Irish-headquartered platform to invest in areas including climate action and health

Company wants to become a core part of Ireland’s fintech sector

Numerous parters including PayPal, Visa and Stripe have already quit the project

Popular digital currency exchange already employs 40 people in the Republic

Coinbase Card will allow people to use bitcoin to buy a coffee or get cash from the ATM

Platform backed by high-profile investors seeks more money as it launches new service

James Sherrett says Dublin will play a ‘crucial role’ in business messaging tool

Startup on trajectory to expand into outlets such as supermarkets and coffee shops

Technology giant linked with Formula 1 group McLaren, but success remains uncertain

Meal substitute entrepreneur Rob Rhinehart lives in a shipping container with no water

Tech giant makes biggest acquisition to date , paying $26.2bn for networking company

Long-term trusted adviser to tech giants died this week

‘Trump effect’ is freezing the cheque-writing hands of conservative donors as they wait to see how the primary campaign drama plays out

Latest figures show client companies recorded best performance in several decades

Tech firm which has raised more than $300m wants to invest money to other start-ups

Web Summit talk by Benedict Evans showed just how revolutionary the smartphone is

Hard questions are now being asked about ambitious crowd-funding models

ChangeX raises €400,000 in seed funding from high profile investors including Jerry Greenfield

Funding would value firm at more than twice its last valuation

Venture capitalists are throwing money at startups in frenzy to find the next Uber

The stock-trading company is perhaps the world’s most successful start-up – and it hasn’t even started yet

New non-profit marketplace connects proven ideas with individuals and teams hoping to improve local communities

This year there are 10 summits including a Builder Summit, Enterprise Summit and Food Summit

Web-browser pioneer resigns following verbal spat with activist investor

Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen warns of a looming bubble in Silicon Valley

The paucity of senior women VCs exists at a time when difficulties facing women in technology have hit the headlines

Deal values viral content specialist at $850 million as it puts more resources into its video arm

Andreessen Horowitz, Reddit back image sharing service that has built up ‘impressive community’

In spite of setbacks, Bitcoin start-up founder Jeremy Allaire remains confident currency has a viable future

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A student who wondered why wireless devices have wire chargers defied naysayers to make one that is powered by sound waves