15.05.2013 Irish technology company Datahug has received fresh investment from web software giant Salesforce.com. The company has spearheaded its expansion into the US with the appointment of a new US-based CEO.
14.05.2013 Sonya Lennon, stylist and TV presenter, is turning her eye to fusing technology with retail. Together with her fellow presenter Brendan Courtney from the RTÉ fashion show Off the Rails, Lennon is behind a new digital platform for independent fashion retailers called Frockadvisor.
14.05.2013 A venture fund established by Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook and one of the leading investors in the Collison brothers’ Stripe, is leading a US$6m investment in London-based start-up TransferWise.
12.05.2013 Our tech start-up of the week is Guidecentral, a free mobile app for people to share and discover knowledge around everything from handmade crafts to home decor, fashion and beauty trends, recipes and DIY tips.
10.05.2013 A free event called South East Tech Brew is taking place in Waterford next Thursday to bring together the south-east’s IT community, as well as start-ups, to hear from companies that are implementing cloud solutions.
07.05.2013 Dublin is turning out to be quite a hub for social networks. In recent years, the city has become home to the global operations of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and a myriad of young digital media companies that are shaping the social business landscape, like marketing and advertising player HubSpot.
05.05.2013 This week’s featured start-up is Fishbowl Software Development, a new Dublin-based venture that has launched its first free smartphone app to enable those who attend meetings or gatherings to capture their conversations and project ideas and set up virtual groups. The fishbowl app is now available on the App Store and on Google Play.
30.04.2013 Ennis Innovate, the innovation centre based in Ennis, Co Clare, has some spaces left on its 2013 incubation programme for start-ups based in the region.
29.04.2013 A young Irish tech company out of Cork called Trustev, which specialises in social fingerprinting technology, has been named as one of the 30 finalists competing for the coveted Disrupt Cup at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in New York.
29.04.2013 The European Commission has launched the second edition of its Tech All Stars competition to recognise some of Europe’s most promising technology start-ups. Twelve start-ups will have the chance to visit start-up events in Berlin and London, culminating in the Digital Agenda assembly in Dublin this June.
