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Barespace has processed more than €10 million ($11.1 million) in payments in its first 20 months since launch, growing the business by more than 300 percent.

October 14, 2024

Emer O’Hora joins Johnson Hana as head of legal

Ms O’Hora, who will lead the legal solutions team, joins from Newswhip, where she was head of legal and company secretary for four years.

September 19, 2024

Sisu reports jump in revenues as it targets new financing

Cosmetic treatments chain attributes rise in turnover in part to an increase in male customers who are paying more attention to their appearance

September 18, 2024

Europe’s drone-friendly regulations are helping Manna soar above U.S. delivery rivals

Drone delivery is one sector where strong regulation is a plus, not a hindrance. This makes the EU a surprisingly fertile ground for a company like Manna and its backyard delivery service.

September 5, 2024

‘I failed but I will wear it as a badge of honour’ – Tech entrepreneur Dan Kiely on folding Vudini

After deciding to call it a day on his latest venture, Dan Kiely tells the Business Post that people shouldn’t be afraid of talking about failure

August 13, 2024

Solidroad: Upskilling customer-facing teams with AI

Founded last year by Mark Hughes and Patrick Finlay, Dublin-based Solidroad raised $1.2m in a round backed by some big names in Irish tech earlier this month.

July 16, 2024

Cork University Maternity Hospital becomes first hospital to offer free period care to staff

Cork University Maternity Hospital has made history with new period initiative for staff

July 8, 2024

The Wicklow brothers taking the pain out of in-house legal drudgery

In 2017, Dan and Alex Fox set up Johnson Hana. Their goal? To disrupt the legal marketplace by taking over the often tedious, labour-intensive work clogging up corporate legal departments

July 7, 2024

Solidroad raises $1.2m for its AI-powered training platform

A host of well-known Irish techies lines up to back the start-up led by Mark Hughes and Patrick Finlay

July 4, 2024

Dublin-based Solidroad snaps €1.1 million to accelerate its ‘flight-simulator’ for customer-facing teams

Solidroad, an innovative AI-powered platform dedicated to revolutionising hiring, onboarding, and training for enterprises, has successfully raised €1.1 million.

July 4, 2024

Solidroad, founded by former Intercom employees, raises $1.2m

CEO and co-founder Mark Hughes describes the start-up as a ‘flight-simulator for customer-facing teams’.

July 4, 2024

Drone deliveries pass ice-cream test with flying colours in Dublin trial

Manna’s hovering delivery machines are less noisy and less intrusive than cars, operations manager says

June 8, 2024

Irish drone company aims for one million deliveries by end of the year

Manna boss says business will soon be ready to take on substantial pre-IPO investment

March 7, 2024

Cork-based aesthetic surgeons calling for change in industry legislation

The co-founder of SISU Clinics says they are rectifying four cases a week of treatment undertaken by unqualified providers

March 6, 2024

Republic of Work Examines How Deeptech can lead to a Carbon-Neutral Future

DeeptechFest Ireland 2024 will bring together a group of industry experts, investors, policymakers, and innovators

February 22, 2024

Sweepr raises extra $4m in extension of Series A funding round

Dublin-based company has also signed a deal with TELUS Ventures

November 16, 2023

Sweepr raises additional $4m from investors

Company founded by Alan Coleman has now secured a total of $13m in Series A funding from its investors

November 16, 2023

Sisu Clinic Partners With Harvey Nichols For Beauty Treatments

Sisu Clinic is setting up an in-store beauty treatments facility at the Harvey Nichols in Dundrum Town Centre, with more to follow across retailer’s UK shops in 2024.

November 13, 2023

Lucky Beard Seeks Happy Lawyers in New Campaign for Johnson Hana

The Dublin-based creative consultancy Lucky Beard has created a new cross-platform campaign for Johnson Hana, Ireland’s first alternative legal solutions provider.

October 27, 2023

Collaboration to revolutionise workplace safety

PROTEX AI, an innovator in AI-powered safety solutions, is delighted to announce its strategic partnership with Intelex Technologies, a leader in cloud-based Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality (EHSQ) management software.

