Sarah Jane Larkin

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Tech entrepreneur Brian Caulfield, who leads the recently-formed lobby group Scale Ireland
Tech entrepreneur praises measures for start-ups in Budget 2020

Budget 2020 is “possibly the most positive budget from a start-up/scale-up perspective in a generation”, according to tech veteran Brian Caulfield, wh(...)

Only 12 companies raised more than €10 million last year, new figures show. Photograph: Getty Images
VC funding for Irish tech companies falls by a quarter

The amount of money raised by Irish technology companies fell by a quarter last year, dropping from €994 million to €740 million, new figures show. A(...)

The Irish Venture Capital Association survey showed a pattern of decline, with investment falling by 33 per cent in the first nine months of the year to €546 million. Photograph: Getty Images
Concern as venture capital funding falls significantly in third quarter

Venture capital funding fell significantly in the third quarter of the year, decreasing by 47 per cent to €170 million, according to the latest report(...)

Alex Hobbs, chairman and Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general, Irish Venture Capital Association. The IVCA has urged the Government to act following weak investment figures. Photograph: Colm Mahady/Fennell Photography
Irish tech firms see VC funding fall for first time since 2011

Venture capital funding into Irish tech firms fell by 9 per cent in the first half of 2018, the first time that the funding has fallen since 2011. Th(...)

Since 2008, in excess of 1,400 Irish SMEs have raised venture capital of €4.8bn, according to IVCA
Software and life-sciences in focus as Irish tech VC activity jumps

The amount of money raised by Irish tech firms rose by a third in the first three months of the year, but a significant chunk of the funding went to j(...)

Aimée Madden of Clinishift, winner of the 2018 Bolton Trust / PwC Innovation Awards, pictured with PwC managing partner Feargal O’Rourke (left), Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and Bolton Trust chairman John Lauder.
Clinishift founder Aimée Madden wins Bolton Trust / PwC innovation award

The entrepreneur behind hospital communications software that allocates overtime shifts has been named the winner of the 2018 Bolton Trust / PwC Innov(...)

Irish tech firms raise almost €1bn in funding in 2017

Irish technology companies raised almost €1 billion last year, reaching a new record, but the pace of growth slowed over the year. The VenturePulse s(...)