Overstretched and overlooked: Musings of an impact investor
We are living in interesting times. On one hand, we have a youth-obsessed society where a prominent tech founder proclaimed “young people are just smarter”. On ...
Startups
TechChill announces the startup teams for the Fifty Founders battle
It has already become a tradition for TechChill to host the Fifty Founders battle, the startup pitch competition that showcases the most promising startups from...
Neural networks: Delivery robots with ‘brains’ that write their own code
Starship Technologies is building a fleet of robots to deliver packages locally on demand. To successfully achieve this, the robots must be safe, polite and quick. Their dilemma is how to get there with low computational resources and without ex...
Technology Meetups – Creating Opportunities through Collaboration
Why 3rd party events are becoming more and more attractive to companies who want to innovate
In our working lives, we all have to some extent felt the touch...
MTN opens Mobile Money Application Program Interface (API) as it unveils fund for Ugandan startups
The Mobile Money Open Application Program Interface (API) will now be accessed by third parties; the expectation is to enable innovation around payment systems;...
The Skolkovo Report: Russia’s Open Innovation Forum 2018
Russia has done it again, pulling one of the best Technology forums I have been to with such a huge magnitude. When I got invited to the Open Innovation Forum, at the newly built Skolkovo Innovation Center, I had no idea what to expect. As a first ti...
Blocknubie Founder shares his journey in Blockchain
Loughlin Nestor, founder of Blocknubie, outlines his journey in Blockchain and how over the past year his project has evolved even as the industry and technolog...
CorkBIC seeks Investor Ready Startups to pitch at the 2018 Venture Academy
Cork BIC have announced an unique opportunity for investor ready startups, entrepreneurs and SMEs to hear from serial entrepreneurs and investors and get real f...
How did the loss of WebSummit affect Dublin’s startup brand?
by Thomas Koesters, founder European Startup Initiative
In March this year, Irish startup Intercom gave the country its first unicorn with a valuation at $1.25 billion. Still, Ireland is struggling to maintain the image it once held as the mecca f...