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Press Release
July 24, 2023
Scale Ireland seeks over €300m for Enterprise Ireland’s Seed and Venture Capital Scheme in Budget 2024

Scale Ireland, the independent not-for-profit representative organisation for Irish start-ups...

Update
January 11, 2023
The Annual Scale Ireland 'State of Start-ups' Survey 2023

We want to get your views on issues including the availability of capital, staffing...

Featured Articles

Article
September 27, 2023
Business Post: Access to finance now ‘number one issue for Irish tech firms’

Enterprise event addressed by Simon Coveney hears calls for doubling of Enterprise Ireland’s seed...

Article
September 17, 2023
Sunday Independent: The hidden truth behind Irish tech’s record billion euro raised in six months

Will Budget 2024 change Irish tax policy to help tech startups?

Article
September 14, 2023
ThinkBusiness: Finance Minister: Simplification of taxes will be a theme of Budget 2024

Scale Ireland’s Autumn gathering proved the stakes are high for Ireland’s entrepreneurs.

Article
September 13, 2023
Silicon Republic: Budget 2024: Minister offers hope for a simpler R&D tax credit

Acknowledging that the R&D tax credit has been ‘cumbersome’, Minister McGrath promised greater...

Article
July 24, 2023
Business Post: Tech sector struggle sees call for more state start-up funding

Scale Ireland wants Enterprise Ireland seed capital budget doubled to €300m and for pension funds to

Article
March 22, 2023
Independent: Start-ups seek revamp of under used employee share scheme

The government has been urged to revamp a share option scheme to help smaller businesses hold on to

Article
March 22, 2023
Irish Times: State fund talks to HSBC about funding Irish startups after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

HSBC bought UK unit of SVB that had handled many Irish client relationships

Interview
March 13, 2023
RTÉ: Demise of Silicon Valley Bank a 'major concern' for tech start-ups

Brian Caulfield, Chairperson Scale Ireland, discusses impact of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse on...

Article
March 13, 2023
Fortune: Silicon Valley Bank deposits may be safe, but the startup ecosystem has lost a crucial partner

Silicon Valley Bank deposits may be safe, but the startup ecosystem has lost a crucial partner.

Article
March 9, 2023
ThinkBusiness: Irish women entrepreneurs surpass a record €234m in funding

72 women-led Irish start-ups achieve new record for third consecutive year.

Article
March 8, 2023
Silicon Republic: Women founders netted €234m in funding last year, says TechIreland

While 2022 was another record funding year for women founders, Northern Ireland-based companies...

Article
March 5, 2023
Business Post: EIIS and KEEP must be made more effective and accessible

Scale Ireland’s State of Start-ups Survey 2023 made it clear that the two schemes are vital but need

Interview
February 27, 2023
Breakfast Business: Too much red tape for start ups applying for Government supports

In the words of the great Swedish philosophers Benny & Bjorn: Money money money is a major problem

Article
February 25, 2023
Connaught Tribune: Taoiseach launches regional start-up summit in the city

Taoiseach Leo Varadker has launched a major regional start-up summit in Galway City this morning.

Article
February 24, 2023
RTÉ: Access to finance biggest challenge for tech start-ups - Scale Ireland

More than half of the CEOs and founders surveyed - 51.6% - considered funding to be their biggest...

Article
February 24, 2023
Irish Times: Funding is biggest challenge facing start-ups, survey finds

Recruiting and retaining staff, cost of doing business cited as other challenges for growing compani

Article
January 11, 2023
RTÉ: Regional start-up summit planned for Galway

A regional summit for start-up tech companies is to be held in Galway next month.

Article
January 11, 2023
Irish Times: Scale Ireland to hold regional summit next month

Move by independent body representing Irish tech start-ups and scale-up companies comes a year after

Article
January 11, 2023
Silicon Republic: Scale Ireland to host second regional start-up summit in Galway

After last year’s inaugural event in Cork, Scale Ireland is back with another regional start-up...

Interview
December 30, 2022
The Big Tech Show: Martina Fitzgerald on making the move from RTÉ to tech CEO

Formerly RTÉ's political correspondent, Martina Fitzgerald made the move into the tech industry when

Article
November 26, 2022
Business Post: Start-ups get set to flex their muscles

Can Ireland be a start-up ‘superpower’ in an economic downturn? Jonathan Keane investigates...

Article
November 25, 2022
Business Post: The top women in tech: The leaders you need to know

While tech bros are going about trying to destroy society, there are plenty of women who are...

Article
September 13, 2022
Irish Times: Tax rates and options schemes need changes to make Ireland attractive, entrepreneurs warn

Wayflyer’s Pierse and Shorla’s Ryan highlight perceived shortcomings in tax system

Article
September 13, 2022
ThinkBusiness: Tax, talent and red tape still vex Irish tech entrepreneurs

The unstoppable tech train appears to have hit some bumpy ground, but Ireland’s tech entrepreneurs..

Article
September 12, 2022
Silicon Republic: What Irish start-up founders want ahead of Budget 2023

Without revealing details of the budget, Donohoe said high inflation and interest rates have caused

Article
September 12, 2022
Independent: Paschal Donohoe cites ‘regime change’ into high inflation economy

The Minister for Finance also heard complaints about high taxation from some of Ireland’s most...

Article
September 12, 2022
The Currency: One of Ireland’s leading venture capitalists is predicting a “material slowdown” in investments

Frontline founding partner Will Prendergast says the investment slowdown has already happened in...

Article
August 27, 2022
Business Post: Retail banks are called upon to become ‘start-up friendly’

Scale Ireland also urges banks to stop discriminating against early employees and founders of...

Article
July 27, 2022
The Currency: Sean Keyes on investing: How much should the state invest?

Ireland's level of infrastructure is below what you'd expect given how rich it is. But catching up..

Article
June 26, 2022
The Times: All pointing the right way for unicorns of the future

Ireland’s quest to produce a clutch of start-ups valued at more than $1 billion is no flight of...

Article
June 25, 2022
Business Post: Playing for KEEPs gives SMEs some added skin in the game

The Key Employee Engagement Programme has the potential to become a real selling point for talent...

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...

Our Interviews

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.

Our Updates

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...

More Coverage

Article
February 28, 2023
Irish Tech News: Finance is the Biggest Issue for Irish Startups

Access to finance is the biggest challenge facing Irish startups and scaling companies, according...

Article
February 24, 2023
ThinkBusiness: Funding remains the greatest challenge for Irish tech start-ups

Access to finance is the biggest challenge facing indigenous tech start-ups and scaling companies...

Article
January 26, 2023
Irish Times: Tech layoffs end decade-long boom and put Ireland on edge

One by one, different companies started to fall, a domino effect that resulted in new announcements.

Article
September 14, 2022
Irish Tech News: Irish Finance Minister Speaks at Scale Ireland

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donoghue indicates continuing support for the startup sector in...

Article
September 13, 2022
News Week: Ireland the Global Island

Ireland has emerged as one of the best bases to launch a business with global reach, and becomes...

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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