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Calls for greater links between start-ups and FDI giants

Collaboration with a larger company can help start-ups get more projects and ideas off the ground, says head of Platform94

Ireland’s first tech talent accelerator to commence

Founders initiative matches individuals from different backgrounds to build new high-impact digital start-ups

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Start-up of the month: Boxcore

Dublin-based business helping to instil safety-first approach in construction sector with its app

Belfast start-up rolls out AI tools in bid to woo 100,000 journalists into joining platform

Legitimate is aiming to bring 100,000 users on the platform over the course of the next six months

Charlie Taylor: can Irish start-ups survive tech’s predicted ‘mass extinction event’?

With a projected 39 per cent decline in capital investment in European tech firms this year, early and mid-stage companies are at risk

Start-up of the Month: SkillsVista

Cork platform helps companies hone skills profile of staff to suit their needs

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Start-up of the Month: Skippio

The business has been through an Enterprise Ireland accelerator and was supported by €100,000 in funding as part of that

Dogpatch announces new sustainability-focused accelerator

Start-up hub partners with the government, Kerry Group, Coillte and ESB to develop the 2050 programme

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Start-up of the month: Legitimate

Belfast-based company helps journalists stay ahead with easy-to-use tech solution

Dublin-based Nualang in partnership to transform digital language learning experience

Nualang, which is supported by Enterprise Ireland, has struck a deal with US-based Wayside Publishing

Cork clothing company Zirkulu looks to raise €250,000 to further development

Zirkulu was first conceptualised in December 2020

Start-up of the month: Hibernian Health Check

The Maynooth-based firm optimises IT and customer support for lab testing services

Belfast start-up Hubflow looks to continue London expansion

Company which provides businesses with office spaces, conference facilities and co-working desks has already agreed terms on several locations in London including Mayfair, Paddington and Waterloo

Start-up of the month: Bounce Insights

Trinity College graduates set up firm to design market research to woo users

Venture capital investment in Irish business plunged almost 40% in 2022 to just over €1bn

New figures released by KPMG show the number of venture capital deals in Ireland more than halved last year as investor sentiment weakened significantly

How a Dublin start-up founded during lockdown grew with remote staff in seven countries

Dimply is a high-potential start-up (HPSU) with Enterprise Ireland and has received support in commercialising the business from the agency

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State plans free legal aid for environmental cases; Eamon Ryan rebukes local councils

The stories you need to read this morning in business, politics and current affairs

Start-up of the Month: Siest Sleep

Siest Sleep is a sleep aid business that has used substantial partnerships with academia and a heavy focus on ecommerce to grow quickly

Tom Maguire: Finance Bill’s changes to R&D could go further for start-ups

Boosting the tax credit for SMEs to 30 per cent was mooted in an earlier bill, but to do so, some EU legal hurdles would first have to be overcome

Start-up of the Month: Responsible

Responsible works with fashion brands to ensure greater sustainability through e-commerce