Irish entrepreneurs have attracted attention – and capital – in the rush to revolutionise agriculture with technology. Here are some of those who are converting ideas into solid investment, and why their backers decided to take the plunge.
The government has made its decision, appointing the company led by David McCourt to deliver high-speed connectivity to every home, farm and business in Ireland. The next challenge is to account for the €3 billion taxpayers will pour into the plan.
Altada has survived insolvency and a shareholder battle. Just. There has been a great cost to the three founders, who have been wiped out in the examinership. Now, however, the Cork based tech start-up has a new champion.
Serial entrepreneur Maeve Kneafsey has founded a string of digital marketing companies. Now, she has teamed up with Brenda Jordan to create SaaS business CloudKPI. A string of deals are in the pipeline, and the firm is set to close a €1m funding round.
Every year a host of Irish tech startups descend on Web Summit to pitch, promote and seek out investment for their ideas and products. Some are freshman entrepreneurs; others are seasoned business hands. Francesca Comyn caught up with four founders in Lisbon this week.
The Lisbon conference may have become too frantic for startups to be noticed, yet despite doubts and introspection around the misuse of personal data, the event remains the epicentre of the tech world.
Nineteen year old Shane Curran has gone from winning the Young Scientist award to Silicon Valley in two years. Now, having raised millions from some of the world’s biggest funds, he plans to disrupt how the world manages data privacy.
Con Conlon’s data intelligence business took toil to make a success. But his backers showed patience and were rewarded with a 20-fold return when the business was sold earlier this year.
Ireland is emerging as a global leader in the world of sports technology, with companies striking deals with everyone from Barcelona to Indian cricket. But just who the main players within the industry and what are their plans for the future?
Integumen was on life support when Gerry Brandon spotted the potential of its skin cloning technology. He acquired it, and a year later the stock is up 1,252 per cent. What’s next?
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