The pandemic has forced many fashion brands to rethink how they work. In the shadow of deserted catwalks, Aileen Carville and her fashion-tech start-up SKMMP are leading the way online, and raising half a million euro to develop new tools.
As Covid-19 filled hospitals and kept other patients at home, a digital health revolution has given the medical industry a much-needed upgrade – and created opportunities for Irish medtech companies.
Ciaran Lee, the co-founder of Intercom, one of Ireland’s first technology unicorns, is leaving the company. He tells Tom Lyons why and recalls an incredible journey over the past decade.
After 16 years building up cybersecurity firm Integrity360, its founder Eoin Goulding has just sold a majority stake to August Equity. He discusses the lessons he learned doing the deal, and how the business plans to grow next.
Mark Hughes was on the multinational fast track. Then he left his job to launch Gradguide, which helps graduates get the mentorship they need and tech employers the talent they want. He talks about his journey and reveals how he convinced Terry Clune to back his vision.
When the multi-billion dollar software business SUSE changed hands in 2019, the proceeds trickled back to the UK-based Micro Focus group – but not until they had transited through Irish companies enjoying Caribbean tax residency. This is how the deal was done.
An Isle-of-Man company controlled by Dermot Desmond has received a €15m dividend from Intuition. So, just what does Intuition do, and how much money is it making?
Kevin O’Loughlin founded Nostra, an €18m managed IT services provider that employs 150 people. Here, he outlines some practical steps that will help shore up a company’s IT security, and the questions that all business leaders should be asking.
From a standing start four years ago, Irish gifting platform &Open now works with some of the world’s biggest companies and has just closed a major funding round. CEO Jonathan Legge explains how its founders pivoted towards success after spotting an opportunity in the market.
Fexco scion John McCarthy, his family and colleagues are in line for a €165 million windfall from the sale of their company Taxamo. They have successfully capitalised on the combined effects of the boom in online shopping, Brexit and an EU crackdown on Vat evasion.
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