Technology

Microsoft and KPMG back tech accelerator for women founders

TechFoundHer is seeking to establish a programme aimed at boosting the number of female founders in Ireland

Máirín Murray established TechFoundHer in February 2020. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Plans for a new tech accelerator for women entrepreneurs are under discussion and Microsoft Ireland and KPMG are among its backers, the Business Post has learned.

TechFoundHer, a collective comprising over 500 women working in the technology sector, is in preliminary talks with the Department of Enterprise and Enterprise Ireland about the initiative.

In a proposal prepared for the department, the collective has highlighted the difficulties that women-led businesses face in terms of unlocking financing. ...