Tag Archives: Startups

AgTech Webinar With IFC (June 7th)

Posted on June 1, 2022 by seanmulvany

What’s AgTech?The AgTech sector is aimed at goals that have existed throughout recorded history – yield and efficiency maximisation, enhancement of desirable traits, dealing with pests and, more recently, minimising externalities such as biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation. … Continue reading →

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Increasing Spin Out Numbers From Universities

Posted on December 1, 2021 by seanmulvany

Enterprise Ireland (EI) is in the planning stages for a new initiative aimed at catalysing more spinouts from the third level in Ireland. The proposed approach to this is via a ‘Needs-Led Innovation Programme’. The core insight here is that … Continue reading →

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Q32021 Irish Venture Investment Data

Posted on November 22, 2021 by seanmulvany

The Irish Venture Capital Association released their most recent quarterly overview of venture investments made in Irish companies. This quarter there is publicly available data on some 51 investments compared with the 38 for which there was published further information last quarter. … Continue reading →

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Comparing Research Commercialisation Across Irish Universities

Posted on September 9, 2021 by seanmulvany

Last night Knowledge Transfer Ireland published their Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey. The survey provides an overview of Irish third level Research Performing Organisation (RPO) funding, industry collaboration levels and commercialisation activities related to research through spin outs or licensing of … Continue reading →

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Q2 2021 Investment Data

Posted on August 30, 2021 by seanmulvany

Yesterday, the Irish Venture Capital Association released their most recent quarterly overview of venture investments made in Irish companies. Of the 58 investments worth €392M for which they have data, details are shown here for 38 for which they’ve published … Continue reading →

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Half Way Through Ireland’s €500M Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund

Posted on June 9, 2021 by seanmulvany

In 2018, the Irish government launched a €500M fund aimed at supporting Irish companies with groundbreaking technologies. The fund is run by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with the call being managed and assessed by Enterprise Ireland. There … Continue reading →

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€135M and Counting to Irish Companies – European Innovation Council Accelerator Grants

Posted on May 25, 2021 by seanmulvany

The European Innovation Council (EIC) is focussed on the issue of converting the research occurring in the EU into impact through startups. Over the last 25 years, the EU has become ever more ambitious with funding pan-European research programmes. However, … Continue reading →

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