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Tracking innovation and funding in Ireland. Building a strong community of people and orgs. Making Ireland's innovation ecosystem visible to all.

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💫Jason Lynch, Equal1: 1️⃣Think Big – Don’t apologise for having bold ideas 2️⃣Embrace the 'No' – Read the room. Refine your pitch 3️⃣Understand Investor Signals – 🔹Technical milestones matter 🔹A credible team that can hire and inspire

💫Jason Lynch, Equal1:

1️⃣Think Big – Don’t apologise for having bold ideas
2️⃣Embrace the 'No' – Read the room. Refine your pitch
3️⃣Understand Investor Signals –
🔹Technical milestones matter
🔹A credible team that can hire and inspire
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To coincide with our 4th Annual Regional Start-Up in Athlone today, we're pleased to share the findings from our State of Start-up Survey 2025, representing insights from 235 Founders and CEOs. Download the findings here cdn.prod.website-files.com/60143b5f4bfa6c…

To coincide with our 4th Annual Regional Start-Up in Athlone today, we're pleased to share the findings from our State of Start-up Survey 2025, representing insights from 235 Founders and CEOs. Download the findings here cdn.prod.website-files.com/60143b5f4bfa6c…
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💫Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of Scale Ireland opening up their Regional Startup Summit in Athlone this morning. Great Panels lined up! #ScaleIreland #RegionalSummit2025

💫Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of <a href="/ScaleIreland/">Scale Ireland</a>  opening up their Regional Startup Summit in Athlone this morning.

Great Panels lined up!

#ScaleIreland #RegionalSummit2025
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“It is a critical time for this country - to be more ambitious for the indigenous tech sector” - Martina Fitzgerald highlights the need to be ambitious and welcomes Minister Peter Burke #ScaleIrelandSummit

“It is a critical time for this country - to be more ambitious for the indigenous tech sector” - <a href="/MartinaFitzg/">Martina Fitzgerald</a> highlights the need to be ambitious and welcomes Minister <a href="/peterburkefg/">Peter Burke</a> 

#ScaleIrelandSummit
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Funding remains biggest challenge for Irish founders - 80% of CEOs and founders find accessing capital difficult, according to Scale Ireland’s 2025 State of Start-ups Survey #irish #startups #funding #scalingbusiness #SMEs Scale Ireland Enterprise Ireland thinkbusiness.ie/articles/irish…

Funding remains biggest challenge for Irish founders -  80% of CEOs and founders find accessing capital difficult, according to Scale Ireland’s 2025 State of Start-ups Survey
#irish #startups #funding #scalingbusiness #SMEs <a href="/ScaleIreland/">Scale Ireland</a> <a href="/Entirl/">Enterprise Ireland</a> 
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🎬 Show Her The Money returns to TechFoundHer Summit 2025 – Women Innovators Rise. After a sold-out premiere in 2024, the award-winning documentary will be screened exclusively at this year’s summit on 14 May. Register now ➡️lnkd.in/eddyqUv6

🎬 Show Her The Money returns to <a href="/TechFoundHer/">TechFoundHer</a> Summit 2025 – Women Innovators Rise.

After a sold-out premiere in 2024, the award-winning documentary will be screened exclusively at this year’s summit on 14 May.

Register now ➡️lnkd.in/eddyqUv6
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🚀Just 1 WEEK TO GO! #DublinTechWeek is bringing 30+ events across the city from 23–30 May. 🎟️ Talks, meetups, hackathons, discovery trails 💡 For founders, students, creatives, coders & the curious 🌍 Everyone’s invited. 👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0k6W-w0 #TechForTomorrow

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🚀 Calling all AI innovators in Ireland! AI Venture Forge by @PorterShed is live! 🌍 Funded trips: Paris + SF 🧠 12-week accelerator + 3-month support 📅 Apply by June 2 🔗 eu1.hubs.ly/H0k8_sY0 #AI #Startups #GalwayTech #IrishStartups #Accelerator

🚀 Calling all AI innovators in Ireland!

