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October 12, 2021

Scale Ireland Welcomes #Budget2022 Measures Supporting Start-ups

Scale Ireland has welcomed measures announced in Budget 2022, including changes to the Employment...

Analysis

October 12, 2021

Budget 2022: A Startup Summary by Brian Caulfield

Much like last year, this is another “macro budget”. There were, in my view, relatively few...

Article

February 9, 2022

ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Govt reveals €90m fund for Irish early stage start-ups

Decisive move by Ireland’s Government to back early-stage Irish companies.

Article

February 9, 2022

Irish Times: New €90m fund for Irish start-ups to be unveiled

Irish Innovation Seed Fund will be financed by Department of Enterprise and other organisations

Analysis

February 9, 2022

Irish Times: New €90m seed fund to ‘help create the next Irish tech unicorns’

Irish Innovation Seed Fund aims to help at least 45 Irish start-ups to go global...

Article

February 9, 2022

RTÉ: New €90m fund for early-stage startups launched

A new €90m fund for start-up businesses has been launched today by Tánaiste and Minister for...

Interview

February 3, 2022

The Currency: Escaping the dead hand of the past: Stephen Kinsella meets Bobby Healy

Bobby Healy has been thinking a great deal about the future: What it looks like, how we get there...

Article

January 28, 2022

ThinkBusiness.ie: Tech and the regions: Ireland has a once-in-a-generation opportunity

Scale Ireland Regional Summit in Cork hears how lasting indigenous prosperity is within our grasp...

Article

January 28, 2022

Irish Times: Access to finance and staff are biggest issues facing tech start-ups

Scale Ireland State of Start-ups Survey gauges the sentiment of entrepreneurs in sector...

Article

January 28, 2022

ThinkBusiness.ie: Money and talent hold back Ireland’s most promising start-ups

Regional tech start-ups represent the greatest opportunity for indigenous economic growth but are...

Article

January 28, 2022

Silicon Republic: Eight out of 10 Irish start-ups are struggling to find capital, survey finds

Nearly half of the founders and chief executives surveyed by Scale Ireland also said they lost staff

Article

January 28, 2022

RTÉ: Raising capital and recruiting staff top problems for start-ups, survey finds

Raising capital and recruiting and retaining staff are the biggest challenges facing Irish tech...

Article

November 15, 2021

Irish Times - Scale Ireland and Microsoft come together for start-up summit

Organisations launch ‘State of Start-ups’ survey to gauge views of company founders.

Article

November 15, 2021

Irish Tech News - Scale Ireland to host first Regional Start-Up Summit in Cork

The event will be launched by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and will include some...

Article

June 20, 2021

Business Post: The billion dollar question

Ireland is punching well above its weight in the global technology sector, with...

Article

May 10, 2021

ThinkBusiness.ie - Ireland Joins Pact for Increase in...

Emboldened by the success of Irish-led companies like Stripe and Intercom, Scale...

Article

May 10, 2021

Irish Times - Plans to increase tech unicorns...

Representatives from start-up organisations across EU unveil initiative to boost unicorns

Article

May 10, 2021

Independent.ie - Irish tech and biotech companies received €249.4m

A jump in funding to early-stage companies helped grow the overall amount of venture capital by 9pc.

Article

March 29, 2021

Independent.ie: Investment in tech surges as Irish firms raise €1.2bn

Irish tech funding reached a record €1.2bn in 2020, as the pandemic turned investors’ attention...

Article

March 8, 2021

Irish Tech News: Irish Female Founders Raised more than €100M in 2020

A new report by TechIreland has found that Irish Female Founders raised more than €100 million in...

Article

March 8, 2021

Independent.ie: Irish tech firms with female founders raise €105m in funding

Female Irish founders of technology companies raised more than €100m in funding during...

Article

February 19, 2021

Irish Times: Varadkar signals reform for EIIS and Capital Gains Tax

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

Article

February 19, 2021

ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Tech is a Rising Tide that could lift all Regions

Indigenous tech start-up and scale-up tech companies hold the keys to Ireland’s balanced economic...

Article

January 21, 2021

RTÉ: SME taskforce publishes growth plan for sector

Chair of Scale Ireland, Brian Caulfield, who is a member of the task force, said he believes this...

Op-Ed

November 30, 2020

Irish Times: Irish early-stage start-ups suffering funding crisis

Cautious investors focusing on companies in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic...

April 6, 2021

Irish Tech News Podcast: Martina Fitzgerald, Scale Ireland

n the podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks to Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland about the work...

Get Smart: Accelerating Ireland’s Digital Ambition

A discussion featuring the former CEO of Scale Ireland Liz McCarthy, Erik O’Donovan, Kieran Mc...

Breakfast Business on Newstalk: Liz McCarthy

Vincent Wall interviewed the former CEO of Scale Ireland, Liz McCarthy.

