The Irish Times

Irish smart kitchen firm Fresco raises €18m in new funding round

Dublin-based company says money will be used to double its 60-strong team

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 12:30

Health and wellness service provider SpectrumLife surpasses 2m users

Dublin-based company to create 70 jobs as it targets €100m in annual recurring revenues

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 05:56

Shares decline as central bankers signal interest rate rises

Kingspan under pressure as buyer of stock moves on

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 19:30

DAA names Andrea Carroll as head of sustainability

New appointee joins from Amazon Web Services

Tue Jan 04 2022 - 12:22

Online payments giant Stripe backs Ramp as it raises $300m

Stripe previously co-led a $115m funding round for its rival just four months ago

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 13:00

Irish-founded fraud-detection start-up Inscribe raises $10.5m

Company intends to create 30 jobs in Dublin over the next two years after Series A round

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 10:40

US authorities obtain asset freeze to halt alleged $690m Ponzi scheme

Alleged scheme operated by actor who lied about having deals to sell films to Netflix and HBO

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 11:46

Davy’s secret partnership leaves it fighting biggest crisis in decades

Pressure bears down on stockbroker shrouding itself in ‘vague’ details of scandal

Fri Mar 05 2021 - 04:50

Irish-founded Umba raises $2m in seed funding

Company plans to scale up product offerings in Nigeria, Kenya

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 19:59

Irish start-up raises $6.2m in drive to prevent road accidents

Provizio set to expand team in effort to develop technology geared to improve safety

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 21:20

Galway-based CitySwift to create 50 jobs over next two years

Transport data company’s technology in demand as operators respond to Covid crisis

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 05:15

State pension age deadlock in Government formation talks

Seen & heard: HSE is paying €25m for use of Dublin’s Citywest Hotel as Covid-19 facility

Sun Jun 07 2020 - 11:13

Bigger reduction in Aer Lingus flights now expected for this summer

Seen & Heard: Car Trawler raising funds, Rothwell’s €3m pay, and Glenveagh apartments sale on hold

Sun May 03 2020 - 13:01

Online grocery delivery service Buymie raises funds to expand amid Covid-19

Buymie signs up to multi-year partnership with discount supermarket chain Lidl

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 01:00

Cloud computing group Internet Corp raises €8.4m as it rebrands as Ekco

Dublin company has just completed its ninth acquisition since it was founded in 2017

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 04:57

Cubic Telecom raises more than €11 million in funding

Irish technology company raises funding from long-term backer Act Venture Capital

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 07:29

Irish tech firm Effective Software raises €1.3m as it eyes global expansion

Company rebranding to Engage EHS seeks to open offices in US and Asia

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 05:22

Iput seeks €50m for Dublin office investment portfolio

Sale of EastPoint and Richview business park properties offer buyer 6.55% net initial yield

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 06:00

Private equity arm Evergreen to buy LogMeIn in $4.3bn deal

Deal expected to close in mid-2020 when LogMeIn becomes a privately held company

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 20:40

Glanbia has whey to go to regain investor confidence

Kilkenny food group’s share price has slumped in recent months amid concerns about its performance nutrition unit

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 05:00

Galway medical device company receives €10m in EIB backing

Vivasure Medical says new funding will be used to expand research and development

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 10:29

Alibaba picks CICC and Suisse Group to lead Hong Kong offer

Chinese ecommerce giant aims to file listing application within weeks

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 18:41

Dublin-based Digit Games acquired by Scopely

Dublin games developer partnered with Scopely on Star Trek Fleet Command

Thu May 09 2019 - 20:34

Datalex’s outgoing chair says he would ‘like to have done a far better job’

Paschal Taggart says ‘somebody’s got to fall on their sword in these situations’

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 18:47

US funds giant Capital quits Datalex as Pageant spots value

Shares in travel retail software group to be suspended on May 1st

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 16:53

Looking for investment? Heed this expert advice before you begin

These pointers will help you navigate your way to successful seed funding

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 06:46

Three start-ups make the final cut for Bolton Trust/PWC innovation award

Two of the finalists work in the marketing space while the other brings augmented reality to utilities

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 11:47

Green energy firm ABO Wind to rent larger unit in Cornelscourt scheme

Company will occupy nearly 3,000sq ft in Aspen Court at rent of €19 per sq ft

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 01:20

Ryanair draws up cost-saving measure that could lead to job cuts

Seen & Heard: LA-based Capital Group sells down stakes in well-known Irish companies

Sun Jan 20 2019 - 15:16

Irish merger and acquisitions up, along with value of deals

Figures from Mergermarket show the value of transactions jumped 370% in 2018

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 06:00

This Week: The world of business over the next five days

Meetings, results, indicators – and of course some World Cup events

Sun Nov 12 2017 - 18:00

Uber founder Travis Kalanick steps down as chief executive

Exit comes after months of complaints and internal investigations into bullying and sexual harassment at the company

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 11:16

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger reassess tech sector

Buffett investing in tech shows he's 'either learning or crazy’, says his right-hand man

Sun May 07 2017 - 19:05

Fidelity Investments sells part of Bank of Ireland stake

US mutual funds manager’s holding falls to 4.9 per cent following latest stock sale

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 06:30