Ubotica opens US headquarters at Ohio Aerospace Institute
Ubotica Technologies has opened a US corporate entity and headquarters at the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), expanding its customer base across the Americas and deepening its public and private...
View ArticleLearnovate, AWS launch edtech accelerator
The Learnovate Centre and Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched an accelerator programme for learning technology start-ups. Ten places are available on the 12-week programme which will provide start-ups...
View ArticleEight start-ups selected for AgTechUCD accelerator
The AgTechUCD Innovation Centre today announced the eight start-ups which have been selected to take part in its third accelerator programme dedicated to early-stage start-ups with global potential in...
View ArticleEV charging company Erapid announces €30m investment by Aviva Investors
Erapid Charger Company has announced an investment of €30 million by Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc. This investment will lead to the direct creation of 60 Irish...
View ArticleNovaUCD-supported companies plan to raise €290m over next two years
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond TD today officially launched a new report, entitled NovaUCD Ideas to Impact Since 2003. The report highlights the economic and...
View ArticleSoft x-ray microscope gets first commercial deployment at UCD
SiriusXT has announced the first commercial deployment of unique table-top soft x-ray microscope, the SXT-100, at the UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research at University College...
View ArticleKota closes €5m seed round
Kota, formerly known as Yonder, has closed a €5 million seed round led by EQT Ventures with follow-on investment from existing investors Northzone and Frontline Ventures. Other notable investors...
View ArticleIVCA sounds alarm bells over drop in tech funding
Venture capital funding into Irish technology SMEs in the third quarter fell by 38% to €190 million from €309 million in the same period last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association’s...
View ArticleResolve Ventures to support envirotech start-ups through €30m fund
Resolve Ventures, an Irish development and growth capital fund management company has launched the ‘Climate Impact Fund,’ following support from the Irish Innovation Seed Fund. The Fund, approved by...
View ArticleSwoop rises to top of Deloitte Fast 50 rankings
Swoop, a Dublin-based fintech company, is the fastest growing technology company in this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards, having risen to first place after placing fourth in last year’s...
View ArticleInvert Robotics engineers €2.5m investment
Ireland-headquartered Invert Robotics has closed an investment round, raising €12.9 million. This follows the addition of more than €2.5 million from Irish EIIS fund, Business Venture Partners (BVP),...
View ArticleFounders talent accelerator creates more than 20 start-ups
Eight start-ups have secured €100,000 in pre-seed funding under the Founders talent acelerator. Operated by Dogpatch Labs and funded by NDRC, the 12-week programme brings together 40 prospective...
View ArticleBord na Móna reveals eight Accelerate Green participants
Bord na Móna has announced the eight rising green businesses from across Ireland taking part in its 2024 Accelerate Green Programme. Delivered by Bord na Móna in conjunction with Resolve Partners, the...
View ArticleCitySwift closes €7m funding round
CitySwift has secured €7 million in a funding round led by growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures. The Galway-based company increases the performance of public transport networks using...
View ArticleCeroflo secures €6.4m to develop stroke-treatment device
Irish medical device company Ceroflo has raised €6.4 million in a funding round to advance its disruptive technology to revolutionise the treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), a...
View ArticleExamfly raises €1.5m to fund move into UK market
Learning platform for the global professional services industry Examfly has raised more than €1.5 million in its latest funding round as the company secures contracts in the UK. The Irish software...
View ArticleFour education and training programmes to receive €7m under Innovators’...
Education and training programmes specialising in medtech, sustainable food, cyber security and digital health will receive €7 million under the Innovators’ Initiative. The funding will be allocated...
View ArticleVenture capital funds raised by Irish SMEs hit record €1.35bn in 2023
Funds invested into Irish SMEs reached €1.35 billion in 2023, or 2% up on the previous year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) VenturePulse report, published in association with...
View ArticleUCD, Teagasc to deliver €7m entrepreneurship programme
University College Dublin is to deliver a €7 million food and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship training programme in partnership with Teagasc. Over the next six years the Food and...
View ArticleIreland first in Europe for number of funding rounds per capita by...
Ireland is first in Europe for the number of funding rounds per capita by female-founded start-ups according to a new report from TechIreland. However, total investment in women-founded start-ups still...
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