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€500k search for world’s top start-up to begin in Dublin News
18.06.2013 Tech start-ups will have the chance to pitch in front of some of the world's top tech investors at PITCH, a new €500,000 search for the world’s top start-up at the Dublin Web... -
Interview: Commissioner Neelie Kroes on driving Europe’s Digital Agenda News
18.06.2013 As Europe’s digital leaders gather in Dublin this week for the final, and largest, event of the Irish Presidency of the EU, the Digital Agenda Assembly, Ann O’Dea speaks to...Categories: Telecommunications, Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Communications -
Wireless DIY: start-up Spark Devices raises US$567,968 on Kickstarter News
14.06.2013 When the going gets tough – just keep going. That’s the logic that Zach Supalla of connected device player Spark Devices applied and in just a few months has executed a pivot... -
Ireland’s Trustev named Europe’s Top Start-up by European Commission News
14.06.2013 European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes last night named fast-emerging digital fingerprint start-up Trustev as Europe’s Top Start-up, as part of the commission’s Tech...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, R&D, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
Jobs boost potential as Govt makes €6.4bn available to invest in infrastructure News
13.06.2013 Thousands of new jobs may be on the cards in the construction of vital infrastructure in the areas of broadband, transport, energy and essential services after the Government of... -
UCC scientists land €3.7m funding to use mobile apps to combat disease in Malawi News
11.06.2013 The Supporting LIFE consortium of international universities led by two professors at University College Cork (UCC) has been granted €3.7m in EU FP7 funding to provide low-cost,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Funding, Digital Media -
11 start-ups at Wayra in Dublin pitch to investors News
11.06.2013 Eleven Irish start-ups that have been incubating their businesses at Wayra Dublin, part of Telefónica’s global start-up accelerator, are today pitching their wares to potential... -
20 jobs for Dublin as €150m solar energy investment player Amarenco launches News
11.06.2013 Twenty new jobs will be created with the opening of a new renewable energy asset management business called Amarenco in Dublin. The business, which has an investment fund worth... -
SSX the new stock exchange for start-ups to open for trading on 10 June News
05.06.2013 On 10 June the Startup Stock Exchange (SSX) will open for trading aimed at providing a simple and comprehensive process for raising funds. The SSX will operate via the Dutch... -
VCs say up to €800m could be leveraged for Irish SMEs from Govt investment News
04.06.2013 It is expected that the venture capital industry with the support of private investors and syndicated funds from overseas should be able to leverage the Irish Government’s €175m...Categories: Economy, Financial, Funding, Government, Investments, Private Irish Business, Recruitment -
Coca-Cola to make €125k available to non-profits across Ireland in 2013 News
03.06.2013 The Coca-Cola Thank You Fund has put out a call for non-profits to apply for targeted financial support in 2013. Up to €125,000 will be made available to support new and... -
Irish Govt reveals new €175m Seed and Venture Scheme for local firms News
31.05.2013 Ireland’s Jobs and Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton, TD, has unveiled a €175m Seed and Venture Scheme that could catalyse up to €700m in total investment in Irish indigenous... -
Trino Therapeutics raises €9m in Series A financing News
28.05.2013 Dublin drug discovery and early drug development company Trino Therapeutics has raised more than €9m in Series A financing from new investors Fountain Healthcare and founding... -
Aztec Money to create 100 new jobs in Dublin News
27.05.2013 Up to 100 new jobs in the areas of data processing, marketing, sales and IT are to be created in Dublin by international finance firm Aztec Money. -
Tech firms in Ireland donate €5.3m to charities and community groups News
23.05.2013 Tech giants AOL, eBay, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Oracle contributed more than €5.3m to local community groups and charities in 2012, according to Business in the Community... -
Personal camerman device gets US$500k injection from Grishin Robotics News
22.05.2013 California start-up Swivl, the maker of a robotic video device that mimics a personal cameraman, has raised US$500,000 from the investment company Grishin Robotics to focus on... -
#OI2Dublin - Encourage entrepreneurship for economy’s sake, Kumardev Chatterjee says (video) News
22.05.2013 The only way Europe can emerge from the economic doldrums is for society to encourage young people to be more entrepreneurial, Kumardev Chatterjee, founder of the European Young...Categories: Upskilling, Research, R&D, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
#OI2Dublin – Interview with Mikko Huuskonen, Finnish government (video) News
20.05.2013 Mikko Huuskonen from the Finnish government talks about the importance of innovation and how small countries can use innovation to overcome economic adversity. -
Salesforce.com invests in social CRM player Datahug News
15.05.2013 Irish technology company Datahug has received fresh investment from web software giant Salesforce.com. The company has spearheaded its expansion into the US with the appointment...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Internet, Funding, Digital Business, CRM, Communications