“We see it as our responsibility to encourage female founders, and founders from other minority groups, to feel confident enough to reach out to us, and other investors, to access the tools they need to level the playing field and build a more equitable tomorrow.” — Isabelle O’Keeffe, Principal at Sure Valley Ventures Sure Valley […]
“I think many startups forget that their users don’t necessarily have the same level of ability than them, and are maybe not as tech savvy. We know that the public sector is lagging behind when it comes to innovation, and I believe that co-developing tech solutions with them is key.” — Talita Holzer, co-founder waytoB […]
Irish startup FenestraPro has landed €1.2 million in funding from Pi Labs, Enterprise Ireland, and US AEC software distribution firm Applied Software. FenestraPro’s range of products — add-ins for Autodesk Revit or a web-based platform — supposedly allow designing more energy efficient building façades. It’s already used by several major architectural firms like Aecom, Gensler, and […]
Dublin-based medtech startup CroíValve has raised €3.2 million in a funding round led by HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) MedTech and Irrus Syndicates, alongside Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Enterprise Ireland, SOSV and a group of cardiologists. A spinout from the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, CroíValve has developed a minimally invasive treatment for tricuspid regurgitation (TR), […]
Irish augmented reality (AR) gaming startup WarDucks has raised €3.3 million in a funding round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from Suir Valley Ventures and other investors. The startup will use the capital injection to fuel the development of its yet unnamed location-based mobile AR game. Founded by Nikki Lannen, who used to be […]
Copenhagen-based voice guidance startup Whispr has landed a $750,000 round of funding led by Seedcamp, with participation from PreSeed Ventures, Futuristic VC, and Bose Ventures. The idea of Whispr is to bring AI-based voice guidance to frontline workers in the industries of aviation, hospitality, facilities, manufacturing, logistics, and distribution. In a way similar to talking […]
Dublin-headquartered shopping tech startup ChannelSight has landed a $10 million funding round led by Amsterdam-based B2B SaaS investor Connected Capital, with participation from existing investors Nauta Capital, ACT Venture Capital, and Enterprise Ireland. The idea of ChannelSight’s “Where to buy” technology is that it connects brands’ customers across all digital channels to retailers and provides […]