AI Venture Forge by @PorterShed is live!

🌍 Funded trips: Paris + SF
🧠 12-week accelerator + 3-month support

📅 Apply by June 2
🔗 eu1.hubs.ly/H0k8_sY0

#AI #Startups #GalwayTech #IrishStartups #Accelerator
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Today we brought our Innovation Island Connect event to Derry for the first time, supported by InterTradeIreland. At The AMP Derry investors & leaders in the North West are meeting to explore opportunities for cross-border investment & collaboration. Stay tuned for updates.

Today we brought our Innovation Island Connect event to Derry for the first time, supported by <a href="/Inter_Trade/">InterTradeIreland</a>.

At <a href="/TheAMPDerry/">The AMP Derry</a> investors &amp; leaders in the North West are meeting to explore opportunities for cross-border investment &amp; collaboration.

Stay tuned for updates.
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📊 New from @TechIreland: Irish startups raised €978M in 2024 (+15%) 📉 But 23% fewer startups secured funding 🚺 Female founders: €145M (15% of total) 💥 Q1 2025 = RECORD: €634M raised! Full report 👉techireland.org/en/techireland… #IrishTech #StartupFunding #VC

📊 New from @TechIreland:

Irish startups raised €978M in 2024 (+15%)
 📉 But 23% fewer startups secured funding
 🚺 Female founders: €145M (15% of total)
 💥 Q1 2025 = RECORD: €634M raised!

Full report 👉techireland.org/en/techireland…

 #IrishTech #StartupFunding #VC
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🎉 Dublin Tech Summit 2025 is LIVE! TechIreland is proud to be a Supporting Partner of this event showcasing the best of Irish and international tech. 🔗 eu1.hubs.ly/H0kvjbk0 #DublTechSummit #DTS2025

🎉 <a href="/DubTechSummit/">Dublin Tech Summit</a> 2025 is LIVE! 

<a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a> is proud to be a Supporting Partner of this event showcasing the best of Irish and international tech.

 🔗 eu1.hubs.ly/H0kvjbk0

#DublTechSummit #DTS2025
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🥇Galway leads: €132M raised by 28 startups 🚀Cork tops deal count: 29 startups raised €41M 🌊Louth makes waves: XOCEAN raised €30M 📌“It is positive that a wave of activity was reported across 24 counties.” – TechIreland 🔗eu1.hubs.ly/H0kvlps0

🥇Galway leads: €132M raised by 28 startups
 🚀Cork tops deal count: 29 startups raised €41M
 🌊Louth makes waves: XOCEAN raised €30M

📌“It is positive that a wave of activity was reported across 24 counties.” – <a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a>

🔗eu1.hubs.ly/H0kvlps0
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⚠️ Mind the Gap: Shrinking number of mid-sized rounds 📉 Just 24 deals in the €3–10M range in 2024 – the lowest since 2018 What’s behind it? Funds maturing, fewer Series A/B rounds, investor caution. Report: techireland.org/en/techireland… #FundingTrends #TechIreland #VentureCapital

⚠️ Mind the Gap: Shrinking number of mid-sized rounds

📉 Just 24 deals in the €3–10M range in 2024 – the lowest since 2018

What’s behind it? Funds maturing, fewer Series A/B rounds, investor caution.

Report: techireland.org/en/techireland…

#FundingTrends #TechIreland #VentureCapital
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“Despite a challenging global economic landscape in 2024, marked by complexities such as evolving tariffs and regulations, we continued our active investment program at the seed stage.” – Conor O’Donovan, Enterprise Ireland More insights here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0kP2lS0

“Despite a challenging global economic landscape in 2024, marked by complexities such as evolving tariffs and regulations, we continued our active investment program at the seed stage.” – Conor O’Donovan, <a href="/Entirl/">Enterprise Ireland</a>

More insights here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0kP2lS0
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Architects as Strategic Enablers in the Age of AI Join techBREK with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet and IASA Ireland on June 18 in Dublin to explore how architecture is shaping the future of business. 📍 Ibec Offices, Dublin 🕗 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM 🔗Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H0kY_-B0 #techBREK

Architects as Strategic Enablers in the Age of AI

Join techBREK with <a href="/ICTSkillnet/">Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet</a> and <a href="/IASAIreland/">IASA Ireland</a> on June 18 in Dublin to explore how architecture is shaping the future of business.

