Full coverage: Start-ups

In their American home, the big tech firms present here are used to skilled staff working and investing in early-stage companies throughout their career. This hasn’t happened much in Ireland yet, but there are “super early signs” that change may be coming.

As recently as May, it all seemed to be going to plan for Content LIama, an e-commerce software company backed by high profile investors. But the summer months appear to have changed the company's course and its future is now being tested.

Do I think Neumann is sleazy and destroys value at any given opportunity? Yup. Do I think Flow is potentially a great deal for Andreessen Horowitz? Also, yes. The discrepancy between my feelings for both of these questions boils down to the changing nature of venture capital dynamics.

Once upon a time, salary and status were what attracted young people to a company. Now, a new matrix of criteria has formed, pushing the boundaries of how companies can recruit.

The Cork-based AI start-up has admitted to funding difficulties leading to staff lay-offs in recent weeks. But it is only revealing now that the investor who rescued the company from insolvency resigned as director three months ago.

Nick Cotter has been in business with his brother Jack since he was 10. Having grown local firewood and organic lamb enterprises, they are now commercialising a new livestock health technology with worldwide potential – while still in college.

Since launching in 2021, Kwayga's subscription service that matches buyers and sellers in the food sector has listed 50,000 suppliers on its platform and reached 50 countries. Co-founder Mike McGrath talks about the business model, supply chain disruption and the future.

To exit a 2019 examinership, cash-strapped Altada agreed to replace its co-founder Allan Beechinor with new shareholders and directors three years ago. Within months, he returned - here is how it happened.

Altada’s Allan Beechinor and Niamh Parker address the controversies and the future of the hotly tipped artificial intelligence start-up. But what is really going on?

The AI data firm has had to furlough employees after failing to raise a series A round earlier this year. It is now working on an alternative funding plan.