October 11, 2023

Manna applies for licence to provide drone deliveries in UK

Company has formally applied for permission to operate with an as-yet-unnamed location already selected

September 26, 2023

Limbo: No calorie-counting, just gentle nudges into healthier eating habits

This weight-loss programme combines AI and human feedback to monitor your glucose levels help you make better diet choices

August 17, 2023

Riley’s Aine Kilkenny: ‘We fundamentally believe period products should be treated the exact same as toilet paper’

Co-founder of period care company talks about global expansion, how she was inspired by her late father, and how Tiger Woods makes her furious

July 28, 2023

Drone firm Manna to raise fresh funding for US expansion

Bobby Healy says company’s target market is worth $175bn a year

July 27, 2023

“Forward-looking firms will see Johnson Hana as a potential partner, not a threat”

Former head of Meta Ireland Gareth Lambe has just joined the advisory board of alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana.

July 25, 2023

Enterprise Ireland puts €1m in funding into drone business Manna

European Commission state aid register shows drone delivery company received money in recent fundraising round

July 22, 2023

The best zero-proof canned and bottled cocktails to try

Roasted and pressed piñas from Mexican blue Weber agave form the base of tasty nonalcoholic margarita and Paloma alternatives.

July 13, 2023

Meet The Disruptors: Dan Fox of Johnson Hana On The Five Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

Challenge convention. Similar to the above, but this isn’t necessarily something people actively dislike. It might be something they do without considering it, because it’s always been done that way. Challenge it. Challenge why. Challenge why it can’t be better.

June 12, 2023

Legal services disruptor Johnson Hana appoints John Purdy as chairman

Businessman John Purdy has been appointed chairman of Johnson Hana, an ambitious alternative legal services provider.

May 21, 2023

Founders Weekend at Republic of Work Offers Exciting Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

A weekend that offers passionate entrepreneurs (budding and serial) the opportunity to network with mentors and share ideas with other start-ups takes place later this month at Republic of Work in Cork City.

May 12, 2023

Gigable targets €800,000 crowd funding round

Deal values company at €7.56 million

May 3, 2023

The ISH Company: “More Than 25 Products in the Works That Have the Same Taste & Texture of Animal Products”

The ISH Company is a US startup taking a unique approach to producing “deliciously disruptive” plant-based seafood.

April 13, 2023

Sisu raises additional financing for US and British expansion

Sisu, which has now raised close to $17 million to date from investors, is targeting revenues of €20 million this year.

April 2, 2023

Irish Drone Delivery Startup Expanding To U.S. And Mainland Europe

One of the world’s most successful drone delivery companies will be expanding to mainland Europe and the United States in 2023.

March 20, 2023

Drone Delivery Player Manna Enters US Market With Coca-Cola HBC Investment

Manna, the Irish drone delivery start-up, is expanding into the US after securing an investment from Coca-Cola HBC.

March 16, 2023

From AI to clothing exchanges: the Irish on Forbes 30 under 30 list

Protex AI cofounders Dan Hobbs and Ciarán O’Mara were named in the technology list. The company uses artificial intelligence and computer vision technology to identify potentially unsafe behaviour in settings such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities and ports, helping to proactively protect workers and create safer workplaces.

March 8, 2023

Forbes 30 under 30: Six Irish business people make prestigious list for 2023

Co-founders of Irish founded Protex AI, Ciarán O’Meara and Dan Hobbs, who are 26 and 28, also feature on the prestigious list for this year.

March 7, 2023

Protex AI: Making workplaces safer one CCTV camera at a time

An alumnus of the prestigious Y Combinator, Limerick-based Protex AI is on a mission to revolutionise workplace safety using artificial intelligence.

February 27, 2023

Resale platform Open for Vintage launches in US

Europe-based resale platform Open for Vintage (OFV) has set its sights on the US market, partnering with Poshmark to power its launch in the region.

February 24, 2023

Johnson Hana eases heavy burden of routine legal services

The legal services firm has a ‘marketplace’ of lawyers to reduce costs and increase efficiencies for businesses

February 4, 2023

Plant-based seafood startup the ISH Company rides new funding wave toward pipeline commercialization

Today, the company announced over $5 million in a seed round to speed up the growth and development of its plant-based food products pipeline

January 24, 2023

The Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks Worth a Shot This Dry January

Parch says it’s the first non-alcoholic, agave-based canned cocktail.

