LegitFit CEO Ryan O’Neill said that the Cork start-up plans to double its customer base over the next 12 months. Irish fitness software provider LegitFit has closed a €1m seed funding round to help accelerate its expansion into the UK. Based in Cork, LegitFit has developed a platform that provides scheduling and management software for …
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CodeGym co-founder Alex Yelenevych tells us what it’s like to run a start-up in the shadow of war, and the bold and creative steps being taken to keep the team together. The full-scale Russian invasion became a tragedy for all Ukrainian people. It also pushed many businesses to the edge of survival. According to a …
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The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and state-owned bank AIB have put €25m into a London-based private equity fund that is investing in Irish tech and life sciences start-ups. ISIF has committed €15m to the Claret European Growth Capital Fund III, according to a spokeperson, while it is understood AIB has added €10m from its …
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Beqom and Our Tandem will continue to operate under their own brand names while the two teams work on the performance management platform. Dublin-based employee performance management start-up Our Tandem has been acquired by Swiss HR tech company Beqom to improve businesses’ ability to compensate workers. Our Tandem, previously known as Tandem HR, was founded …
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Pure Ocean Algae said it has developed the first commercial platform to produce Dulse, a type of seaweed which costs more than €120 per kilogram. Irish biotech start-up Pure Ocean Algae has bagged €1.5m in seed funding to invest in its business platform and expand its presence in West Cork and beyond. Founded in 2019, …
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South African gym management software platform Octiv has reached a monumental milestone in closing their eight-figure Series A funding round from a leading venture capital firm, Knife Capital. The startup previously raised seed capital from prominent South African angel investors and this round also included an angel investment from an executive at BVNK. This investment …
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Dublin’s skyrocketing rents have forced Trinity neuroscience graduate Evan Mcgloughlin and his childhood friends to decamp to Barcelona to launch their language-learning app, Weeve. “We can’t pay for Dublin rent, we can’t pay for Dublin groceries. Barcelona has sun, beaches and also a big tech centre. It’s going to be hard to take me out …
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Tesla’s former head of energy is officially launching Lunar Energy, a new startup aimed at simplifying the transition to full home electrification. Kunal Girotra, who was until February 2020 Tesla’s senior director of energy operations, is chief executive of Lunar as well as its founder. The California-based startup plans to develop software and hardware that …
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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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