Varadkar signals reform for EIIS and Capital Gains Tax

Minister for Business says Government keen to review incentive schemes in Budget 2022

Camile Thai to create 300 jobs and raise €10m for tech updates

Restaurant delivery chain run by entrepreneur Brody Sweeney plans automated kitchen operations and drone delivery

Electric bike start-up Moby raises €800,000

Company granted a licence by Dublin City Council last year to operate dockless bike sharing in the city

Patch helping innovative teenagers plot the path to a brighter future

Tom McCarthy’s ‘Hogwarts for teenagers’ focused on fostering the best ideas of the next generation

ChangeX urges people to join €1m community action plan

Funding to tackle social isolation and support frontline workers

Start-ups warned of changing funding landscape due to coronavirus

Warning comes as new figures show 25% decline in funding locally last year

Leinster Rugby players among those to back Output in €1.3m funding round

Sports tech start-up is developing wearable technologies for sports coaches and athletes

Mastercard to create 1,200 new jobs by expanding base in Dublin

Seen & Heard: Mercantile Group eyes deal with chef Dylan McGrath, and two Leinster rugby players back a tech sports start-up

ChangeX seeks to raise $3m in drive to fund community projects

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

Latecomer to science brings a woman’s insight to cure most common health issue

Prof Ruth Maher left for the US in her 30s, earned a degree and set about helping women with stress urinary incontinence

Prof John Byrne: the man who turned Ireland into a tech world power

He set up the school of computer science in Trinity, which marks its 50th anniversary

Tech entrepreneur praises measures for start-ups in Budget 2020

Brian Caulfield criticises lack of change to capital gains tax regime

Call for greater supports for entrepreneurs in budget

Scale Ireland and Dublin Chamber urge Government to introduce better incentives

Dublin ‘can learn from Vienna’, where public transport cost only €365 a year

Austrian city regularly ranked as the most liveable city in the world

Shay Garvey appointed as non-executive director to Irish Times board

Founding partner of Frontline ventures is a prominent early-stage tech investor

Start-ups advised to think longer-term when it comes to funding

Tech veteran and VC partner warns entrepreneurs to think more deeply about funding

Draper Esprit hails Dublin listing as it looks to back more Irish tech firms

Tech-focused VC firm has been a strong source of financing for Irish companies

Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms

Dublin-listed VC firm also announces 116% growth in value of its 31-company portfolio

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit leads €13.5m investment in Realeyes

London-based company has developed AI software that read people’s emotions

Draper Esprit leads $29m funding round for Aircall

French cloud-based call centre software business has over 3,000 business customers

Private Equity firms taking increased interest in European software companies

Tech veterans believe traditional view of PE firms as asset strippers no longer fits

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit co-leads €9.9m funding round for UK firm

Evonetix is a Cambridge-headquartered firm developing a novel gene synthesis platform

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit leads €75m round for Ledger

French cryptocurrency and blockchain security company is already profitable

‘The Irish Times’ Business Person of the Month: Garry Moroney

CEO of Clavis Insight, which was sold to Ascential for €100m, is a serial tech entrepreneur

Funding remains a problem for Irish tech start-ups

Although growing, there isn’t enough money floating about for tech firms in Europe

Citizens’ Assembly to make recommendations on tackling climate change

Government’s hypocritical stance on climate change must come to an end, says Trócaire

Clarity on stamp duty rules, Ryanair profits fly high despite bad publicity, consumer confidence, insurance losses

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Work on connected health ecosystem scoops UCD award

Prof Brian Caulfield wins the NovaUCD 2017 Innovation Award

Dublin-listed VC firm Draper Esprit generates £42m from exits

Company said its gross primary portfolio value has risen 43 per cent over last year

Draper Esprit leads $26.1m investment in Push Doctor

Venture capital firm listed in Dublin and London backs Manchester-based start-up

Social entrepreneurship platform ChangeX raises €550,000

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

From horses to robots – the many strands of Stem

Looking at Stem innovators in Ireland and highlighting some of the most exciting work

Draper Esprit raises €115m to tap Brexit opportunities

Venture capital firm floated on Dublin and London markets 12 months ago

State-backed Draper Esprit mulls fresh equity pursuit

Value of venture capital firm’s investment portfolio has risen 41% since June flotation

Draper Esprit appoints online entrepreneur Nicola McClafferty

Tech investor focuses on identifying next-generation Irish tech prospects

Irish-listed group invests a further $6.9m in TrustPilot

State-backed Draper Esprit doubles equity stake in Danish online review company

Draper Esprit names new finance chief as it sells software investment

Irish State-backed venture capital group carried out initial public offering in June

Budget 2017: Noonan risks ire of entrepreneurs over CGT

Exporters say budget did not do enough to back Irish firms’ ability to compete abroad

Draper Esprit rises on first day of trading

Shares rise 2.5% on London’s Alternative Investment Market

Cantillon: ISIF takes 27% stake in Draper Esprit

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will be the firm’s main shareholder

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