Venture capital syndicate CircleRock is now five years old. It has backed start-ups like Yonder, Nory and Platform Golf but has ambitions to do a lot more.
Ireland’s start-up and scaling ecosystem has never been more vibrant but for founders, choosing the correct funding at the optimum time can often prove difficult. There are many options out there.
Even as head of sales at Stripe, Ed Moore couldn’t sign up customers to use a single payment system covering all countries. His new employer Payrails aims to fix that.
Hearing the case in the commercial court, Mr Justice Sanfey told Keith O'Brien, the payroll manager accused of leaking trade secrets to Rippling's rival, Deel, that he was in “a very serious situation”.
In an affidavit opened in the High Court in Dublin, Rippling has alleged that Keith O'Brien disclosed "trade secrets" to rival HR firm Deel.
The alleged spy "locked himself in a bathroom" when confronted before later "fleeing" Rippling's Temple Bar office. Rival Deel, a $12 billion firm, denies “all legal wrongdoing".
Sustainability-focused VCs gathered in Wicklow to look for investment opportunities in Irish companies. Event mastermind Faye Walsh Drouillard says funds are looking to Ireland for new opportunities and she wants to put the country on the map.
Amid a dearth of funding for climate-focused start-ups, Change by Degrees raised €700,000 in seed capital in the past year. Co-founder Tara Shine explains how.
Founded by Philip Brophy and former soccer player Robbie Creevy, PushMe is expanding into Britain. It is going after the digital coaching business and has already won blue-chip customers.
Award-winning Northern Irish journalist Jane Ferguson is launching the media start-up Noosphere in the US, offering journalists a new way to reach their audience.
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