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The Accelerate Green pre-accelerator will help nine companies identify ways to scale their green innovations. Nine climate-focused start-ups are set to sharpen their business ideas during a six-week Bord na Móna pre-accelerator. Delivered in conjunction with Resolve Partners, the Accelerate Green summer pre-accelerator programme will provide online and in-person workshops as well as individual mentoring …

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Cancer-detection start-up Epicapture now stands a chance of securing €1.5m from EIT Health as it prepares to get investor-ready. University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out Epicapture is in with a chance of winning €1.5m in funding as it advances to the final stage of a European health accelerator programme. The health-tech start-up is one of eight …

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Although he denies the claim, a London-based tribunal found in Ms McCabe’s favour after she was dismissed from the company, with a judge adding that Mr Williams had regarded Ms McCabe as a “menopausal woman”. Now running an accountancy firm in the UK, Ms McCabe is in line to receive compensation over the issue. The …

Startup founder (29) denies claim he told 55-year-old colleague to ‘calm down, don’t let the hormones get out of control’ – Independent.ie Read More »

A startup co-founded by pop star Selena Gomez, Wondermind, is raising funds at a valuation of $100m (€97m) as it looks to capitalise on a boom in the mindfulness trend. Tennis icon Serena Williams’s venture fund, Serena Ventures, led the $5m early-stage round, which was joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital. Brent Saunders, the …

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Ronan Byrne, CEO of Latch Medical, said the company could ‘rapidly increase the impact’ of its drug delivery tech with the investment from West. US-headquartered West Pharmaceutical Services has made a minority investment in Dublin’s Latch Medical. Latch Medical is a developer of vaccine and biologics delivery platforms. Its Pharma Latch technology offers two delivery …

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1 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Terra Ignis has ‘planted itself’ in Cork’s English Market’s start-up stall, unearthing new potentials and firing up taste buds. Terra Ignis, founded by Linda O’Flynn and Ivo Duarte, is a range of fermented products including oak bark fermented ketchup, gooseberry and honeysuckle soda and lemon verbena kombucha vinegar. …

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1 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Terra Ignis has ‘planted itself’ in Cork’s English Market’s start-up stall, unearthing new potentials and firing up taste buds. Terra Ignis, founded by Linda O’Flynn and Ivo Duarte, is a range of fermented products including oak bark fermented ketchup, gooseberry and honeysuckle soda and lemon verbena kombucha vinegar. …

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1 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Terra Ignis has ‘planted itself’ in Cork’s English Market’s start-up stall, unearthing new potentials and firing up taste buds. Terra Ignis, founded by Linda O’Flynn and Ivo Duarte, is a range of fermented products including oak bark fermented ketchup, gooseberry and honeysuckle soda and lemon verbena kombucha vinegar. …

Terra Ignis ‘plants a new seed’ at the English Market’s Start-Up Stall, Cork – TheCork.ie (News & Entertainment) Read More »

We asked start-up leaders which app or software their team wouldn’t be able to work without. If there’s one thing people love to know about start-ups, it’s their secret to success. According to stereotypes, a good start-up is scrappy and runs on enthusiasm, long hours and caffeinated drinks. The truth is probably slightly more mundane. …

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On a mission to help trainers to take better care of their horses, Equine MediRecord is now galloping further into international markets. Equine MediRecord, a digital platform for horse breeders and trainers, has raised more than €10m in funding from a US private equity firm to expand globally. Founded in 2016 by Pierce Dargan, Simon …

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