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Full coverage: Start-ups

The Entrepreneur Experience 2024: Meet the 23 businesses selected for this year’s event

This year’s programme will see 23 Irish start-ups and SMEs from across industries gather in Ballymaloe with AxisBIC to hone their businesses alongside some of Ireland’s most established entrepreneurs.

J. Keane and M. Cogley
17th Oct, 2024 - 21 min read

Stuart Fitzgerald: The Finance Bill didn’t do any damage but it didn’t do much to help SMEs either

The recent budget was hailed as a giveaway with something for almost everybody but small businesses were the noted exception. The details of the Finance Bill have now confirmed this.

Stuart FitzGerald
16th Oct, 2024 - 3 min read

“It’s an iPhone moment”: Intercom’s Paul Adams on going all-in on AI, battling Salesforce, and having an outspoken CEO

The Irish customer service software unicorn's chief product officer tells The Currency about its $94 million bet on the breakthrough technology.

Michael Cogley
10th Oct, 2024 - 10 min read

Is angel investing in Ireland broken? If so, what does it mean for Irish start-ups?

Budget 2025 broadened tax incentives to get more individuals to invest in early-stage companies. Yet what the sector really needs is a reduction in complexity.

John Collins
4th Oct, 2024 - 4 min read

Brian Caulfield on Budget 2025: No new schemes please. Just make sure that the ones we have work

The commitment to simplify the Keep scheme for share options has not yielded results. With Budget 2025 imminent, the government needs to make the schemes we have work rather than develop new ones.

Brian Caulfield
30th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

Shaking the snow globe: How Budget 2025 can provide SMEs the support they desperately need

There is a wide range of measures the Government could introduce to help small business grappling with state-imposed costs. Simple but imaginative initiatives could make all the difference.

Stuart FitzGerald
18th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

“My focus is definitely on moving more into Ireland”: London PE firm Lonsdale Capital on its Irish ambitions

The co-founder of the private equity house, Ross Finegan, discusses the "difficult situation" facing the UK and hails Ireland's rise as a place to do business.

Michael Cogley
17th Sep, 2024 - 9 min read

From tax relief to share options, Jack Chambers got his first taste of Irish tech’s bugbears

The budget is mere weeks away and the finance minister attended his first Scale Ireland pre-budget event “to listen, to engage and get feedback”. There was a lot to listen to.

Jonathan Keane
12th Sep, 2024 - 7 min read

“Zambia has opportunity, but it can be difficult”: Irish charity to distribute €22.7m to green start-ups

Dublin-headquartered Self Help Africa has received European funding to invest in circular economy enterprises across Zambia.

Michael Cogley
12th Sep, 2024 - 3 min read

HBAN fallout: Members to be asked to wind up key investment vehicle at EGM, as sole director moves to resign

Bloom Equity Nominee was used by angel investors to invest an estimated €100m in Irish start-ups through the Halo Business Angel Network. Members will vote on whether it should be discontinued. 

Tom Lyons
5th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read
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