The Irish Times

Teen accelerator Patch signs 3-year partnership with Stripe

Funding will expand the summer accelerator to include science and research projects

Tue Nov 16 2021 - 04:43

Dogpatch Labs’ new start-up accelerator sparks record levels of interest

Cohort of 11 start-ups chosen from 500 applicants for six-month-long programme

Wed Jun 30 2021 - 06:00

Pointy offering free devices to SMEs who want to sell online

Google-owned company’s system helps to create a web presence without investment

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 11:26

NDRC to provide ‘founder friendly’ investment on new accelerator

Successful applicants to receive mentoring from country’s leading tech entrepreneurs

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 05:00

Covidius horribilis: Business winners and losers of 2020

Coronavirus meant the end for many firms, while others adapted and prospered

Mon Dec 28 2020 - 05:43

Ornua’s Róisín Hennerty named ‘Irish Times’ Business Person of the Year

Hennerty is credited with helping Kerrygold exceed €1bn in annual sales

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 07:29

The Irish Times Deal of the Year: The three finalists

Irish companies Pointy, Green Reit and Decawave all involved in blockbuster deals

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 05:10

The seven winners of Irish Times business awards from November 2019 to May

The monthly award marks excellence and outstanding achievement in the field, and is open to business people at home and abroad

Sat Aug 15 2020 - 04:15

Nominees announced for third Irish Times Business Awards

Irish Times Business Awards, in association with KPMG, will be held in September as a virtual event

Fri Jul 10 2020 - 05:45

Patch helping innovative teenagers plot the path to a brighter future

Tom McCarthy’s ‘Hogwarts for teenagers’ focused on fostering the best ideas of the next generation

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 05:00

Sales of Irish tech companies are biggest European deals to date

New data shows deals for Decawave and Pointy represent largest exits in first quarter

Tue Apr 21 2020 - 12:54

Irish Times business awards to be hosted in early September

Awards ceremony originally due to be held on May 13th to take place at Mansion House

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 01:00

The Irish Times launches third annual business awards

Business Person of the Year and other category winners to be announced at May event

Fri Mar 06 2020 - 02:30

Irish Times Business People of the Month: Mark Cummins and Charles Bibby

Duo sold technology company Pointy to Google for a reported $160m

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 06:00

Real genius of Pointy was to be counterintuitive

Cantillon: The group set about making it easy for smaller bricks and mortar businesses

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 05:40

Pointy sale: How a Google reject built a $160m company and sold it to Google

Mark Cummins came up with the idea for Pointy while drinking a beer

Wed Jan 15 2020 - 12:22

Pointy’s $160m sale means $80m-plus payday for founders

Co-founders of retail tech innovator to share $80m and Jamie Heaslip also set to gain

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 23:18

Irish retail tech company Pointy purchased for $160m

Google takeout spells payday for founders and early-stage investors

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 14:32

How a Dublin start-up helps Christmas come online for smaller shops

Pointy product and Google exposure help internet visibility

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 13:42

Advisable.com raises $1m to help grow its team

Irish-founded firm uses technology developed in-house to match companies with freelance marketing specialists

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 07:42

Learn home improvement: 12 workshops to spruce up your house

Brush up your design and DIY skills this autumn by joining one of the many classes available

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 00:00

Pointy raises $12m in funding in drive to speed-up growth

Irish retail tech firm gives small retailers a new way to make their stock visible online

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 08:00

Is equity crowdfunding too good to be true?

Though tempting to start-ups, process has its downsides and also poses risks for investors

Thu May 31 2018 - 05:25

Retail tech firm Pointy set to double workforce to 50

Firm gives small retailers a way to make their stock visible online

Tue May 22 2018 - 19:05

Jamie Heaslip among investors as tech start up gets $6m

Pointy provides local shops with an automatic way to list all of their products online

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 07:00

Ireland an ideal place for start-ups, says Future Finance co-founder

First Friday for Startups programme returns to Dogpatch Labs in Dublin later this week

Thu Aug 31 2017 - 06:40

Rugby international Jamie Heaslip invests in Pointy app

Tenth of Dublin shops sign up to service aiming to help people find products in local shops

Tue Jun 07 2016 - 01:00

Student Summit at Dublin Castle to focus on start-ups

Event aims to give students opportunity to pick entrepreneurs’ brains

Mon Feb 01 2016 - 06:30

Dublin start-up creates a website of all of your products in five minutes

Pointy is hoping to keep €3.6 billion in online sales in Ireland

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 01:45

Miriam Lord: Pantibar welcomes Taoiseach for pints and poses

Bishop of Elphin wonders what Enda Kenny was thinking attending a gay bar

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00