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ACT Venture Capital unveil AIB Start Up Accelerator Fund

Ronan LeonardFebruary 10, 2017

ACT Venture Capital announced that it has established a new seed fund, AIB Start-up Accelerator Fund 2. The Fund is backed by Enterprise Ireland and ACT’s main ...

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Deloitte Ireland acquires Red Planet innovation consultancy

Simon CockingFebruary 9, 2017

Deloitte Ireland has acquired Red Planet, a Dublin-based innovation consultancy uniquely focused on driving corporate revenue growth through structured access t...

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€32 million Invested in Start Ups by Enterprise Ireland in 2016

JohnFebruary 9, 2017

Enterprise Ireland invested €32 million in Irish start-ups in 2016 and supported a total of 229 start-up companies, the highest number to date in a single year. Investment was provided in the form of Competitive Start Funds (CSFs) and High Potential ...

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Here’s what you need for startup success in 2017

Simon CockingFebruary 8, 2017

Latest great guest post by Sita Kalluri, Head – Content & Customer Engagement at Pepipost Email: [email protected] http://irishtechnews.ie/business-...

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Why Riga is a Melting pot between East and West — attracting startup talent to the Baltics, Andris Berzins

Simon CockingFebruary 6, 2017

By @SimonCocking. Interesting interview with one of the moderators for the upcoming Riga Venture Summit event in Latvia. Andris K. Berzins Veteran exec in two ...

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Creating networking between Europe’s Startup ecosystems, Peteris Zilgalvis Head of Startups and Innovation at European Commission

Simon CockingFebruary 6, 2017

By @SimonCocking interesting interview with P?teris Zilgalvis Head of Unit - Startups & Innovation, Digital Single Market, DG CONNECT, Co-Chair, FinTech Task Force, European Commission. What is your background? I’m a barrister, with my J.D....

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Insights from successful Irish startup stories, Síofra Flood speaking at Riga Venture Summit

Simon CockingFebruary 6, 2017

By @SimonCocking, interesting interview with Síofra Flood COO. Ex of Drop Kitchen, Swrve, @HavokBuzz & IONA PLC. Author of http://manual.atthefrontline.vc/ ...

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A little agitation can go a long way. Bringing transparency to the tech industry with Steve O’Hear Tech Crunch

Simon CockingFebruary 6, 2017

By @SimonCocking, enjoyable interview and insights from Steve O'Hear Tech journalist @TechCrunch. Recovering CEO. I learn from my mistakes so I can repeat them ...

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Rainmaking Summit – The next step in corporate innovation – Dealing with the practical “how”

Simon CockingFebruary 5, 2017

Great guest post from Henry Joseph-Grant Dad.#Irish. I build & scale commercial teams. Operator @JustEatPLC (Startup to $2.4Bn IPO) Writer @Irish_TechNews Mentor @Seedcamp Founder@PeaceTechNI With the explosion of disruptive tech startups who in...