Altada investor sues failed tech company’s founder for $500,000
Rocktop Partners led the $11.5m funding round in 2021 that put the Cork-based company on track to achieve ‘unicorn’ status
Enterprise Ireland
Venture capital funding for small and medium tech businesses rises 1%
Irish figures buck international trends, with global VC funding falling 15 per
Irish start-ups to flock to major tech summits
Web Summit kicks off in Lisbon this week followed by Slush 2024 in Helsinki next week
Tara Mines received €3.8m in State aid even while it was mothballed
The mine reopened recently having been closed since July 2022
Irish company turns unopened cigarette filters into buttons and fashion accessories
About a tenth of cigarettes are destroyed; Rezero aims to capitalise on that destruction
Aviation industry: New platform streamlines hiring of the best technical consultants
APTN.AERO aims to make it easy for those who invest in or trade aircraft assets to hire aviation consultants highly suited to particular situations
Lights, camera, deal? Irish production companies drop in on Cannes
Enterprise Ireland this week led a delegation at the Mipcom television trade event in France
New app targets women sports fans poorly served by existing sports platforms
New Innovator: SportElle
Diagnostics company Altratech approved for €10.5m EIC investment
Investment will allow Cork firm to run clinical trials, boost production
Galway medtech raises €2.2m as it charts course for US launch
SymPhisis Medical has developed a device to treat pleural fluid build-up in late-stage cancer patients
Nvidia signs deal to work with Irish quantum computing company
Collaboration with Equal1 announced at Nvidia’s headquarters in Silicon Valley as part of Enterprise Ireland trade mission
Intel received millions in Irish Government aid this year
Chip manufacturer received a further €2.5m in IDA supports, as Irish-based staff await details of redundancy scheme
Galway’s Grá Chocolates: Handmade treats for the premium end of the market
Gráinne Mullins is in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to realise her dream of building a chocolate factory in her native Galway
Applications reopened for disruptive technologies innovation fund
More than €370m has already been allocated to 104 projects, 46 of which focus on artificial intelligence
Government department hits back in row with Enterprise Ireland over job sanction
Business support agency frustrated at operation of strict government rules over the hiring of new staff
IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland struggle for staff
Minister admits agencies claim pay packages that are ‘sometimes not competitive’ can deter applicants
Irish company combines EV charger and heat pump into one unit to power our homes and cars
EVHACS has raised €2.7 million for its double-whammy combination of technologies
Nanotechnology ensures nutrient supplements actually deliver
New Innovator: Nicholas Deeney, Biovit Technologies
National Enterprise Hub established to help firms access supports
New initiative is a key element of the Government’s package of SME supports
Simple Probate: app helps with protracted legal process of executing a will
Oisin Dolphin and Isabella Hughes cofounded company aimed at improving experience of being an executor
Enterprise Ireland sees record year for client company exports
Agency says UK remains main export market despite Brexit
Government unveils €300m aid for manufacturing decarbonisation
Majority of industrial emissions are generated by companies primarily in the food and beverage, cement, pharmaceutical, and chemicals sectors
Government considers incentives to help Dublin stock exchange after loss of big hitters
Financial services minister Neale Richmond has warned Britain it will not get ‘free pass’ on Brexit rules if Labour wins the UK election
Johnny Ronan enters arbitration with council over Cherrywood row
Seen & Heard: Ryanair to sue IA; Premier Inn expands Irish targets; Enterprise Ireland’s €1bn idea; State invests €60m in climate funds
SME lender Flender seeks to widen funding base after debt restructuring
Some investors said to have taken ‘sizeable haircuts’ after Scarp process
Ireland risks losing out on investment in tech sector, State agencies warn
Ireland at disadvantage in accessing EU-funded initiatives over absence of arrangements to vet key personnel
Naas tech firm VEI Global to invest €2m in 20 new jobs
Investment in new roles is supported by State agency Enterprise Ireland
Novel language processing system detects mental health distress in employees by analysing their speech
Key potential customers include companies employing content moderators and trust and safety agents
Lack of security clearance system causing trouble for high-tech firms in Ireland, agencies warn
Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland say lack of official procedure is hindering innovative companies internationally
Diageo to spend €100 million to decarbonise St James’s Gate brewery by 2030
Taoiseach Simon Harris acknowledges company’s role in leading industry through green transition
Irish medtech closes €2.1m funding round to expand vertigo treatment
Vertigenius has developed a wearable head sensor and app to allow therapists track patient symptoms and exercises
Irish team develops therapy for deadly sepsis crisis
Inthelia Therapeutics, founded by two top Irish scientists, is switching focus to block infection getting a grip on patients in the first place
Healthcare company Wellola raises €2.2m
Funding round led by Elkstone, with additional funding from Enterprise Ireland
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