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Full coverage: Start-ups

Raising €1m six months after a liquidation: “Investors like to see those scars”

By tackling labour shortages, Recruitroo’s co-founders Shane Kiernan and Stephen MacCarthy have just closed their first funding round in a difficult environment they have experienced first-hand.

Thomas Hubert
7th Jul, 2023 - 5 min read

Pioneering insect farming start-up secures rescue plan

Hexafly has piloted a promising way of harnessing flies to convert waste into feed and fertiliser but, having failed to raise fresh funds, it is taking a new direction.

Thomas Hubert
5th Jul, 2023 - 2 min read

Why Zoom bought Workvivo (and why Workvivo sold to Zoom)

Zoom's acquisition of Workvivo looks to be one of the biggest-ever exits by an Irish startup. What does Zoom see in the company? And how much did it pay?

Sean Keyes
14th Apr, 2023 - 4 min read

As the banking sector struggles, more high-potential start-ups with bright futures could be collateral damage in this mess

While SVB had a very limited presence here, the worry is not only the contagion across the banking sector but the trickle-down effect the withdrawal of tech’s biggest bank will have on wider investors, who were already jittery.

Rena Maycock
14th Apr, 2023 - 5 min read

One sensor, two markets: Gary McDarby’s dual bid to tackle telco performance and climate change

The scientist, entrepreneur and non-profit founder has raised seed capital for Edgeliot, his new venture which is preparing to deploy its devices on telecommunications towers across Ireland to tackle climate change and let them operate better.

Tom Lyons
13th Apr, 2023 - 4 min read

Growing Hometree: The $46m funding round taking the Irish-founded UK home energy firm to the next level

Simon Phelan's business offers British households all-in-one solutions to finance and operate green energy sources. Environmental credentials have helped Hometree raise capital from blue-chip investors in a depressed funding market.

Tom Lyons
12th Apr, 2023 - 4 min read

Wrapping up Beekon: “In one way it’s a massive relief. In another way it’s a professional death”

Karen O'Neill is walking away from her honey drink brand, which had just raised money from Enterprise Ireland for a US expansion.

Rosanna Cooney
4th Apr, 2023 - 2 min read

Same temperature, less energy: What HT Materials plans to do after closing $15m funding round

The fluids traditionally used in heating and cooling are notoriously energy-inefficient, yet there had been no progress for decades in this area. With an easy-to-use product, HT Materials has caught the eye of high-profile global investors.

Tom Lyons
24th Mar, 2023 - 7 min read

Having raised £3.4m, Sligo-born Deirdre McGettrick’s Ufurnish is gathering steam

Sligo-born Deirdre McGettrick swapped a corporate finance career to found Ufurnish, the UK's largest furniture comparison site. She talks to The Currency about purposefully bringing female investors on board and shifting the business plan through a turbulent market.

Rosanna Cooney
8th Mar, 2023 - 3 min read

“Who is going to be the swag management platform of choice in Europe? We are fighting for that space and that space is significant”

Retail consultant Tom Ryan was faced with a choice when the pandemic decimated his business in 2020: regroup or withdraw. He chose to regroup and his employee gifting management business is now shipping to more than 100 countries. The next step, he says, is funding to accelerate growth.

Ian Kehoe
7th Mar, 2023 - 4 min read
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