INDUSTRY NEWS
SMS pioneer Joe Cunningham: ‘Mobile operators need to shake their inertia’
Intact takes on global software giants
Emerging technology: Kastus
Cork-based start-up Zeto secures investment of €1.7m
Never be afraid to ask for advice - there are many experienced people happy to help
The Irish women whose all-natural beauty products have gone international
Insights on applying for the international CSF from Anastasia Volkova
Enterprise Ireland is crucial for ensuring that there is a functional seed-funding market in the country
Meet the Irish delegates at MIPTV
The CSF for international entrepreneurs closes 6th April
      
 
Atlantic Bridge Capital confirms a new €140m fund for tech companies

Atlantic Bridge Capital has confirmed the first close of its €140m fund focussed on scaling Irish and European companies in high-growth enterprise technology sectors such as cloud, big data, augmented and virtual reality software, robotics and IoT.

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The Irish entrepreneurs in the lucrative world of sports injury prevention

Irish Independent: Dublin's Kitman Labs tech firm was set up four years ago by former Leinster rehabilitation coach Stephen Smith and online entrepreneur Iarfhlaith Kelly, the company has moved to Silicon Valley and has hit a surge in professional sports adoption.

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INDUSTRY NEWS
SMS pioneer Joe Cunningham: ‘Mobile operators need to shake their inertia’
Silicon Republic
Having masterminded the world’s first commercial deployment of SMS and spearheaded notable Irish tech success stories from Aldiscon to Apion, Aepona, Accuris and Ammeon, Joe Cunningham is as passionate as ever about the future of mobile, and especially about autonomous vehicles.
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Intact takes on global software giants
Irish Independent
Enterprise Resource Planning - or ERP software - has now become an important tool for many small and medium-sized enterprises. With so much data being generated by businesses today, this type of integrated software is now widely used by firms to capture, store, manage and interpret information.
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Emerging technology: Kastus
Irish Times
Irish start-up, Kastus, has developed a range of anti-microbial surface products to treat glass, ceramics, plastics and paint. Kastus founder, John Browne, says his company’s precision technology delivers a 99.99 per cent kill rate against harmful bacteria and superbugs such as MRSA and E.coli.
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Cork-based start-up Zeto secures investment of €1.7m
Irish Times
Zeto develops and sells cloud-based software for the management of commercial refrigeration systems. Zeto’s software has been deployed across Lidl’s 182 Irish stores, where it monitors 8,000 pieces of equipment and provides 2.25 million real time data points for the retailer each day.
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Never be afraid to ask for advice - there are many experienced people happy to help
Irish Independent
Setting up a business from scratch is no easy task - but every challenge is a learning experience and you only learn by doing. It is all about the journey with your product to create your business.
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The Irish women whose all-natural beauty products have gone international
Irish Independent

Former holistic therapist, Niamh Hogan launched Holos skincare after seeing the benefits of using essential oils on her clients. Hogan was recently awarded the Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs and has plans to supply the US market.

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Insights on applying for the international CSF from Anastasia Volkova
For Anastasia Volkova, making the move to Ireland brought her closer to her target consumers for the Russian language learning app, Survival Russian. Read about her entrepreneurial journey and expert advice in applying for the International CSF fund.
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Enterprise Ireland is crucial for ensuring that there is a functional seed-funding market in the country
Fora.ie

In November, PitchBook, one of the world’s leading investment platforms, ranked Enterprise Ireland as the third-biggest provider of seed funding worldwide, ahead of tech giant Google’s venture capital wing, Google Ventures, and US-based industry giant Andreessen Horowitz.

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Meet the Irish delegates at MIPTV

Enterprise Ireland, in association with the Irish Film Board are hosting the Ireland on Screen pavilion alongside RTE at MIPTV trade fair in Cannes, 4 - 7 April. 

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The CSF for international entrepreneurs closes 6th April

The international Competitive Start Fund (CSF) aims to support start-ups that are currently based overseas but are willing to relocate to Ireland. It is open to early stage companies in manufacturing & internationally traded services, including Internet, Games, Apps, Mobile, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Lifesciences, Fintech, Food, Cleantech and Industrial Products. 

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