Delicous, a Cork-based bakery specialising in gluten-free products for coeliacs has raised €175,000 worth of investment from the Boole Investment Syndicate, the Halo Business Angel Network and Enterprise Ireland.
24.May.2013 06:30
The NASDAQ stock market opening bell will be rung onstage during the Dublin Web Summit on 30 October, the event’s organisers have revealed.
22.May.2013 15:20
The only way Europe can emerge from the economic doldrums is for society to encourage young people to be more entrepreneurial, Kumardev Chatterjee, founder of the European Young Innovators Forum told Siliconrepublic.com at this week’s Open Innovation 2.0 Forum at Dublin Castle.
22.May.2013 13:37
Not-for-profit online marketing group Online Marketing in Galway is next week hosting a free event for start-ups and businesses to glean insights on online marketing and sales strategies.
22.May.2013 11:11
Entrepreneurs seeking financing, mentorship and workspace have only a few days left to apply for a spot on the next round of Wayra Dublin, Telefónica’s start-up accelerator.
21.May.2013 12:08
Ireland is lagging behind the rest of Europe in terms of electronic payments, and Central Bank’s National Payments Plan claims a shake-up of the payments system could save the country up to €1bn per year.
21.May.2013 07:00
Our tech start-up of the week is Studyclix.ie, a website for Junior and Leaving Cert students to help them prepare for their exams by accessing information such as past exam questions, sample answers and study notes.
19.May.2013 08:00
Entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan, credited by MIT for co-coining the term ‘cloud computing’, has been appointed chairman of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum by the Government of Ireland.
17.May.2013 09:59
Four Irish start-ups will be in New York next week to present at a new networking event called New York Digital Irish. The idea of the event is to help new Irish ventures in the digital arena break into the US.
16.May.2013 18:14
Danish serial entrepreneur Martin Bjergegaard was in Dublin yesterday to give a talk at NovaUCD about his new book that gives insight into the lives of 25 entrepreneurs and thought leaders who have managed to achieve business success without compromising their personal lives.
16.May.2013 12:54
A two-day event is kicking off in Dublin tomorrow to help start-ups tap into insights from experts around innovation, leadership and growth. One of the main speakers will be the academic and start-up adviser Vivek Wadhwa from Silicon Valley’s Singularity University.
15.May.2013 17:03
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.
15.May.2013 13:13
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.May.2013 09:10
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.
14.May.2013 07:21
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.
12.May.2013 08:00
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.
10.May.2013 14:05
