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What start-up founders need to know before applying for funding

Vish Gain — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:21:52 +0000

Anna-Marie Turley tells SiliconRepublic.com about the qualities that make a good founder and how they can bag the Enterprise Ireland Pre-Seed Start Fund.

A16z co-leads $200m round into AI-powered drug discovery firm

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:31:22 +0000

Genesis Therapeutics has developed its own AI platform to find drug candidates for challenging, data-poor medical diseases.

Fettle: Using technology to make therapy more accessible

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:30:35 +0000

Recently injected with fresh funding, the online therapy platform finds itself in fine fettle with a 23-year-old entrepreneur and CEO at the helm.

Ireland’s future founders: How Patch is shaping young minds

Vish Gain — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:50:44 +0000

Patch is a one-of-a-kind accelerator for young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 21. And at its heart is a commitment to making innovation more accessible.

‘I felt an irresistible urge to be among the creators’

Vish Gain — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:58:36 +0000

Frances Abeton tells Vish Gain how she went from a college student studying business while working full-time to becoming CEO and co-founder of Whyze Health.

TechMet on track to become Irish unicorn after raising $200m

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:09:13 +0000

The Irish-based company is focused on critical mineral mining and has received direct support from the US government.

Doppl: Meet the start-up that can make you a digital doppelganger

Vish Gain — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:29:21 +0000

Thibault Launay was only 22 when he started his first company. Now, the Forbes 30 under 30 honouree has more than 70,000 sign-ups for his latest platform.

Trinity launches climate accelerator for built environment SMEs

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:58:39 +0000

The Built Environment Accelerator is a six-month virtual programme to help businesses scale up innovations that can decarbonise the sector.

Musk’s Neuralink raises $280m and is expanding its team

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 08:18:27 +0000

The latest batch of funding was led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and follows Neuralink's recent FDA approval to run clinical trials on humans.

Celtic Biotech: Developing novel cancer treatments from snake venom

Vish Gain — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:00:48 +0000

Brothers Paul and John Reid have assembled an international team of experts in biotech, pharma and business to help save the lives of lung cancer patients.

JP Morgan launches banking unit to back promising Irish start-ups

Vish Gain — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:43:20 +0000

A household name in banking, JP Morgan is getting serious about financing VC-backed tech start-ups in Ireland that are disrupting their respective industries.

London VC firm A/O launches €250m fund for proptech start-ups

Vish Gain — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:06:54 +0000

The second fund by A/O will focus on start-ups in the UK, Europe and North America building tech across everything from digitisation and automation to AI.

Oblivious: Unlocking sensitive data without compromising privacy

Vish Gain — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:23:38 +0000

Founded by two Oxford PhD graduates, Oblivious is developing novel technologies with the aim to make data privacy the default and ‘not just an afterthought’.

Molten Ventures has a new fund for high-growth Irish companies

Vish Gain — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:37:15 +0000

Backed by an investment from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, the €50m fund will invest in ‘promising’ Irish tech companies and their founders.

Belfast’s Nuada bags £3.4m for its carbon capture tech

Vish Gain — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:06:18 +0000

Nuada, formerly MOF Technologies, raised the investment from growth equity fund BGF as an extension of its £4.4m round from last October.

Dutch neobank Bunq raises fresh funding at €1.65bn valuation

Vish Gain — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:32:52 +0000

With its eyes set on a the US, Bunq surpassed €100m raised in what CEO Ali Niknam calls a ‘magical year’.

Avtrain: Helping drone operators navigate safety and compliance

Vish Gain — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:08 +0000

Based in Dublin’s Guinness Enterprise Centre, Avtrain has just launched a €1.5m fundraising round to help its drone-focused tech take off.

Europe’s VC deals have dropped 60pc compared to 2022

Leigh Mc Gowran — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:32:37 +0000

A new Pitchbook report suggests Europe is on track to raise nearly 37pc less in VC funding this year, while the software sector has taken the biggest hit so far.

Patch: The future is diverse for Ireland’s young entrepreneurs

Vish Gain — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:00:12 +0000

Led by entrepreneur Jack O’Regan Kenny, Patch is on the hunt for Ireland’s next John or Patrick Collison through its latest summer accelerator cohort.

Luminate Medical: Illuminating quality of life during cancer care

Vish Gain — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 06:29:04 +0000

Founded in 2019, Galway-based Luminate Medical is emerging as a shining star in the prevention and treatment of side-effects related to cancer therapies.