Technology Big Read: Why mega deals like Cubic are becoming a pipe dream for Irish start-upsIrish start-ups are enduring a period where funding has dried up, making scaling and exits next to impossible. We ask the experts and those with skin in the game what is happening
Funding Former Waystone execs back Wrky in oversubscribed €2m fundraise DataOp, which was founded by Derek Delaney, Glen McGee and Paul Cahill, has invested close to €20m in start-ups over recent months
Tech EML sells Irish fintech Sentenial in cut-price dealGoCardless is buying the business for €32.7 million, after EML bought it for an upfront €70m with a €40m earn-out component two years ago
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Stripe says no to an IPO as the State weighs a national innovation hubConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
Technology Station F… off? Will plans for a national tech incubator work in Ireland?News of a new hub modelled on a hugely successful French incubator are causing excitement
Start-Ups Exclusive: Planning begins for state hub to back Irish start-upsEnterprise Ireland and Department of Enterprise holding consultations on plan modelled on a hugely successful French incubator
Analysis Passing AI Act marks beginning rather than end of efforts to legislate for artificial intelligenceThe Act was passed with 523 votes in favour, but it may be many years before all its elements become law
Tech Stripe ‘robustly cashflow positive’ and investing for the long termAnnual letter from the company’s founders says more than 100 companies are now processing more than $1 billion per year with Stripe
technology Google Ireland seeks new country manager as Fox-Martin departsAdaire Fox Martin was on Tuesday confirmed as chief executive and president of Nasdaq-listed Equinix
Companies Creditors of Irish-headquartered breast implant maker move to liquidate companyInvestors in Global Consolidated Aesthetics Limited include the Barrys Tea family and Bill McCabe, the Irish tech veteran
Companies Brown Bag welcomes new parent firm as Scholastic buys 9 Story for $186m Award-winning Dublin-based animation studio was acquired by 9 Story in 2015
technology Irish networking distributor acquired in deal worth up to €13m Swedish-listed Alcadon Group snaps up Dublin-based Wood Communications
Technology Irish-founded Inscribe lays off 40% of employeesFraud detection company says it has had to pivot due to increased use of AI in the financial services sector
Technology ChatGPT-forced pivot pays off for Dublin video content companyMarker Video is already working with brands including Unilever and Estée Lauder
Technology New Oura deal sees Otonomee ring up 150 new outsourcing jobs Outsourcing start-up hiring for multiple roles on a remote-first basis and is ‘seeking to attract talent from all locations in Ireland’
Technology Dimply secures top-up funding and names new chief executiveJac Dunne says the tech company can grow revenues 20-fold by expanding into other sectors
Connected Newsletter Connected newsletter: Apple fined as Elon Musk’s spat with OpenAI worsensConnected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective
funding Funding for women entrepreneurs declines but deal count is upThe total raised by women-founded companies in Ireland was the lowest in four years, which is largely due to a decline in investment opportunities
Tech Booking.com founder Jeff Hoffman on why founders need to ‘get out of the way’The serial entrepreneur said a key issue facing scaling companies is packaging themselves in a way that appeals to investors
Books Book Review: My Heavenly Favourite is a nauseating but utterly fearless readThe Dutch writer Lucas Rijneveld outlines the mind of an abuser in claustrophobic detail in his difficult but compelling second novel