Enterprise News 20 February

INDUSTRY NEWS

From bike locks to search-and-rescue drones... 20 firms to watch

Measuring the real value of healthcare products

New breed of Irish companies that earned €50,000 investment

Turn your heating on while on the bus home - and save money while doing it

Start-up nation: Rewarding Ireland's entrepreneurs

Start-up whips up €6m in new funding

€30m boost for small businesses after Grid Finance fundraising

The lean start-up methodology is a ‘a bit like science’ – Ash Maurya

OncoMark raises €2.1m to get breast cancer tool to market

Dundalk firm Nova Leah is leading the field in safeguarding medical devices

A multiplicity of opportunities from jobs in data

International researchers to work in Irish technology centres

Enterprise Ireland goes where venture capital won't

Tweet of the Week

Graduates 4 International Growth

UPCOMING EVENTS

2 March: UpStarter, Dublin

3 March: First Fridays for Start-ups, Dublin

20 March: Girls in Tech, Dublin

Ireland's buzzing startup sector makes itself heard at noisy, diverse 2017 showcase

Sunday Independent: Joe Healy, Department Manager of the High Potential Start-Up Division reports on the lively Start-up Showcase 2017, which took place in Dublin Castle on February 9th.

INDUSTRY NEWS

From bike locks to search-and-rescue drones... 20 firms to watch
Irish Independent

Last week, Enterprise Ireland identified 229 young companies that received €32m in supporting investment.

Measuring the real value of healthcare products
Irish Times

Dublin start-up company Cortex Analytics offers a new way to assess benefits of medicine, with plans to trial their product in early 2018.

New breed of Irish companies that earned €50,000 investment
Irish Independent

Here are the 100-plus companies to receive €50,000 from Enterprise Ireland, as part of its Competitive Start-up Fund programme.

Turn your heating on while on the bus home - and save money while doing it
Irish Independent

A new smart thermostat has come to the market that aims to beat off competition from other remote heating controllers by offering more functionality, and costing less.

Start-up nation: Rewarding Ireland's entrepreneurs
Irish Independent

From drones to gaming systems to medical devices... here is a selection of some of the best emerging tech companies in Ireland, supported by Enterprise Ireland.

Start-up whips up €6m in new funding
Irish Independent

Dublin media technology start-up NewsWhip has raised $6.4m (€6m) in a funding round to support development of the business. NewsWhip is used by big players in the media world, including BuzzFeed, Bloomberg and the 'Daily Mail'.

€30m boost for small businesses after Grid Finance fundraising
Irish Independent

Ireland's SME sector is set for a €30m boost after non-bank lender Grid Finance raised that amount to fund a new batch of loans.

The lean start-up methodology is a ‘a bit like science’ – Ash Maurya
Silicon Republic

We caught up with lean start-up guru Ash Maurya while he was in Dublin to discuss his Lean Canvas methodology and ask how the US start-up ecosystem is responding to political upheaval.

OncoMark raises €2.1m to get breast cancer tool to market
Silicon Republic

A new breast cancer diagnostic test is nearing the market after OncoMark, a UCD-based start-up, successfully raised €2.1m.

Dundalk firm Nova Leah is leading the field in safeguarding medical devices
Irish Examiner

Dundalk firm Nova Leah aims to be the global leader when it comes to safeguarding medical devices, with plans afoot to roll out in US, European and Asian markets over the next three years.

A multiplicity of opportunities from jobs in data
Silicon Republic

You might be considering pursuing a career in data, but have you considered that there’s more to data jobs than data science and analytics?

International researchers to work in Irish technology centres
Business World

Enterprise Ireland has secured €5m from EU’s Horizon 2020 programme to bring 50 international academics to Ireland, with fellowship programme Career-FIT.

Enterprise Ireland goes where venture capital won't
Irish Times

Enterprise Ireland has invested €32m in start-up companies in 2016, many in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Tweet of the Week

Thanks @Entirl and @KPMG_Ireland for support which made new cycle of @GoingForGrowth possible for 80 ambitious entrepreneurs @JobsEnterInnov

Graduates 4 International Growth
Enterprise Ireland

The closing date of Enterprise Ireland's Graduates 4 International Growth initiative is nearing, with all applications due in by 3pm on February 24th. The programme connects internationally trading companies with capable graduates.

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