Tagged: Funding & News
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Could Keek be the next king of the social networks? News
18.06.2013 When some people try to espy the next big thing in social media, usually they look for an 18-year-old founder and software genius cloaked in fleece who is too cool for school or... -
UCC scientists land 3.7m funding to use mobile apps to combat disease in Malawi News
11.06.2013 The Supporting LIFE consortium of international universities led by two professors at University College Cork (UCC) has been granted 3.7m in EU FP7 funding to provide low-cost,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Funding, Digital Media -
20 jobs for Dublin as 150m solar energy investment player Amarenco launches News
11.06.2013 Twenty new jobs will be created with the opening of a new renewable energy asset management business called Amarenco in Dublin. The business, which has an investment fund worth... -
Weekend News Round-up: US cyber spying whistle-blower revealed; is Snapchat worth US$1bn? News
10.06.2013 The weekends tech news agenda was dominated by the fallout of the massive revelations around how US intelligence agencies have been spying on the servers of the top internet...Categories: Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Business Intelligence, Apps -
Cork conference to explore Horizon 2020 and regional economies News
06.06.2013 The European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Mαire Geoghegan-Quinn has opened a three-day conference at University College Cork this morning that will explore... -
SSX the new stock exchange for start-ups to open for trading on 10 June News
05.06.2013 On 10 June the Startup Stock Exchange (SSX) will open for trading aimed at providing a simple and comprehensive process for raising funds. The SSX will operate via the Dutch... -
Coca-Cola to make 125k available to non-profits across Ireland in 2013 News
03.06.2013 The Coca-Cola Thank You Fund has put out a call for non-profits to apply for targeted financial support in 2013. Up to 125,000 will be made available to support new and... -
Trino Therapeutics raises 9m in Series A financing News
28.05.2013 Dublin drug discovery and early drug development company Trino Therapeutics has raised more than 9m in Series A financing from new investors Fountain Healthcare and founding... -
Intel and Tyndall sign a new 1.5m three-year collaboration pact News
24.05.2013 Chip giant Intel has renewed a three-year contract with the Cork-based Tyndall Institute worth around 1.5m. The relationship, described by Intel as unique in the world, sees... -
New web resource for firms to search R&D funding and advertise jobs News
14.05.2013 Ireland's Research and Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, has launched a new web resource targeted specifically at businesses to help them access information on R&D funding... -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
Maths upskilling course for teachers in Ireland seeks applicants News
14.05.2013 A programme geared toward improving the skills of out-of-field maths teachers at post-primary level is receiving up to 2m in funding from the Irish Government. -
Click4Classes receives investment from SOSventures News
23.04.2013 Cork web firm Click4Classes.com, a graduate of the SELR8R programme, has just received an investment from SOSventures and will grow employment to 10 people as it plots its UK... -
Ireland plans to create 20,000 new manufacturing jobs by 2016 News
22.04.2013 The Irish Government has published plans devised by Forfαs and the Expert Group on Future Skills to create 20,000 new manufacturing jobs by 2016. -
12 new software jobs for Galway as OnePageCRM secures 575k investment News
27.03.2013 Cloud-based sales management software company OnePageCRM has raised 575,000 from Enterprise Ireland and other investors. The funding round will enable the company to create 12...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Funding, Engineering, Digital Business, Data Management, CRM, Apps -
Renewable energy player Gaelectric raises 65m News
25.03.2013 Swedish investment group Proventus Capital Partners and German bank Nord/LB have concluded a 65m funding deal with Irish renewable energy player Gaelectric. The debt finance... -
Folens backs new venture fund for e-learning start-ups News
20.03.2013 Educational publisher Folens is backing a new boutique investment fund called the Leaf Fund that aims to invest between 250,000 and 1m in early stage learning technology... -
Cork med-tech player Lincor secures 7.3m investment from Edison Ventures News
11.03.2013 Cork-based medical-technology company Lincor has secured a 7.3m investment (US$9.5m) from Edison Ventures, a US venture capital firm specialising in healthcare IT investments....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Life Sciences, Investments, Hardware, Funding, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
High-potential start-ups to create 1,600 new jobs in three years News
06.03.2013 Some 97 high-potential start-ups (HPSUs) backed by Enterprise Ireland this year will generate 1,600 new jobs and will generate exports of 300m within three years, Small... -
Govt invests in new 20m Highland Capital Partners fund News
08.03.2013 The Irish Government has supported the creation of US venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners first dedicated European fund. The 20m fund, which will be run from...