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Irish firm Profitero wins IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year
Profitero has won the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year at the IBM SmartCamp Global Finals in San Francisco, California. The Dublin-based technology company provides a next-generation pricing intelligence service for retailers and manufacturers. Profitero has already raised €750,000 million in venture capital from Delta Partners and Enterprise Ireland. It has 13 full-time employees. The...
Is VC money for start-ups drying up?
While the last few years have seen a bit of a boom in venture capital funding for Irish start-ups, the next two years don’t look so rosy. In 2011, 159 Irish technology companies raised €274m from investors while in 2010 tech firms received €310.2m, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA). Since the start...
App of the day – Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock
Platform: iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch) Price: €0.79 Download it from AppStore. Have you ever woken up feeling completely wrecked when the alarm clock goes off, despite the fact that you have slept “enough” hours? This usually happens when you wake up during a deep sleep phase (and you turn into a zombie for the rest...
Seeking social entrepreneurs – €10,000 on offer
If you have a business (or a business idea) and are committed to sustainability, then you’re what’s known as a [potential] social entrepreneur. The latest prize fund made available for European social entrepreneurs comes from Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream brand. The brand is looking for five socially responsible entrepreneurs from across Europe to...
70 start-ups apply for NDRC Launchpad
70 start-ups, both national and international, have applied for one of the 15 places available on the NDRC (National Digital Research Centre) Launchpad accelerator programme. The programme is designed for digital start-ups and 15 will be selected for the investment stage which starts in mid-February and ends in a competition for a follow-on investment sourced...
Sony experiments with ‘3D sound’
Here’s an interesting experiment from Sony. While we know what 3D video is, Sony wanted to add 3D sound to 3D video. So what exactly is ‘3D sound’? Sony says it uses “binaural ’3-Dimensional’ sound overlaid onto imagery”. (Yes, we’re none the wiser either). The film below was created by acclaimed sound designer Nick Ryan...
App of the day – Money
Platforms: iOs (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Mac) and Android Price: Free version or €7.99 for the upgrade. Download it form the Appstore or the Android market. A good app to manage your personal finances is always welcome, especially if it’s free. Using Money you can manage and arrange all your bills with a calendar...
Sky to bring more digital jobs to Dublin
The digital TV provider Sky says it will create at least 800 jobs in Dublin over the next two years. The firm will open a new customer service centre to meet increased demands from Irish customers. The centre is due to open in August 2012 at Burlington Plaza, in Dublin city. The firm says new...
App of the day – Evernote
Platforms: iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android. Price: Free Download it from App Store and the Android market. This is definitely one of the most popular apps of the productivity category, awarded several times in the past year. Evernote helps you remember everything and stay organised, across different devices. You can edit text notes,...
Access to Kauffman entrepreneurship programs
The Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) and DCU’s Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship will now partner with the Kauffman entrepreneurship programs. The partnership aims to deliver Kauffman entrepreneurship and innovation programs in Ireland and Silicon Valley. The Kauffman Foundation, a world authority on entrepreneurial innovation and economic growth, has shown through its research that over 40%...
App of the day – Writing Kit
Platform: iPad. Price: €3.99. Available on Appstore. Writing Kit by Quang Anh Do is a new kit for iPad writers, with full Markdown support and easy ways to research while writing. You can use TextExpander snippets, edit documents anywhere with Dropbox, find reference materials, look up or substitute words from the Terminology app, insert quotes...
New opportunity for young documentary makers
Calling all budding film and documentary makers. The RTÉ TV Documentary Unit and Filmbase are launching ‘Doc on the Box’: a new initiative designed to encourage emerging voices in video documentary direction and production. The competition (open to over-18s) offers a single, three-month contract to one individual to produce, direct and deliver a 25-minute, original...
