SoapBox Labs

‘I’m a realist’ when it comes to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence

Patricia Scanlon is chairing a new committee drawn from the worlds of academia, commerce, law and technology advising Government of the potential and the perils of AI

Fri Feb 09 2024 - 05:00

SoapBox Labs signs deal with US-based Imagine Learning

Literacy programme aimed at children aged 4-12, accelerating language development

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 10:54

Kidtech: Augmented reality, voice commands and the future

HoloToyz and Soapbox Labs understand march of technology and power of children

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 05:45

Record seven Irish female entrepreneurs up for EU innovation awards

Over 260 applications from 35 countries for the EU Prize for Women Innovators

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 16:41

Soapbox Labs to double headcount as new CEO named

Founder and current CEO Patricia Scanlon is to become the company’s executive chair

Thu May 06 2021 - 05:01

Female -founded Irish tech companies raise record €105m

Largest investment round was Shirley O’Dea’s Avectas, which raised €18.5m

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 05:30

Tech companies team up with UL for radical computer science programme

Four-year course allows students to complete paid residencies with professional teams

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 05:30

SoapBox Labs secures major partnership with big US edtech player

Amplify fast-forwards plan to integrate Irish company’s tech in its literacy tools

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 12:59

Irish voice tech company SoapBox Labs raises €5.8m

Highly-regarded company says its sees huge market opportunities for its technology

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 05:16

Living the American dream

Foreign direct investment is working both ways, with many Irish companies making a big impact in the fiercely competitive US market

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 00:00

Irish companies scoop top honours at AI Awards

Infant Research Centre, Soapbox Labs, SAP, ESB and Mastercard Labs honoured

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 10:30

Irish tech firm SoapBox chosen for $30m US child literacy project

Start-up’s technology being used as part of programme backed by Mark Zuckerberg

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 07:00

Has your phone secretly recorded your conversations? Mine has

But the recordings aren’t used to serve you ads. The industry has better ways of doing that

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:00

Europe ‘lagging in terms of innovation’ but fight not yet over

Leading official reveals details about how commission is shaking up funding options

Thu May 09 2019 - 03:55

SoapBox Labs partners with Lingumi to help children learn English

Speech recognition for children built into language app

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 08:45

Niamh Bushnell steps down from TechIreland to join start-up

Former start-up commissioner to join Soapbox Labs as chief communications officer

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 14:08

Soapbox Labs and Microsoft Announce partnership

Irish tech company will bring its child focused speech recognition software to the Azure platform

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 07:52

One of world’s top women in tech happy to get on her SoapBox

Patricia Scanlon, founder of SoapBox Labs was last week named among world’s best

Thu Dec 20 2018 - 05:53

Enterprise Ireland’s start-up showcase attracts audience of over 600

Start-ups should be prepared to hear ‘their baby is ugly’ – Channelsight’s John Beckett

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 05:00

New innovators: SoapBox Labs platform personalises child reading lessons

Speech recognition tech ‘listens’ to assess reading level, lessons can then be adjusted

Mon Jan 18 2016 - 04:00