From TY project to €200,000 turnover: how a Dublin teenager built a global haircare brand
Gavin Hefferon started Poseidon Hair in 2019, turning social media tutorials into serious sales
Innovators to Watch
Irish AI start-up aims to cut hiring time by weeks
Wrksense blends automation with human oversight — and insists AI is now better than people at reducing bias
Teacher quit job to build personalised AI revision platform for Leaving Cert
Examinaite already has 1,000 users and plans UK expansion after strong early growth
Meet the Irish tech watching over the insects that feed the world
Polliknow’s non-invasive AI and solar-powered sensors are intended to help landowners track biodiversity at scale
How one innovator is using AI to help researchers navigate Europe’s funding maze
Nicole Bonamici, cofounder of Timbi, wants to make EU grant access faster, fairer and smarter
Cork scientists turn gut instinct into innovation for women’s health
FemmeBiome founders Siobhain O’Mahony and Eimear Gleeson are betting on microbes to support women through menopause
Irish start-up’s affordable sensor could transform how we measure soil health
Bionua’s low-cost ‘bury-and-forget’ device promises real-time soil data for farmers and corporates
Irish start-up LegalMoov making legal advice affordable and accurate
AI-powered platform aims to fix the gap between free online information and costly legal consultations
Dublin engineer’s AI voice start-up tackles call-centre overload
Vox Talk’s AI voice takes on the sensor overload swamping global monitoring centres
From redundancy to resilience: how URHired is changing the job interview game
Dublin founder’s mission is to make hiring fairer for neurodiverse and anxious candidates
Real reviews, not robots: Irish start-up Marker Video takes on AI ads
Greta Dunne’s platform sells short, authentic product clips from everyday consumers to brands hungry for trust
Longford start-up wants to be small firms’ digital marketing secret weapon
Reactable AI promises SMEs the tools to compete with big brands without the big budgets
BatteryCycle wants to take the guesswork out of EV resale
Irish start-up uses data to give fleets proof of battery health and protect second-hand values
Former airline pilots take flight with new Irish energy drink
Anna Malsam and Dave Saunders say their electrolyte-based drink tackles fatigue and brain fog without sugar or chemicals
From data overload to clear insights: Colata’s play for sports tech success
New platform aims to transform how clubs manage performance, tactics and fans
Irish fintech Harbour AI takes aim at shipping’s late-payment problem
Irish fintech start-up wants to bring open banking to global freight forwarding
From pandemic idea to €7m in funding: Mullingar’s Watt Footprint plans an energy revolution
Energy tech firm aims to transform how businesses cut costs and emissions
How Waterford’s Euryka is reimagining content creation
Euryka combines 30+ AI tools into one collaborative workspace – and protects your brand
Belfast start-up pioneers breakthrough treatment for chronic skin conditions like eczema
Granlab’s patent-pending formula could bring relief to those with psoriasis, eczema and sensitive skin
The future of pocket money? NestiFi lets families invest together for kids
Niall Dennehy’s new AI-powered platform lets families co-invest for children using blockchain and index funds
Repurposing sawdust to make sustainable homewares
Third generation of furniture makers combines tradition and sustainability thanks to innovative research
Game-changing dyslexia screening tool tested in Irish schools
Alpaca uses AI to detect early risk signs without adding to teachers’ workload
Meet Glitch, the AI platform helping small firms master big ads
Dublin-based company using AI and automation to ensure B2B start-ups and SMEs get full value for their advertising spend
New Irish tech aims to cut last-minute chemo cancellations by 25%
A Trinity spinout is using AI to make cancer care smoother for patients and staff
Irish tech firm promises to slash cybersecurity audit times with AI
RunAudit’s AI-powered software compresses compliance checks from weeks to hours
How BrAInStormX is making AI work for businesses
Cutting through the noise surrounding AI to make it work for businesses of all sizes at a practical level
The AI assistant helping accountants get fast, reliable tax answers
Founder of Leapifai aims to replace time-consuming manual research on tax issues
How an Irish firm is using AI to make websites accessible to people with a disability
New Innovator: Nexus Inclusion
Sizible: Making sure to get the perfect fit when clothes shopping online
Over half of online garment returns stem from incorrect fit; fashion designer Aileen Bodkin has come up with an AI-powered solution
Disrupting the building materials market with a sustainable alternative to concrete
New Innovator: SlateRete takes unwanted slate waste and repurposes it
Doctor burnout: New support for exhausted medics
Prof Dorothy Breen has set up coaching and mentoring service by doctors for doctors
Using AI to transform value of customer feedback
Fizz allows companies to get answers far more quickly to key customer sentiment issues than traditional feedback processes
Developing next generation enzymes to underpin industries from food to therapeutic drugs
BioEnz is developing a commercial portfolio of novel enzymes that will play a key role in protecting the environment, improving nutrition and treating disease
Cork online grinds platform aims to help students get top marks in maths exams
Breakthrough Maths is heading towards a roll call of 3,000 students
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