Update

June 16, 2020

Scale Ireland’s Startups Policy Impact - National & EU

Since Scale Ireland’s launch, we have worked tirelessly to advocate for a policy environment that...

Update

June 5, 2020

Navigating COVID-19 startup supports

Since Government launched several new COVID-19 emergency relief schemes, we have helped tens of...

Update

April 9, 2020

How Scale Ireland is supporting startups during COVID-19

In mid-March 2020, as the world began to go into lock down over the Coronavirus pandemic, the...

Article

February 13, 2022

Irish Times: Funding for Irish tech start-ups and SMEs rises to €1.3bn

Venture capital funding for Irish technology start-ups and SMEs reached a record €1.3 billion in...

Article

March 8, 2021

ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Women Founders Surpass €100M Funding Milestone

Even though Irish women have surpassed the €100m funding level for the first time there’s a long...

Article

February 28, 2021

Business Post: Changes to EIIS would benefit us all

Scale Ireland advisor and tax expert Tom Maguire states that some may question seeking additional...

Article

December 8, 2020

Silicon Republic: How the investment landscape has changed in 2020

Atlantic Bridge’s Elaine Coughlan spoke at Future Human about how Covid-19 has affected certain...

Article

November 16, 2020

Business Post: Former RTÉ political correspondent named as new chief executive of Scale Ireland

Martina Fitzgerald joins not-for-profit that advocates for start-ups and scaling businesses in...

Article

November 16, 2020

ThinkBusiness.ie: New CEO take the Helm of Scale Ireland

Former RTÉ political correspondent Martina Fitzgerald to give voice to the next generation of...

Article

October 14, 2020

Independent.ie: Five organisations representing the indigenous technology sector

Meanwhile, five organisations representing the indigenous technology sector welcomed the...

Article

October 13, 2020

Tech Central: Tech bodies welcome Budget 2021

Alliance for an Innovation-Driven Recovery, Technology Ireland praise establishment of €30m...

Article

October 9, 2020

The Currency: We need policies to help homegrown enterprises

MIT coined the phrase Innovation-Driven Enterprises to differentiate them from traditional SMEs...

Article

October 5, 2020

Irish Times: Call to reform R&D tax credit as start-ups in crisis

A three-year turnaround for a full refund is too long for companies to wait, say tax experts...

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ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Govt reveals €90m fund for Irish early stage start-ups

Irish Times: New €90m fund for Irish start-ups to be unveiled

Irish Times: New €90m seed fund to ‘help create the next Irish tech unicorns’

RTÉ: New €90m fund for early-stage startups launched

The Currency: Escaping the dead hand of the past: Stephen Kinsella meets Bobby Healy

ThinkBusiness.ie: Tech and the regions: Ireland has a once-in-a-generation opportunity

Irish Times: Access to finance and staff are biggest issues facing tech start-ups

ThinkBusiness.ie: Money and talent hold back Ireland’s most promising start-ups

Silicon Republic: Eight out of 10 Irish start-ups are struggling to find capital, survey finds

RTÉ: Raising capital and recruiting staff top problems for start-ups, survey finds

Irish Times - Scale Ireland and Microsoft come together for start-up summit

Irish Tech News - Scale Ireland to host first Regional Start-Up Summit in Cork

Business Post: The billion dollar question

ThinkBusiness.ie - Ireland Joins Pact for Increase in...

Irish Times - Plans to increase tech unicorns...

Independent.ie - Irish tech and biotech companies received €249.4m

Independent.ie: Investment in tech surges as Irish firms raise €1.2bn

Irish Tech News: Irish Female Founders Raised more than €100M in 2020

Independent.ie: Irish tech firms with female founders raise €105m in funding

Irish Times: Varadkar signals reform for EIIS and Capital Gains Tax

ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Tech is a Rising Tide that could lift all Regions

RTÉ: SME taskforce publishes growth plan for sector

Irish Times: Irish early-stage start-ups suffering funding crisis

Our Interviews

Irish Tech News Podcast: Martina Fitzgerald, Scale Ireland

Get Smart: Accelerating Ireland’s Digital Ambition

Breakfast Business on Newstalk: Liz McCarthy

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Scale Ireland’s Startups Policy Impact - National & EU

Navigating COVID-19 startup supports

How Scale Ireland is supporting startups during COVID-19

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Irish Times: Funding for Irish tech start-ups and SMEs rises to €1.3bn

ThinkBusiness.ie: Irish Women Founders Surpass €100M Funding Milestone

Business Post: Changes to EIIS would benefit us all

Silicon Republic: How the investment landscape has changed in 2020

Business Post: Former RTÉ political correspondent named as new chief executive of Scale Ireland

ThinkBusiness.ie: New CEO take the Helm of Scale Ireland

Independent.ie: Five organisations representing the indigenous technology sector

Tech Central: Tech bodies welcome Budget 2021

The Currency: We need policies to help homegrown enterprises

Irish Times: Call to reform R&D tax credit as start-ups in crisis

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