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.
The value negotiated by the Irish founders of gym software firm Glofox for its acquisition by US-based ABC Fitness is a remarkable achievement for a company forced to retrench by Covid-19 just two years ago. Yet it is only a step on the journey now sketched out for the business.
Most of Europe is not creating the right people who can build things. Meanwhile, the European government funding ecosystem is broken and following the wrong strategy. So, let’s not continue to kid ourselves that everything is okay.
The Carlow-based university spin-out harnessing bacteria to clean up polluted soils has just changed its name to Talam Biotech. Behind the scenes, the company has undergone a lot more than rebranding.
Barry O'Neill and his two brothers jettisoned corporate careers to launch a brewery. Less than a decade later, O Brother Brewing is exporting to nine countries and growing at 30% a year. The former banker talks strategy, missteps, and future expansion.
Peter Foley's at-home testing company is scaling at warp speed and became a unicorn last year. But just how did it reach such a hefty valuation so quickly, and what do we know about its underlying financial performance?
The Keep scheme is currently under review again. This time, however, the changes need to be wide-ranging and designed to ensure the scheme is simple and effective. And, unlike with the last review, the changes need to be implemented.
The Malahide-based cloud provider Ekco has bought a second leading Irish cybersecurity firm. It now employs 420 people in Europe, and has bigger growth plans.
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