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Dublin-based financial services company Stanhope Financial Group has raised more than $10m in its Series A funding round led by Gate Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange Gate.io. Stanhope Financial Group, also known as SH Financial, provides businesses with a one-stop-shop suite of international treasury services. It aims to enable its SME and MME …

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Last August, Dublin-based retail insights start-up Glimpse revealed plans to raise between €1.5m and €2m to help with its expansion plans. Today (13 May), the company announced that it has secured €1.5m in a funding round led by Delta Partners, with backing by Movidius co-founder Sean Mitchell, Amici Ventures and Vincent Nolan, who is a …

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David Marcus, the former head of Meta’s crypto business who left the company recently, is starting his own crypto businesses called Lightspark. In a tweet yesterday (12 May), Marcus said that the start-up will “explore, build and extend the capabilities and utility of Bitcoin”. While there’s not much else known about Lightspark at this point, …

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On the shores of Lough Inagh in Connemara, in the west of Ireland, lies a facility that is sustainably cultivating marine coral that could be used for human bone grafts in orthopaedic procedures. Developed by Galway-based start-up Zoan BioMed, the facility is one of the world’s first indoor coral production systems, looking to harvest the …

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Google has confirmed its acquisition of Raxium, a five-year-old start-up working on MicroLED technology that could be used for creating augmented reality products. Raxium claims on its website that its work on MicroLEDs will enable a new class of “smaller and more powerful display products”, including AR and VR micro-displays. Following the acquisition, Raxium’s team …

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UK-based property technology company Home Made has announced its entry to the Irish market, with its first letting services in Dublin planned for later this year. The proptech is largely focused on build-to-rent (BTR) developments, particularly those aimed at tech professionals in Dublin’s Silicon Docks. Home Made said it will offer a better rental option …

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Belfast start-up plans £20m EV infrastructure network for Northern Ireland Weev to install 1,500 new charging points before the end of 2024 26 April 2022 Belfast-based start-up Weev has plans to invest £20 million in a new public electric vehicle (EV) charging network in over 350 locations across Northern Ireland. The company plans to install …

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Irish start-up Gasgon Medical has raised €2.25m in seed funding to accelerate growth and bring its IV safety device to market. The company’s first funding round was led by Dublin investor DBIC Ventures. Additional investment came from Enterprise Ireland, syndicates from Ireland’s Halo Business Angel Network and Irrus, European syndicates and private investors from the …

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Bolt Financial, the payments startup known for its founder’s inflammatory Twitter threads claiming Silicon Valley is run by “mob bosses,” is being sued by its most prominent customer. The complaint by Authentic Brands Group (ABG) alleges that Bolt not only failed to deliver promised technology but that during Bolt’s integration with Forever 21, the clothier …

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