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Funding for women-founded firms more than doubles, report shows

Female-founded companies raise more than €230m, up from €105m in 2020

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 05:12

Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021

In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:48

‘AI is increasingly outperforming human intelligence’

How life sciences companies are leveraging artificial intelligence

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 00:00

Dublin biotech firm Nuritas eyes global expansion with $45m funding round

Early backers include U2’s Bono and The Edge and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 13:28

SVG seeks more agri-food tech companies to back

VC firm led by John Hartnett has already backed Nuritas, MagGrow and others

Sun Mar 21 2021 - 18:55

ESB Networks gets €150m to support smart-metering programme

The European Investment Bank is providing 15-year loan for the national project

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 18:13

World’s largest law firm signs deal for new Dublin offices

Dentons set to pay €54 per sq ft for second floor at Joshua House on Dawson Street

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 05:30

Bono-backed truck-tracking company raises $400 million

Convoy, whose other backers include Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, now valued at $2.75bn

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 18:47

MeetingsBooker projects bright future as online bookings grow

Company expects to double revenue as booking meetings online becomes the norm

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 05:45

NDRC portfolio companies report jump in follow-on investment

Early-stage tech investor sees income rise to €5.9m on back of exits and other sources

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 05:45

Executive business courses are ‘like a booster shot’ to a person’s career

For SMEs and those returning to the workforce, Trinity Business School can help

Thu May 23 2019 - 06:00

Irish Times Business Person of the Year: three more contenders

Peter Hamilton profiles more of the 12 business leaders shortlisted for award

Mon Apr 01 2019 - 04:51

Small companies making a big impact

These Irish start-ups are at the cutting-edge of research and development in the life sciences industry

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 00:00

Global markets tumble, BofI pension plans, and how Brexit VAT could close Irish firms

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 06:53

Nuritas founder named ‘Irish Times’ Business Person of the Month

Dr Nora Khaldi of Dublin biotechnology firm wins prestigious KPMG/Irish Times award

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 01:28

Bono-backed truck technology company Convoy raises $198m

Other investors in Convoy include Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Marc Benioff and Reid Hoffman

Mon Sept 24 2018 - 05:30

Nuritas to rent office block next to Mansion House

Biotech firm relocating to 16,000sq ft facilities at Joshua House on 20-year lease

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 05:30

Bono joins Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as backer of tech start-up Convoy

U2 frontman and lead guitarist The Edge invest in on-demand trucking firm

Tue May 08 2018 - 10:57

What’s she doing here? Women challenging perceptions in professions

A new exhibition by photographer Beta Bajgart, based on her book ‘A Woman’s Work’, celebrates women with unusual careers or those more often associated with men

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 06:00

Irish tech firms raise almost €1bn in funding in 2017

Pace of growth slows compared with previous year despite new record total of €994m

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 01:00

Irish start-up Nuritas aims to speed up drug development with big data

Artificial intelligence to have biggest impact in biological sciences, says start-up founder

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 07:05

NDRC-backed companies raised over €50m last year

Early stage tech investor has backed more than 250 start-ups over the last decade

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 14:28

Dublin data mining health start-up Nuritas raises $20m

Backers of the company include Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff and U2

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 16:24

Number of female-founded Irish tech firms on the rise

New study shows companies founded by women employ more than 2,760 people

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 06:09

Number of start-ups backed by NDRC up by nearly a quarter

Early stage tech investor backed 32 start-ups last year, up from 26 in 2015

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 10:00

30 Irish women you need to know

To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life

Sat Mar 04 2017 - 06:15

Are parents to blame for the lack of women in Stem?

New report says Irish mothers and fathers are directing their daughters away from the field

Tue Jan 31 2017 - 00:00

Bono and The Edge invest in Dublin food-tech start-up Nuritas

U2 members put cash into product geared to tackle Type 2 diabetes

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 05:00

Five things you need to know today

Seán Dunne’s €58m house, teachers’ strike, OCI is ‘opaque’, world’s largest marine park created

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 07:44

Irish start-up Nuritas leads fight to prevent diabetes

Company founded by Trinity mathematician secures €3m from EU to fund trials in Ireland

Fri Oct 28 2016 - 05:45

Irish biotech firm Nuritas reports loss after costs rise in first full year of operation

Dublin-based company reportedly raised a further €2m in investor funding

Tue May 03 2016 - 15:55

Irish start-up Nuritas raises $3.2m to unlock food’s health secrets

Firm uses data mining to discover molecules with potential for life sciences

Mon Oct 26 2015 - 17:11

Irish biotechnology start-up Nuritas receives Forbes award

Dublin-based firm wins 2015 SVG Thrive Accelerator award

Fri Jul 10 2015 - 12:12

New dawn for farm tech: sowing the Internet of Things into agriculture

Ireland’s biggest export is food and some of its largest companies are food-related, offering huge opportunities

Mon May 25 2015 - 01:50