January 1, 2023

Republic of Work expands with first office outside of Cork

A new coworking and innovation hub is set to open in Clonmel next month, which will bring a unique opportunity for remote working to the Tipperary town.

December 25, 2022

Price, process, pitch: The story of how Johnson Hana brought AIB on board as an investor

In October, alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana announced that it had raised €10.5m from AIB. The firm’s chief executive Dan Fox talks about the 11-month process that led to the deal, and reveals what he intends to do with the capital

December 13, 2022

Republic of Work expands across Munster with opening of second office in Tipperary

The new Clonmel office is set to open in January, 2023

December 13, 2022

Open for Vintage launch a handbag buy back service ‘The Loop’

Open for Vintage, the Dublin and London-based luxury re-sale platform, has partnered with Luxclusif to launch ‘The Loop', a handbag buy back service.

November 28, 2022

Limbo in talks with US military on weight-loss platform adoption

Limbo uses tech to create an individualised approach to losing weight

November 20, 2022

Limbo’s Rurik Bradbury on reducing obesity, mind-blowing metrics, and cutting deals with Shaq

Can monitoring your glucose levels help you lose weight without the misery, or is it just another metric for biodata wonks to track? Rurik Bradbury, chief executive of Limbo, explains the science behind Silicon Valley's next big wearable bet.

November 2, 2022

Johnson Hana plans to grow headcount to 500 in 2023 after €10.5m AIB funding boost

Johnson Hana, a Dublin-based alternative legal services provider, is set to increase the pace of its growth as it plans to double its number of workers to 500 by the end of next year.

October 30, 2022

Johnson Hana has raised 10.5 million euros (around $10.4 million) to take on the legal sector

The startup, used by the likes of Ryanair and Airbnb, aims to dramatically reduce legal costs

October 25, 2022

Johnson Hana raises €10.5 million to up-end the legal market

The Irish alternative legal solutions provider makes legal compliance more affordable

October 25, 2022

Gigable Links Up With Weavr For Instant Gig Worker Payments

Gig work platform Gigable has partnered with plug-and-play fintech firm Weavr in an effort to make payments quicker for freelancers.

October 4, 2022

Irish period products startup Riley targets expansion as corporate numbers rise

Eco-friendly period product subscription service Riley is on a mission to become the lifelong brand for female health

October 3, 2022

Open for Vintage raises €1.25m for further expansion

The second-hand designer goods website is set to grow its reach as resale market booms

September 24, 2022

Irish co-founded Limbo raises $6m from a who’s who of backers

Health and wellness service uses real-time biodata to create an individualised approach to lose weight

September 22, 2022

Weight loss platform Limbo raises $6m in seed round

Backers include NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, rugby star Jamie Heaslip and Hoxton Ventures

September 22, 2022

Gigable lures funding from ‘who’s who’ of Irish business

In August, 91pc of the jobs posted by businesses on its platform received a response from an applicant freelancer who was ready to work

September 22, 2022

Limbo Raises $6 Million For Its Digital Weight Loss Tools

Limbo, a weight loss technology start-up, has raised $6 million with Shaquille O’Neal among its backers.

September 22, 2022

Limbo is tackling obesity with a pair of wearables and decades of physiology

Limbo, a New York, London and Cork-based startup which is announcing a $6 million seed raise today

September 22, 2022

Lidl to stock Cork-made We Are Riley products

We Are Riley, an eco-friendly period product company, was founded last year by three Irish friends, Aine Kilkenny, Fiona Parfey and Lauren Duggan.

September 14, 2022

Cork County Council to provide free period products in public libraries

The eco-friendly period products are being provided by Cork-based start-up We Are Riley

September 6, 2022

Helping business travellers cope with airport layovers

New Innovator: Cork-based Sanctifly gives members access to airport hotels’ fitness and relaxation facilities without having to book a room

September 1, 2022

Red Lobster has shunned plant-based seafood. Will Thai Union force it on the menu?

