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The latest updates from New Frontiers participants – past and present – as well as important news from the New Frontiers programme and Enterprise Ireland!

GreyScout raises €3.5 million in seed funding

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Online brand protection startup, GreyScout, has secured €3.5 million in seed funding. Led by Act VC and Tribal, the seed round will help the Dublin-based start-up expand its product, engineering and platform teams to meet growing demand. Congratulations to founders John Killian and Chris McCauley. Read more on siliconrepublic.com.
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ProMotion lands deal with Clarins

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ProMotion Rewards has landed a key deal with prestige skincare brand Clarins. Co-founded by New Frontiers alumna Lauren O'Reilly, ProMotion Rewards aims to redefine the shopping experience by bridging the gap between consumer goods brands and their customers.
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Runsafe acts like a ‘dashcam for runners’

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An interview on irishtimes.com with New Frontiers alumna Megan White, founder of Runsafe. Last year, Megan won one of Three Ireland’s Grants for Small Businesses and put the cash and connectivity solutions to work developing her second prototype. The Runsafe vest helps solo runners be seen and bridges innovative tech with women's safety.
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Congratulations to our award-winning alumni

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Huge congratulations to all the New Frontiers alumni who took home a National Startup Award this year: Gold (Early Stage Tech): Heidi Davis - Identify Her; Bronze (Early Stage Tech): James Power - Agri Guardian; Gold (Tech): Pierce Dargan - Equine MediRecord; Silver (Emerging Tech): Emma Meehan - Precision Sports; Bronze (Emerging Tech): Stephen O'Dwyer - Trojan Track; Gold (eCommerce/Retail): Alan Power - SizeWise; Bronze (eCommerce/Retail): Erica Hargadan - Babogue; Gold (Social/Sustainable): Aisling Kirwan - Positive Carbon; Gold (Food/Drink): Gráinne Mullins - Gra Chocolates; Silver (Food/Drink): Aisling Cullen - Thank Plants; Gold (Fintech): Alva Horgan - Valid8me.
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Mirr sees success with code and mirrors

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Founded by two first-year engineering students, Alice Shaughnessy and Jack O’Regan Kenny, Mirr is a device that lets users stream Netflix, listen to Spotify or check the weather while maintaining a reflective surface on screen space that’s not in use. Read their interview on siliconrepublic.com.
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Safecility raises €110k from ESA and Horizon 2020

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Cian O'Flaherty, CEO of the Convex Lens and founder of Safecility, has raised €110k in funding from the European Space Agency and EU Horizon 2020 to develop Safecility - a product designed to cut the cost of maintaining emergency lighting in buildings while upholding the high standards of compliance that are required. Congratulations!
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Paul McCarthy and Snapfix close €1.5 million funding round

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Snapfix, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Paul McCarthy, has closed a €1.5 million funding round. Snapfix bills itself as "the world's task management and teamwork platform" with clients in construction, airports, hotels, facilities and property management sectors. The company plans to raise a Series-A investment in 2021 as it seeks to become a billion-dollar business.
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