Funding Solidroad raises $1.2m for its AI-powered training platform A host of well-known Irish techies lines up to back the start-up led by Mark Hughes and Patrick Finlay
Fintech Ireland has backed a €150m fintech fund. Here’s why it has invested and how much it’s committedVenture capital firm, whose partners include former Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus chief executive Gary McGann, unveils new multimillion-euro fund
Funding Financial automation platform Numra raises €1.5m in new funding roundStart-up is is currently piloting its technology with a number of organisations, including BDO, the consulting firm
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Companies Irish fintech Wayflyer expands offeringThe company will offer loans to those that sell into third-party retailers and who sell on multiple platforms
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Technology Threefold rise in losses at Wayflyer as revenues increaseFintech, which recently announced a return to monthly profitability, recorded a pre-tax loss of €76.9m last year, up from €25m in 2021.
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Tech Wayflyer forecasts revenues of up to €70m as it hits profitabilityCompany shutters Peblo and set to target new verticals, including merchants selling via Amazon
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Companies Revealed: Irish unicorn Wayflyer paid €10 million for start-up PebloFounder Jake Browne to use proceeds to launch digital advertising house Veblen Giffen after turning down €500k investment in order to maintain control
Tech Wayflyer co-founder Jack Pierse to leave the businessPierse, who is also Wayflyer’s chief financial officer, co-founded the business with Aidan Corbett in 2019
Finance Wayflyer to focus on profitability after renewal of $300m debt dealFlexible funding firm to double down on US activities which makes up 60per cent of its profit
Tech Wayflyer renews debt line, hits $2bn in loans providedIrish tech unicorn led by Aidan Corbett and Jack Pierse has dished out €1.2bn in loans to ecommerce companies in the last 12 months alone
Stock Take Revolut devaluation is just the latest sign that private markets are still correctingPrivate investment houses that sank money into tech firms over the last three years when valuations hit record highs are now looking at portfolios that are worth far less
funding Wayflyer’s $150m fundraise was Ireland’s biggest venture capital deal of 2022Overall venture capital funding was roughly flat in 2022, but there was a drop towards the end of the year
Today's headlines Wayflyer to cut 200 jobs with 70 lost in Dublin; Ryanair’s war of words with Eamon RyanThe biggest stories from the worlds of politics and business in today’s Business Post
Tech Wayflyer to cut 200 jobs with 70 roles lost in DublinIrish tech unicorn relocating 10 jobs from US to Ireland as it admits it tried to scale too quickly
Tech Wayflyer to deploy $200m to online businesses in four new European markets Company, which achieved unicorn status earlier this year, currently supports over 300,000 businesses
Companies Tech unicorn Wayflyer secures new $253m debt financing facilityFacility will allow Dublin-headquartered company to quickly provide funding to more e-commerce businesses in the US and Western Europe