Start-up of the Month: Karo eases pain of healthcare staff search

Karo’s software platform helps hospitals, nursing homes and intellectual disability service providers access qualified workers

Hugo Nolan, founder and managing director of Karo: ‘Right now our goal is to reach every healthcare organisation in Ireland.’ Picture: Bryan Meade

Set up last year, Karo is a healthcare staffing platform working with hospitals, nursing homes and intellectual disability service providers across Ireland.

The business is based in Blackrock, Co Dublin, and currently has six full-time and two part-time staff. Its investors include Odhran Ginnity, a serial e-commerce investor, and Mark English, co-founder at Javelin Payments.

“The idea came about while discussing business ideas with our investors. There is a version of what we are doing ...