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US multinational in hiring blitz at its European base in Galway

Globalization Partners chief hails city as ‘great technology centre’, as it plans to take on 50 more staff in the next year

Rainmaker targets European and Asian airlines in expansion bid

Dublin-based travel tech company on target to surpass its pre-Covid sales this year

Cora Systems grows by 330 per cent in past 12 months

Leitrim-based Cora Systems, which provides project management software to large firms and government organisations, has already passed €60 million of sales in its current financial year

Sisters ready to share their luxury handcrafted chocolate far and wide

Natalie and Karen Keane have a vision for their artisan chocolate company Bean and Goose, with high-quality ingredients and wrappings that tell a contemporary Irish story

The Vitamin Ones aiming to change nutritional industry with ‘neat’ idea

The health company, founded last year, is seeking to raise €2.5m in funding to develop its supplements which have no additives such as caffeine or sweeteners

CergenX raises €800k for newborn brain screening technology

The UCC spin-out is developing software that can screen for brain abnormalities in babies

ConstructionBOS seeks to raise €2m for expansion

The Dublin-headquarter firm, which offers bespoke CRM services to clients in the building industry, is planning to grow its sales team in Ireland

Equine feed firm races ahead with plans to break into American market

FenuHealth, founded by sisters Kate and Annie Madden, already sells into 15 countries and counts five royal families among its customers

Tesco deal just the beginning for Velvet Cloud’s brand ambitions

The Mayo-based sheep’s milk dairy business is looking to raise more than €500,000 in funding to scale up its operations

Frequency aims to bring legacy aviation communication technology up to speed

The software start-up has developed a platform that will make it possible for airline staff to share text, voice, video or photos at the same time, giving all users an overall view of where flights are

Acquisitions mean Zeus now on track to reach €500m revenue target by 2023

The company is focusing its designs on direct-to-consumer retailing and, with the acquisition of two British firms among others, is a strong competitor in the Irish, British and European markets

Irish fintech Swoop to hire 20 new staff as part of global expansion

The company already employs 60 staff in Dublin, London, Toronto and Sydney

Salmon Software expects to double turnover after selling majority stake

Melior Equity Partners acquired about 70 per cent of the Dublin-based treasury management software company after its founder realised it needed new equity to progress to the next level

Pandemic effect gives Call Pal a triple-size boost

The Galway-based answering service company has grown hugely over the past two years and is set to expand further

Orphan expands into Asia-Pacific market with new Australian office

The Irish drug consulting company, which helps pharma firms through the process of launching drugs onto the market, is aiming to be ‘truly global’

Making It Work: Quality is key to growing success of StatisticaMedica’s ‘boutique’ service

Dr Gloria Crispino’s small medical research company works with some of the biggest pharma and medical firms in the world, analysing the data from their clinical trials

Design company Hide offers high-quality garden rooms as an alternative to home extensions

Hide, a sister company to craft window specialist Lambstongue, is aiming to provide ‘something that people will look out of their house at and think is beautiful’

Irish travel tech TripAdmit raises €1.2m for software package with further fundraise planned

The travel tech company has signed contracts with eight major airlines for a white-label software solution that allows them to market tourism and activities to customers

Making It Work: Powercut set for high performance after Dunnes Stores athleisure deal

The athleisure wear company has signed an agreement with the retail giant which should see its turnover exceed the €8 million mark this year

Making It Work: Klearcom eyes expansion in the US, Ireland and India as it seeks to ‘dominate’ voicebot validation market

Waterford-based company is planning €4 million fundraise by the end of 2022