Irish companies raise record $401 million in VC fundingAmong those securing investment in the first quarter were tech unicorns Wayflyer and Flipdish
Wayflyer among the winners as Irish M&A stays strongDeal values down 80 per cent to $12.5 billion due to outsized ‘mega’ acquisitions in the first quarter of 2021
Elkstone to ‘start writing cheques’ of up to €2m for ‘gritty’ start-ups this yearFirm that backed two Irish unicorns to use most of its €75 million venture fund in next two to three years, says founder Alan Merriman
Flipdish to use €88m funding for European expansion Online food ordering company plans to employ 700 more people with 200 them to be based in Ireland
Flipdish latest Irish company to achieve unicorn status with €1bn valuation The company is the fifth home-grown tech start-up to achieve coveted unicorn status following Tencent cash injection
E-commerce needs an experience makeoverEva Short reports on research from Stripe and Flipdish that found that Irish e-commerce sites still need a lot of work, despite the digital wave that came with the pandemic