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Full coverage: Start-ups

Dragons’ Den-esque pitches, personal connections and Safes: Lessons from a start-up’s first funding round

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.

Thomas Hubert
4th Mar, 2025 - 3 min read

“The demand for what we do is growing and companies can see how we improve performance”

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.

Tom Lyons
3rd Mar, 2025 - 5 min read

“This is a moment of no return for a lot of legacy news organisations”

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.

Hannah McCarthy
25th Feb, 2025 - 8 min read

“We all need and want it faster”: Inside the efforts to fix Europe’s fragmented start-up ecosystem

What if a single company could be formed, raise funds and distribute shares to its staff across Europe? The EU Inc project, backed by the likes of Stripe's Patrick Collison and Skype's Niklas Zennstrom, is getting traction in Brussels.

Michael Cogley
5th Feb, 2025 - 6 min read

The kids might be alright – part 1: Australian experiments, social media bans, and online harm

Australia's outright ban on social media for those under-16 is due to take effect this year as other regulators armed with new powers foist more obligations on the world's biggest tech firms.

Michael Cogley
1st Feb, 2025 - 10 min read

John Collins: The new Government has heard tech entrepreneurs’ concerns. Will it take them on board?

The reversal of a decision to shut down the NDRC is the most visible aspect of a shift towards indigenous start-ups and scale-ups in the Programme for Government, despite a lack of other concrete details.

John Collins
20th Jan, 2025 - 4 min read

Peter Johnston sets up new AI start-up as he winds down Polywork

The serial entrepreneur from Northern Ireland raised over $40 million from the likes of Peter Thiel and the Collison brothers for his LinkedIn rival. As he winds it down, he has already set his sights on his next venture.

Michael Cogley
3rd Jan, 2025 - 3 min read

Bit by bit Monzo is continuing to show how it plans to expand into Ireland

There has been little detail about Monzo's Irish ambitions since CEO TS Anil announced that Ireland would be the fintech's "gateway to European markets". But recent job postings give an insight into its plans.

Michael Cogley
6th Dec, 2024 - 3 min read

“I’m looking forward to Eamonn’s running stories when he gets back on his feet”

Investor Eamonn Carey is battling serious illness. As he begins his recovery in Portugal, a host of leading figures in the tech community pay tribute to a generous and empathetic man who has helped countless people.

Fiona Alston
6th Dec, 2024 - 4 min read

A venture firm backed by the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft is investing in an Irish-led fusion start-up

Realta Fusion, led by Wexford-born Kieran Furlong, is on track to launch a prototype fusion energy generator by 2030.

Tom Lyons
5th Dec, 2024 - 4 min read
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