in DCU Alpha in Dublin.

Business • 19 Apr 24

NDRC operates through a network of startup hubs, including Dogpatch Labs in Dublin, PorterShed in Galway, RDI Hub in Kerry and Republic of Work in Cork

650 jobs created by NDRC startups in last three years

Companies linked to Ireland's national startup accelerator programme NDRC have created 650 jobs in the last three years, according to new figures.

Business • 19 Apr 24

Professor James Lyng, Dr Ajay Menon and Bernie Fitzpatrick, of SusBioME

SusBioME wins UCD's VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme

SusBioME, an emerging greentech start-up, has been named as the overall winner of the 2024 UCD VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme.

Business • 18 Apr 24

Gianni Matera, Founder, Growing Capital, Dr. Massimiliano Bianchi, CEO, Ulysses Neuroscience, Cepta Duffy, HPSU Lifesciences Department Manager, Enterprise Ireland, Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland

Ulysses Neuroscience secures €500,000 in funding

Ulysses Neuroscience has announced that it has raised €500,000 in investment from Enterprise Ireland and private investment company Growing Capital.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Shares in EGT rise 12.5% on London's AIM following IPO

Shares in European Green Transition (EGT), a company developing a range of assets aimed at capitalising on the opportunity of the green transition and which is chaired by Cathal Friel, began trading on London's AIM today.

Business • 09 Apr 24

The jobs are to be rolled out over the next few years with the company recruiting both graduates and experienced technology professionals

100 jobs on course at Galway healthcare innovation hub

More than 100 jobs are to created in a new healthcare innovation hub in Galway being developed by Evernorth Health Services.

Business • 09 Apr 24

Fidelma Clarke, Financial Services Risk Consulting Partner, Colin Ryan, EY Ireland Financial Services Country Lead, Sean MacHale, EY Ireland Financial Services Sustainable Finance Leader.

EY launches new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub

EY has launched a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub in Dublin.

Business • 09 Apr 24

Leo Clancy, CEO of Enterprise Ireland, John Mackey, CEO of Mbryonics and Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Mbryonics wins €17.5m from European Innovation Council

Galway-based space tech company Mbryonics has been approved for a recommended investment of €17.5m from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator.

Business • 27 Mar 24

Quantmatix uses advanced tools and algorithms that assist traders and investors in decision making

Dublin-based fintech Quantmatix secures €2.7m in funding

Dublin-based fintech company Quantmatix has completed a funding round that secured €2.7m in investments.

Business • 21 Mar 24

A selection of Rí na Mara's seaweed derived products

Skin deep - Irish firms vie for cut of skincare market

As consumer demands for beauty products and skincare regime tools continue to be a trend, pressure falls to skincare and cosmetic companies to keep up. Cathy Lee talks to three Irish firms innovating in the space.

Business • 19 Mar 24

Gerry Scullion, King of Kefir; Dee Schroeder of GoodBrew Coffee; Erica Sheehan of Homespun and Food Academy Project Manager, Carmel Biggane

SuperValu seeks applicants for its Food Academy 2024

SuperValu has launched its Food Academy programme for this year and is seeking applications from early-stage food and drink producers to take part.

Business • 13 Mar 24

The groups are calling for wider support on reform of the minimum wage, tax and industrial relations

Small business groups launch campaign on labour costs

ISME, the small and medium enterprise association, and a number of other trade organisations have launched a major nationwide campaign to address rising labour costs.

Business • 13 Mar 24