📍 Ibec Offices, Dublin
🕗 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM

🔗Register: eu1.hubs.ly/H0kY_-B0

#techBREK
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🌟The National AI Challenge 2025 is coming! Dev teams + AI minds unite to solve real-world problems inspired by AI: Here for Good 🇮🇪 Supported by Enterprise Ireland, Google, OpenAI, Data2Sustain + more Build your team. Make an impact. 👉Stay tuned for updates! #NAIM2025 #AIChallenge

🌟The National AI Challenge 2025 is coming!

Dev teams + AI minds unite to solve real-world problems inspired by AI: Here for Good 🇮🇪

Supported by <a href="/Entirl/">Enterprise Ireland</a>, <a href="/Google/">Google</a>, <a href="/OpenAI/">OpenAI</a>, <a href="/Data2Sustain/">Data2Sustain</a> + more

Build your team. Make an impact.

👉Stay tuned for updates!

#NAIM2025 #AIChallenge
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🤝We are pleased to announce Enterprise Ireland as a proud partner of the TechIreland National AI Challenge 2025! 📅Save the dates: 🗓22nd Aug – 5th Sept 📝Registrations open: July 1st 👉Stay tuned for more partner announcements and updates! #NAIM2025 #AIChallenge #TechIreland

🤝We are pleased to announce <a href="/Entirl/">Enterprise Ireland</a> as a proud partner of the <a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a> National AI Challenge 2025!

📅Save the dates:
🗓22nd Aug – 5th Sept
📝Registrations open: July 1st

👉Stay tuned for more partner announcements and updates!

#NAIM2025 #AIChallenge #TechIreland
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🌟Welcoming Data2Sustain as a proud partner of the TechIreland National AI Challenge 2025 As a European Digital Innovation Hub, bringing expertise in sustainability, digital transformation, and responsible tech 📝Registrations open July 1st #NAIM2025 #NationalAIChallenge2025

🌟Welcoming <a href="/Data2Sustain/">Data2Sustain</a> as a proud partner of the <a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a> National AI Challenge 2025

As a European Digital Innovation Hub, bringing expertise in sustainability, digital transformation, and responsible tech

📝Registrations open July 1st

#NAIM2025 #NationalAIChallenge2025
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Delighted to welcome Google as a proud partner of the TechIreland National AI Challenge 2025! 💡Tackle real-world problems supported by leading voices in tech, academia, and investment. 📝Registrations open: July 1st 🚀Challenge runs: 22 Aug – 5 Sept #NAIM2025

Delighted to welcome <a href="/Google/">Google</a> as a proud partner of the <a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a> National AI Challenge 2025!

💡Tackle real-world problems supported by leading voices in tech, academia, and investment.

📝Registrations open: July 1st
🚀Challenge runs: 22 Aug – 5 Sept

#NAIM2025
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🌟Delighted to announce OpenAI as a proud partner of the TechIreland National AI Challenge 2025! 💡From foundational models to cutting-edge tools, OpenAI is at the heart of the global AI movement. 📝 Jul 1 – Registrations open 🚀 Aug 22 – Sept 5 – Challenge runs #NAIM2025

🌟Delighted to announce <a href="/OpenAI/">OpenAI</a> as a proud partner of the <a href="/techireland/">TechIreland</a> National AI Challenge 2025!

💡From foundational models to cutting-edge tools, OpenAI is at the heart of the global AI movement.

📝 Jul 1 – Registrations open
🚀 Aug 22 – Sept 5 – Challenge runs

#NAIM2025