The Irish Times

Trezeo purchase signals Monese targeting of Republic

Fintech services offer financial stability to those who don’t receive regular pay cheques

Mon Dec 20 2021 - 05:03

Stripe ‘in early discussions with investment banks about going public’

Company considering market debut through direct listing or initial public offering as soon as next year

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 23:03

Irish Covid app developer NearForm secures major investment

Waterford-based company looking to grow fivefold in the coming years

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 05:15

Uber sells self-driving car division to Aurora Innovation

Company takes a stake in start-up, which creates larger competitor to Waymo

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 10:05

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 companies raise a combined $518.9m in VC funding

During the fourth quarter, $58.28m was raised by Irish companies across 14 deals

Fri Feb 28 2020 - 12:29

Airbnb restricts bookings from under-25s after violence

Policy being piloted across Canada

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 11:56

WeWork IPO filing shows group lost almost $700m in first half

Company offers shared office space in 111 cities, including Dublin

Wed Aug 14 2019 - 13:18

$11 billion deal shows growing bravery of equity firms

Hellman and Friedman’s $11 billion deal for Ultimate Software Group shows private equity firms are getting bolder and deals are getting bigger

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 06:00

Trinity College top for producing entrepreneurs, study finds

University ranked first in Europe for entrepreneurs for fourth year in succession

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 11:00

Trump smothers US start-up visa scheme with bureaucracy

Only 10 people have applied for Obama-era visa supposed to draw thousands

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 06:34

Irish private equity activity hits new €11.9bn high

Vast majority of Irish deals recorded by PitchBook involved non-European investors

Mon Mar 19 2018 - 09:30

Ireland set for another strong year of venture capital activity

Pitchbook finds €458m invested in 2017 and expects stronger funding rounds in next 12 months

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 06:00

Student start-ups: why colleges are encouraging students to be entrepreneurs

Skills linked to entrepreneurship – problem-solving, creativity, risk-taking – are in high demand among employers

Thu May 04 2017 - 01:01

Venture capital funding in European start-ups falls by a third

Technology executives in London worry if Brexit will jeopardise UK capital’s future

Mon Jul 04 2016 - 01:00

Enterprise Ireland ranked third globally for seed funding

EI edges out well-known VC firms including Andressen Horowtz and Google Ventures

Thu Nov 26 2015 - 10:36

Square IPO set to price in highly watched deal

Jack Dorsey-headed mobile payments firm to announce share price on Wednesday

Wed Nov 18 2015 - 07:55

Silicon Valley IPO market boom winding down, data shows

Concerns about another bubble fading as analysis shows valuations stabilising

Fri Oct 16 2015 - 07:41

Trinity College tops in Europe for producing entrepreneurs

UCD also included in list of top universities with graduates that go on to lead start-ups

Thu Oct 15 2015 - 14:34

Despite lip service, Silicon Valley venture capital still a man's world

The paucity of senior women VCs exists at a time when difficulties facing women in technology have hit the headlines

Mon Aug 25 2014 - 01:15