The president of Thai Union's new plant-based partner says she is 'open to all opportunities that make sense,' including getting on the menu of the world's largest seafood restaurant chain.

August 30, 2022

Dublin-based Protex AI nabs €18.1 million to use AI hacks to prevent workplace accidents

The Y Combinator-backed startup leverages the existing domain knowledge of health and safety teams and allows them to configure flexible safety rules

August 30, 2022

Thai Union, Chicken of the Sea partner with The ISH Food plant-based seafood brand

Thai Union and its subsidiary Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods are forming a partnership with U.S. company The ISH Food Co. to market plant-based seafood products.

August 26, 2022

Meet John Ryan, CEO at Gigable: A Decentralised Marketplace For Gig Economy Shift Work

Gigable is a decentralised marketplace for gig economy shift work, specialised in delivery

July 20, 2022

Cork-based employee experience company Talivest snapped up by Go1

Talivest co-founders Jayne Ronayne and Laura Belyea, along with their team, will now join Australian corporate education hub Go1.

July 18, 2022

Talivest bought by Australian firm Go1

Go1 is one of the world's largest corporate education content hubs for on-demand training and resources.

July 14, 2022

Cork-based Talivest acquired by Australian tech unicorn

Go1, whose backers include Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, makes second European acquisition with deal for Irish company focused on employee engagement

July 13, 2022

Irish beauty chain Sisu opens first US clinic

Move marks global expansion of Cork-based company

June 28, 2022

‘Retailers should be a little less quick to dismiss the crazy ideas’

Real disruption is always driven by bold thinkers and visionaries who are prepared to make a leap.

June 7, 2022

Hollywood star sings praises of Irish health-tech start-up

Laurie Holden, who has appeared in shows such as The Boys and The Walking Dead, endorsed the ‘life-changing’ wearable technology used by Viv

June 5, 2022

The Big Interview: ‘Some people may deny it, but in entrepreneurship luck features in everyone’s journey’ – Dan Kiely, investor and founder of Voxpro

After selling Voxpro, the company he founded with his wife Linda, the entrepreneur is now backing start-ups and is developing a philanthropic foundation

April 24, 2022

Drone Company to Launch Small Urgent Package Delivery in Ireland

This week, Manna Drone Delivery is planning to launch commercial operations of its custom-developed aerospace grade drones. The company claims it is the largest drone delivery operation in Europe, and has raised a total of $35 million in venture capital funding since 2018.

April 5, 2022

Johnson Hana: Musical brothers rock law sector

Dan and Alex Fox may have missed out on a recording contract but they are shaking up legal services

March 27, 2022

Open for Vintage platform to raise €10m before the end of 2022

Second-hand designer goods ecommerce platform’s backers include Voxpro founders

March 21, 2022

Johnson Hana to raise €10m to fund expansion

Johnson Hana, a legal services provider, is raising €10 million as it expands its team and footprint here, in the UK and US.

February 20, 2022

Republic of Work eyes expansion as it nears full occupancy

Cork-based co-working hub benefiting from companies looking at hybrid options for staff

February 17, 2022

Gigable to offer paid leave cover to gig workers

Irish startup Gigable has partnered with European insurance and benefits platform for the gig economy, Collective Benefits, to extend its worker benefits to include paid leave cover.

February 7, 2022

Gifting platform Sendoso partners with Snack Farm

Corporate gifting platform Sendoso has announced a new partnership with Irish company Snack Farm. The deal will see Snack Farm's products, such as their trail mixes and savoury baked snacks, made available on the Sendoso platform.

February 7, 2022

Rob Kearney-backed Snack Farm secures deal with corporate gift platform Sendeso

Snack Farm, the health food company backed by former rugby player Rob Kearney, has secured a partnership with Sendoso, the global corporate gifting platform which has its European headquarters in Dublin. The deal will aid Snack Farm in reaching new international markets while Sendoso’s goal is to build its Irish presence off the deal with a local brand.

