Connected Angel investing failing to grow wings for Irish start-up marketIreland is way behind the curve when it comes to getting angel investors to back early-stage companies. Jonathan Keane reports on efforts to change this
Funding Irish-founded proptech company CIM raises €6.7mDavid Walsh, who hails from Co Tipperary, founded the Sydney-headquartered software company after moving from Ireland during the downturn
SMEs Dublin software firm SalesTier aims to raise €2m in funding Founder John Hannon spotted gap in US drinks industry for software that helps suppliers, distributors and sellers keep track of stock and sales
Tech Channelsight secures $7 million for future scaling Dublin-based e-commerce company prepares for further growth as sales rise 40 per cent year on year
Media John Walsh: Starving the media of resources will feed an information vacuumWe have been careful to support an independent judiciary as a cornerstone of democracy. As the Irish office of the Sunday Times is gutted of its most senior journalists, you wonder why the equally vital media does not get the same consideration
Irish Tatler Partner Content Visa aims to close the gender confidence gap with €50,000 fund for women-owned businesses in IrelandThe second edition of Visa’s She’s Next programme has a deadline of August 16 2022 for applications.
Funding Junk Kouture has grand designs to become a $1 billion businessSustainable fashion competition born in Ireland targets global expansion with the ultimate aim of reaching over one billion children
Making it Work Billion-dollar babies: how to raise the next generation of Irish unicornsThe €500m ISIF strategy to enhance regional growth, with a particular focus on start-ups, is welcome, but fledgling unicorns need more than a cash injection
Companies Hospitality tech firm raises $5.5m in seed funding Shackle, named in honour of Ernest Shackleton, provides contactless tools to manage in-hotel services such as check-in and room service
Pharma Cork biotech firm secures $300 million funding for budget mRNA vaccine facilities Normax Biomed is aiming to develop modular vax factories globally. The first one, planned for Cork, will employ around 200 people
Tech ID-Pal secures €7m expansion boostRegtech company led by Colum Lyons provides an out-of-the-box identity verification solution for businesses that can be set up in minutes