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New start-up event aims to help Irish entrepreneurs make it big in US

Irish Start-up Week NYC is intended to facilitate entrepreneurs through networking opportunities, pitching sessions, fireside chats and practical advice on how to grow in the US

A new three-day event intended to give Irish start-ups a way to connect with investors in the US as they look to scale outside of Ireland, gets under way next week.

Speaking to the Business Post, Feargall Kenny, founder of Digital Irish, a networking group for Irish entrepreneurs, said the inaugural Irish Start-up Week NYC, which runs from October 4 to 6, is needed as venture capital firms in the US often have little knowledge ...