Categorised as: Start-ups & News
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Software start-up Xintec secures €900K investment News
24.05.2012 Xintec, the Luxembourg-founded start-up that specialises in fraud management and revenue optimisation solutions for telecom operators, has secured a €900,000 investment in a...Categories: Telecommunications, Software & Web Development, Software, Recruitment, Mobile, Investments -
Future of Startupbootcamp in Dublin will be health tech News
23.05.2012 Next year’s Startupbootcamp is set to zero in on well-being and health start-ups. That’s according to co-founder Eoghan Jennings, who said the start-up accelerator is to partner...Categories: Software Development, Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Enterprise, Economy, Digital Business, Apps -
10 social entrepreneurs get €700K from Arthur Guinness Fund News
23.05.2012 Ten social enterprises are set to receive financial and business support to the value of €700,000 from the 2012 Arthur Guinness Fund. The Minister for the Environment, Community... -
10n2 gets US$2m investment to take on 20 new hires News
22.05.2012 10n2 Technologies, the Dublin start-up which has developed software to stop people using their mobile phones while driving, has secured a further US$2m investment to help it... -
Irish start-up Clevermiles makes finals of Castrol 20/20 Challenge News
22.05.2012 New Irish start-up Clevermiles, which has developed an app to inspire safer driving, has been named as one of five finalists for the Castrol 20/20 Challenge in the UK. -
Enterprise Ireland opens new Market Research Centre News
21.05.2012 Enterprise Ireland has today opened up a new Market Research Centre at its offices in East Point, Dublin 3. The aim of the centre is to give client companies access to vital... -
Tech start-up of the week: WorldNet News
20.05.2012 This week our tech start-up to watch is WorldNet. Around since 2008, it has come up with a new tech innovation called Payjack to allow small businesses accept credit card...Tags: Start-ups, Credit Cards, API, E-commerce, Mobile, SME, Enterprise Ireland, iPhone, iPad, Android -
Soundwave aims to take music analytics to a whole new level News
17.05.2012 Imagine being able to capture in real-time what type of music your friends are listening to, or finding out the most popular musical choices are in your city? Well, today’s... -
Soundwave wins NDRC Lift Off competition News
17.05.2012 Soundwave, the new Irish start-up that has come up with a music data analytics service to track in real-time what songs people are listening to, has won the NDRC Lift Off... -
Startupbootcamp Investor Day proves to be a hit in Dublin News
17.05.2012 Yesterday, Dublin’s tech hub on Barrow Street was swarming with eagle-eyed angel investors who were at Startupbootcamp to check out the 10 start-ups engaged in the accelerator,...Categories: Software Development, Software, R&D, Multimedia, Media, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Apps -
Pinterest raises US$100m in funding round that values it at US$1.5bn News
17.05.2012 Fast-growing social network Pinterest has received a US$100m investment in a round led by Japan’s biggest e-commerce site Rakuten that values the company at US$1.5bn.Categories: Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Start-up’s smartphone technology promises to keep the bullies at bay News
17.05.2012 Most adults know bullies are an unpleasant fact of life. But no parent would wish their children to fall prey to the attention of bullies or any of the other dangers that are...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Security, Mobility, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Wicklow start-up Smart Storage wins Eircom award News
16.05.2012 Smart Storage, a new venture set up in Wicklow in 2010, has won the April finals of the Eircom Start Up competition. Paul Jacobs, a qualified engineer, started Smart Storage... -
Irish woman co-founds social travel network site in Sydney News
15.05.2012 Irish woman Avis Mulhall is the co-founder of a new website based in Sydney for travellers to get rewards for delivering something locally during their travels. Operating around... -
New competition for start-ups to win €50,000 package News
14.05.2012 Business mobile service Blueface is teaming up with Carphone Warehouse to launch a new competition for start-ups and those with business plans to pitch their ideas. Seven... -
Tech start-up of the week: Bullet HQ News
13.05.2012 Bullet HQ, a new venture that was set up for just €1,400 and which is aiming to disrupt the accountancy marketplace with its online accounting and payroll software targeted at... -
Health-tech start-up named ‘Most Investable Business in Ireland’ News
11.05.2012 SilverCloud Health, a new Irish start-up that provides a cloud-based platform for healthcare professionals to deliver therapeutic programmes to people, has been named the Most...Tags: Health, TCD, NDRC, Medical Technologies, Cloud, Spin-out, R&D, HSE, Healthcare, Cloud Computing -
New Sweat for Equity programme to get start-ups going News
11.05.2012 Techies, creatives and those with ideas for new start-ups can now apply for Swequity Exchange, a new programme that the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) in Ireland is... -
California cloud start-up Box looks to 2013 IPO News
11.05.2012 Box, the cloud-based start-up that was spawned in 2005 from a college project, appears to be heading for an IPO in mid to late 2013. -
€280,000 prize fund for best start-ups in Ireland News
11.05.2012 The largest business competition on the island of Ireland, the InterTradeIreland All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2012, is now up and running and inviting entries.