Dublin-based VentureWave Capital has announced the first close of a new fund, Impact Ireland, which will support local ‘technology for good’ companies to scale internationally. The fund is a member of Global Impact Investing Network and is the first Irish signatory of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation’s Operating Principles for Impact Measurement. Though the […]
With lockdowns gradually easing around Europe, public transport is facing a particularly tricky challenge. Buses, trams and trains are often jam-packed at peak times as people make their way to and from work. In the era of social distancing, this simply can’t be the case; at least not for long. Irish startup CitySwift knows the […]
American cloud recruiting platform provider iCIMS has acquired Opening.io, a Dublin, Ireland-based data science / HR tech startup that has built a nifty talent recommendation engine. Exciting news! We’re now part of the @iCIMS team and together have launched our new AI solution, iCIMS Talent Logic! We’ll deliver crucial insights to simplify the discovery of […]
Under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, digital health startup SilverCloud has seen a spike in interest in its technology for digital mental health programmes. The Dublin startup, whose backers include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, develops a digital delivery platform for mental health therapies. Its technology is deployed with health services like the NHS, private […]