Tagged: Funding & News
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Track the ratification of the Stability Treaty (infographic) News
01.06.2012 Though the results are in and the Stability Treaty will be ratified in Ireland, this infographic reminds us there is still a way to go before it comes into effect. -
Silicon Valley fears a Facebook IPO ripple effect on start-ups News
05.06.2012 It’s strange. The Facebook IPO that should have been a momentous event in Silicon Valley history has so far been a disappointment. But that was two weeks ago and it’s only now...Categories: Social Media, Online Business, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Angel investors vs venture capitalists in US (infographic) News
30.05.2012 Funders and Founders has come up with an infographic to illustrate the difference between angel investors and venture capitalists and how they diverge in the amount of capital... -
Tipperary expo to highlight grants and supports for job creation News
29.05.2012 The ‘Who to talk to’ expo takes place tomorrow in Tipperary, and grants, cross-border trade incentives, mentoring and enterprise supports will all be at the top of the agenda. -
Brite:bill secures €1.25m of new equity funding News
24.05.2012 Dublin-based e-billing start-up Brite:bill has secured €1.25m of new equity funding from The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund. The company is now planning to use this funding to...Categories: Telecommunications, Software & Web Development, Software, R&D, Investments, Internet, Digital Business -
IGNITE to light a spark under budding entrepreneurs News
24.05.2012 UCC’s IGNITE programme is on the hunt for new applicants looking to kick-start a business idea for its next round starting in October.Categories: Training, Support, Investments, Graduate, Funding, Finding a Job, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
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... -
Hang onto yer helmet: 1994’s Carmageddon is poised for reincarnation News
10.05.2012 Nineties hit and destructive driving game sensation Carmageddon may return in 2013 thanks to the support of a Kickstarter campaign. -
Ireland's Green IFSC targets US$200bn worth of asset management News
04.05.2012 Ireland’s aim to be a global hub for ‘green finance’ could see the emerging Green IFSC eventually manage US$200bn worth of green funds, it emerged this week. -
Collison brothers’ start-up Stripe hurtling towards US$1bn valuation? News
04.05.2012 Five years ago the nation of Ireland woke up to the news that two Limerick teenagers had sold their technology company for US$5m. Zoom forward to today and the indications are...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Investments, Internet, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Evernote valued at US$1bn after raising US$70m financing News
03.05.2012 Cloud player Evernote has raised US$70m in a funding round led by Meritech Capital and CBC Capital that values it at more than US$1bn. The company’s CEO Phil Libin says the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hosting Services, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Irish Times Digital Challenge gives start-ups chance to win €50k prize News
03.05.2012 The Irish Times, as part of its digital development strategy, has devised a plan to create an incubator hub for a number of lucky start-ups with venture capital firm DFJ Esprit....Categories: Research, R&D, Media, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business -
New start-ups make their debut at Dublin Beta News
01.05.2012 Dublin Beta held another of its informal get-togethers for Ireland’s tech community last night, when 11 start-ups demoed their wares. And, while he was in town, the San...Tags: Beta, Funding, Angel Investors, Developers, Hackers, Software, Digital Media, SaaS, NDRC, Music -
Seedcorn €280K competition opens for early stage start-ups News
30.04.2012 The InterTradeIreland all-island Seedcorn business competition has opened for early stage and high-growth start-ups. The competition has a prize fund of €280,000 and aims to...Categories: Financial, Economy, CIO, Business Intelligence, Funding, Intellectual Property, Investments, R&D -
Early stage start-ups to pitch to angel investors and VCs News
23.04.2012 Six tech start-ups engaged in DCU Ryan Academy’s Propellor accelerator are preparing to pitch to a panel of Irish and global angel investors and venture capital firms on Friday. -
€150m Development Capital Scheme targets medium-sized firms News
12.04.2012 The Irish Government has launched the €150m Development Capital Scheme to address the funding gap for mid-sized Irish businesses. It asked fund managers to signal their interest... -
Irish start-up in finals of US health-tech competition News
11.04.2012 Irish health-tech start-up Cara Health, which we featured in February as a tech start-up of the week, has made it to the final three start-ups in a US healthcare competition. -
15 new start-ups enter digital accelerator at NDRC News
04.04.2012 New Irish digital start-ups, ranging from a music analytics service to a mobile app for people with eating disorders, have just started the Launchpad accelerator programme at...Tags: Cloud, Funding, SaaS, Social Media, Start-ups, NDRC, Networking, Venture Capital, Bill Liao, digital -
Top US angel investor says size of seed funding rounds need to increase News
30.03.2012 Bill Payne, one of the top angel investors in the US who has successfully invested in more than 50 start-up companies including DoubleClick, says the syndication trend among... -
Liam Casey named Ireland’s international start-up ambassador to China News
28.03.2012 Entrepreneur Liam Casey, CEO of PCH International and known in industry circles as ‘Mr China’, has been named by Enterprise Ireland as ‘International Start-up Ambassador’ in China.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Engineering, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media