Tech startups operate in a volatile market. While there’s always hope of breaking into the glory of an initial public offering (IPO) there is also plenty of competition in a dog-eat-dog market. Software company Carta has spoken to 2,000 venture-backed companies in the US that represent 125,000 employees to identify the key trends in these companies. …
Using tech such as Stripe Identity, HomeHak is creating a database of tenants for landlords to choose from. Irish start-up HomeHak is aiming to revolutionise the renting market in Ireland with technology that helps landlords and letting agents match with tenants. Founded late last year by Cork native Pat Drinan, HomeHak is a proptech start-up …
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German insurtech Wefox has raised $400m in a Series D round of funding to help with product development and expansion across Europe. The round comprised both equity and debt funding. Mubadala Investment Company led the equity raise, with participation from Eurazeo, LGT, Horizons Ventures, OMERS Ventures and Target Global. The latest funding round values Wefox …
Insurtech start-up Wefox raises $400m and hits $4.5bn valuation Read More »
CergenX say the technology will enable early intervention by medical professionals to improve outcomes for newborn babies. A Cork-based start-up is using recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the early detection of abnormal brain activity in babies at birth. Founded in 2021, CergenX aims to improve brain health monitoring in newborns by developing algorithms …
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Emilio Corchado serves as CEO of OLÉ 2022, and a major entrepreneur on the European stage. We spoke to him about his work, the upcoming event, and any plans for the future. Startup OLÉ insights with Emilio Corchado What are you doing now? At this moment, I’m working as a CEO at Startup OLÉ 2022 …
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Dublin-based regtech start-up ID-Pal has raised €7m in a Series A funding round to fuel its expansion into international markets. The round was led by Inspire Investments with backing from Act Venture Capital, which led the start-up’s €1m funding round in 2020. ID-Pal provides businesses in Ireland, the UK, the US and Europe with remote identity …
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German start-up Planqc has raised €4.6m to develop a scalable quantum computer that can store information in individual atoms. Planqc was founded in April of this year by a team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU). Its funding round was led by UVC Partners and …
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You’ve built your prototype, you’ve proven product market fit, the beta is out and there’s some buzz. What next? Many start-ups will continue to add more and more features to attract new customers, but they are often building on a foundation that was put together rapidly to achieve their early purpose and may not be …
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Kairos Sports Tech has secured £500,000 in investment from Whiterock Finance. The investment will be used to expand the Northern Irish start-up internationally. Last year, Kairos opened a US office following a £1.5m seed round from Techstart Ventures. This latest investment is expected to further this expansion and create jobs in both its hometown of …
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Startup Genome, the world-leading innovation policy advisory and research firm, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) on Tuesday launched the 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) at London Tech Week, introduced by JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO of Startup Genome. In its 10th year, the GSER is the world’s most comprehensive, data-driven research on startups …
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