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# Startups

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# Startups
Two Irish firms have bagged spots on a bootcamp taught by the 'PayPal Mafia'
FoodCloud and Webio will head to Silicon Valley later this month for the programme.
# Sports
This Galway startup is trying to save athletes from lifelong head injuries
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Contego Sports.
Voices
'Don't ask your parents for startup advice - it will always be emotionally driven'
Sligo-based Declan Sweeney talks about coming back to Ireland to set up a business.
# Funding
A Dublin startup has raised €1m for technology that could help stop crashes
ProVision Vehicle Cameras designs systems for tracking fleets and driver behaviour.
# ian lucey
'The startup community in Ireland is excellent - but funding is a killer'
Angel investor Ian Lucey is opening a major ‘innovation space’ in Dún Laoghaire.
# wia
Meet the Internet of Things startup that's sick of hearing about the Internet of Things
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Wia.
Voices
'After one long day, I got some bad feedback at a tasting. I was so tired my eyes welled up'
This food startup owner talks about why she quit her corporate job to set up a business.
# Funding
Sean O'Sullivan's investment firm is pumping more cash into Dublin startup Aylien
The artificial intelligence company has raised €2 million in its latest funding round.
# Funding
This Irish software startup will open a Texas office after raising money from INM's chairman
Initiafy’s latest funding round topped out at nearly €1 million.
# Startups
Meet the Internet of Things startup that's sick of hearing about the Internet of Things
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Wia.
# building and property
'The startup community in Ireland is excellent - but funding is a killer'
Angel investor Ian Lucey is opening a major ‘innovation space’ in Dún Laoghaire.
Voices
'After one long day, I got some bad feedback at a tasting. I was so tired my eyes welled up'
This food startup owner talks about why she quit her corporate job to set up a business.
# galvanic
After raising €2m from investors, the firm behind this gadget is calling in the liquidator
Dublin-based Galvanic failed to hit its most recent crowdfunding target.
Voices
'There's a stigma around doing a trade, but it's as good a way to start a business as college'
Firemole’s Seán Ó Tuama talks about his lessons from seeking investment and crowdfunding.
# building and property
A multimillion-euro 'innovation hub' is opening in the old Dún Laoghaire ferry terminal
The space will house both companies and startups in need of coworking space.
# Startups
After raising €2m from investors, the firm behind this gadget is calling in the liquidator
Dublin-based Galvanic failed to hit its most recent crowdfunding target.
# Warm and fuzzy
This scientist wants to turn Ireland into 'a central hub' for medical cannabis
Greenlight Medicines’ James Linden plans to open a new facility in Donegal next year.
# food and drink
This Dublin juice startup has been busy winning over people in high places
Food bigwigs such as Kellogg’s former European boss are backing SiSú.
# Work
These are the problems with a new scheme to help small firms keep their best staff
Business groups have been lobbying for better share treatment for key workers.
# Startups
'Startups will find it easier to attract people to Cork because of the lifestyle and cost of living'
The head of UCC’s Ignite programme says the southern city has many advantages over Dublin.
# food and drink
The founder of the Dublin Whiskey Company is bringing an established Irish brewer to Inchicore
Rathcoole-based Rascals Brewery will move into the area next year.
Voices
'There's a stigma around doing a trade, but it's as good a way to start a business as college'
Firemole’s Seán Ó Tuama talks about his lessons from seeking investment and crowdfunding.
# rebel county
'Startups will find it easier to attract people to Cork because of the lifestyle and cost of living'
The head of UCC’s Ignite programme says the southern city has many advantages over Dublin.
# coroflo
What one shout-out from Richard Branson did for this six-month-old Dublin company
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Coroflo.
# greenlight medicines
This scientist wants to turn Ireland into 'a central hub' for medical cannabis
Greenlight Medicines’ James Linden plans to open a new facility in Donegal next year.
Voices
Why it's a case of 'innovate or die' for Ireland's economy
The country’s business model hinges on often-fickle foreign investment.
# Health
This scientist wants to turn Ireland into 'a central hub' for medical cannabis
Greenlight Medicines’ James Linden plans to open a new facility in Donegal next year.
# Startups
What one shout-out from Richard Branson did for this six-month-old Dublin company
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Coroflo.
# Startups
'Startups will find it easier to attract people to Cork because of the lifestyle and cost of living'
The head of UCC’s Ignite programme says the southern city has many advantages over Dublin.
# voysis
A Dublin voice tech startup is ready to cash in on Google and Amazon's shortcomings
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Voysis.
# JohnnieBongos
An allotment-style Dublin microbrewery is bringing beer brewing to the masses
JohnnieBongos wants to raise €15,000 to buy more equipment.
# Startups
Irish angels have made their biggest investment yet - on a Cork med-tech startup
AventaMed has raised €1.8m from backers and secured FDA approval.
# Startups
A Dublin voice tech startup is ready to cash in on Google and Amazon's shortcomings
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Voysis.
# Funding
A Dublin startup tackling stomach problems with a breath test has raised nearly €1.5m
FoodMarble is being backed by Sean O’Sullivan’s VC fund SOSV.
Voices
The mystery of Ireland's 'missing' financial services startups
The ‘siloed’ nature of banks and the tech sector is holding back innovation.
# swift
A Louth firm that wanted to rival Tesla's electric sports car is going under
Swift Composite Prototypes has been placed into liquidation.
# Startups
An allotment-style Dublin microbrewery is bringing beer brewing to the masses
JohnnieBongos wants to raise €15,000 to buy more equipment.
# Policy
From builders to sunbed salons – here are the business winners and losers from the budget
It has been a bad week for fizzy drinks firms, but things look better for small businesses.
# out of charge
A Louth firm that wanted to rival Tesla's electric sports car is going under
Swift Composite Prototypes has been placed into liquidation.
# Manufacturing
A Louth firm that wanted to rival Tesla's electric sports car is going under
Swift Composite Prototypes has been placed into liquidation.