February 6, 2022

Cork firm Talivest appoints new CEO as founder steps back to focus on starting a family

Cork firm Talivest appoints new CEO as founder steps back to focus on starting a family

January 19, 2022

Sisu continues its rapid expansion

Sisu expects to add five further locations in the UK this year and 10 to 15 new locations in the US

January 4, 2022

Monese Acquires ‘Income Smoothing’ Firm Trezeo

U.K. challenger bank Monese has acquired Trezeo, a financial services provider for self-employed workers.

December 21, 2021

Fintech company Monese acquires Trezeo

Fintech company Monese which offers mobile money accounts to millions across Europe has acquired Trezeo, an FCA authorised financial services and credit provider for an undisclosed sum.

December 20, 2021

Monese to expand in Ireland after acquiring Dublin fintech Trezeo

Monese said Trezeo will be part of its push into credit and lending services, and help with an ‘aggressive’ Irish expansion.

December 20, 2021

‘Our plan is to basically humanise the gig economy’ – The big interview: John Ryan, founder of Gigable

John Ryan learned a lot about leadership as an army officer. Back in civilian life he pursued an MBA from UCD, which led to him founding Gigable, an app that connects businesses with freelance workers

December 5, 2021

Cork-based Talivest raises $1m for new tool to gauge staff wellbeing levels

Voxpro founders Dan and Linda Kiely lead new investment in female-founded company

November 2, 2021

TALIVEST RAISES $1M FOR EMPLOYEE ENERGY TOOL ADDRESSING BURNOUT

Talivest, an employee analytics software company, has raised $1 million from investors to accelerate the launch of its new Employee Energy Tool, a product that directly addresses the causes of discontentment and burnout among employees.

November 2, 2021

Healy’s Manna to raise up to $100m in 2022

Bobby Healy, the founder of drone delivery business Manna, is aiming to raise up to $100m (€86m) next year to scale up the business.

October 21, 2021

Video ranking start-up Vudini raises more than €2m in backing

Company co-founded by Dan Kiely and backed by former Airbnb Ireland head

October 14, 2021

IRISH STARTUP VUDINI TARGETS THE BOOMING CREATOR ECONOMY

Vudini, an Irish Artificial Intelligence startup, supported by Voxpro co-founder and investor Dan Kiely, has seen a major increase in customer growth, as a result of the pandemic-led boom in the Creator Economy.

October 14, 2021

Embedded finance platform Peeled.io gains FCA approval

Fintech Peeled.io has received authorisation from the FCA ahead of launching their embedded finance platform in the UK next month.

October 7, 2021

Surge in demand for flexible workspaces as companies plan their office return

Companies exploring new options and new hybrid working arrangements for employees has resulted in a surge in requests for flexible working spaces.

September 9, 2021

Johnson Hana hires Barry Quinn as advisor

Johnson Hana specialises in outsourced legal services, and aims is to fill the gap between high-value, partner-led legal advice and low-value, process-driven legal work.

August 31, 2021

10 of the most promising Dublin-based startups to follow in 2021 and beyond

At the beginning of the year, we hunted down 10 promising Ireland-based startups to watch in 2021. We’re now taking a closer look at Dublin, home to The Guinness Storehouse, the Temple Bar, and known as one of 6 UNESCO cities of literature.

August 25, 2021

John Ryan’s Gigable signs delivery deal with Press Up restaurants

Gigable, John Ryan’s online delivery platform that connects freelance delivery drivers and riders with restaurants, has signed a deal with Paddy McKillen Jr’s giant Press Up Hospitality Group.

May 27, 2021

Manna Aero gets first certificate for drone delivery service

Irish Aviation Authority says application approved after ‘rigorous assessment’

May 21, 2021

Rugby player Rob Kearney and Voxpro founders back Snack Farm

Former Leinster full back also joining the company as its director of wellbeing

December 14, 2020

With a Warby Parker playbook, SISU raises funding from Greycroft to face off against cosmetic clinics

With so many people getting botox and filler treatments to their faces these days (or are they, during the pandemic?), it’s probably no wonder that venture capital has decided to look at the space. In the same way that the small and scattered market of spectacle/optometrist shops were disrupted by startups like Warby Parker, so the extremely variable experience of back-street cosmetic clinics are ripe for targeting.

September 29, 2020

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