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# Startups

All time
'The business was going really well, but I wasn't making money. I had to rethink'
Siobhan Berry
6 Sep 2016
450
Irish chip designer Movidius to be snapped up by Intel for more than €300 million
6 Sep 2016
1.2k
Despite signing million-euro deals, this Irish fintech startup is taking the cautious approach
4 Sep 2016
1.5k
'I was the poster boy for dot-com failure and found myself unemployed and unemployable'
Fora Staff
4 Sep 2016
263
6
Hype, product delays and a few broken promises – the highs and lows of crowdfunding
3 Sep 2016
764
The funding drought could be about to come to an end for young Irish companies
3 Sep 2016
777
'I was the poster boy for dot-com failure and found myself unemployed and unemployable'
Barry O'Neill
2 Sep 2016
118
1
Five years after selling his first startup, this founder could be about to cash in again
1 Sep 2016
1.3k
Employee numbers are swelling at Irish companies with VC money in their back pockets
31 Aug 2016
309
'It was an easy decision to set up my own business because I had no choice - I needed a job'
Kate Purcell
30 Aug 2016
78
There's a new startup visa for foreign founders who want to live the American dream
29 Aug 2016
565
Two of Galway's biggest medtech players are putting their weights behind this startup
28 Aug 2016
1.1k
'When you start a business like ours, you think you'll be a millionaire in six months'
Mike Morrissey
26 Aug 2016
291
Better share-based rewards for staff could be on the way - here's what you need to know
Stephen Gillick
25 Aug 2016
68
'I thought it'd be great to be in Dublin, but there's a lot of noise. Everyone's selling something'
Robbie Skuse
23 Aug 2016
363
'People are holding onto land with no intention of developing it and just hoping for the best'
22 Aug 2016
24.1k
65
'People are holding onto land with no intention of developing it and just hoping for the best'
22 Aug 2016
966
'I wish I had worked out sooner that it's not that hard to start a business'
Conor Wilson
19 Aug 2016
472
A struggling Irish bitcoin startup has been hoovered up by a Japanese retail giant
19 Aug 2016
554
A year after their Top Gear walkout, its former stars are having no trouble raising cash
18 Aug 2016
33.9k
23
A year after their Top Gear walkout, its former stars raise millions for a motoring-media startup
18 Aug 2016
1.2k
This Irish fintech startup wants to become the Starbucks of share investment
18 Aug 2016
1.3k
A new fund could give farmers a chance to diversify their businesses
15 Aug 2016
832
Microsoft has bought a startup that's putting a different spin on gaming as a spectator sport
14 Aug 2016
12.2k
10
Microsoft has bought a startup that's putting a different spin on gaming as a spectator sport
14 Aug 2016
4.7k
Microsoft has bought a startup that's putting a different spin on gaming as a spectator sport
12 Aug 2016
263
The head of this not-so-anonymous group will dig into his pocket to help startups get funding
10 Aug 2016
789
After a decade of research, this spin-out company is about to build its world-first x-ray
7 Aug 2016
889
'I was with the Irish army in Lebanon, but setting up a drone business is the hardest thing I've done'
7 Aug 2016
17.8k
23
Ireland's researchers are punching above their weight despite 'below-average investment'
3 Aug 2016
231
'I was with the Irish army in Lebanon, but setting up a drone business is the hardest thing I've done'
3 Aug 2016
2.7k
2
Hand-ups vs handouts: What needs to change to make Ireland the best small country for startups
DC Cahalane
3 Aug 2016
146
4
'It's very difficult for traditional business to find funding because everyone is looking for apps'
31 Jul 2016
808
'The day-to-day reality of turning your interest into your job can make you disillusioned'
Elaine Lavery
31 Jul 2016
46
1
Inside the company that helped cement the harp as Ireland's national symbol
30 Jul 2016
20.2k
17
Inside the company that helped cement the harp as Ireland's national symbol
27 Jul 2016
917
'I thought people wouldn't take me seriously because I was a nurse starting a business'
Fora Staff
24 Jul 2016
347
30
‘People who haven't built a company don't understand how tough it can be to get rejected'
Karl McCarthy
22 Jul 2016
188
'I thought people wouldn't take me seriously because I was a nurse starting a business'
Clodagh Connell
19 Jul 2016
326
Startup investors are ready to splurge their cash around Europe once again
19 Jul 2016
173
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