The latest updates from New Frontiers participants – past and present – as well as important news from the New Frontiers programme and Enterprise Ireland!
New Frontiers features on thetimes.co.uk (paywall), “state-backed mentorship scheme helps budding start-up owners plot a course to success in business”.
Siblings Niamh and Ruairi Dooley have created a food supplement from the grains left over from the craft brewing industry. Their BiaSol Super Milled Grains is a zero-waste, nutritional supplement. Read more on irishtimes.com.
Irish start-up Snapfix, founded by Paul McCarthy, has received €1.75m in a funding round, backed by US investment group Sator Grove Holdings, to develop its building management platform. Paul was interviewed for siliconrepublic.com.
CitySwift has secured a one-year pilot deal with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to deploy its software across a handful of bus routes from February. Read more on irishtimes.com.
Alan Power decided to use his skills in engineering and mobile app development to create SizeWise, an AI-based sizing solution that allows parents to scan their child’s foot using a smartphone. Read more on irishtimes.com.
Congratulations to Contego Sports, which was among 65 companies to receive funding of over €360 million via the first European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator, for which more than 2,700 applications were made.
Dublin-based marketing solutions company, GladCloud, which counts Diageo among its clients, helps brands provide targeted local advertising. Founders Keith Curley and Tony Burke plan to hire 90 new staff over the next two years. Read more on businesspost.ie.
Stylist Shauna Cashell’s new business is designed to ‘make shopping easy’ by helping its visitors to make inspired fashion choices and spend their time and money wisely. Read an interview with Shauna on traleetoday.ie.
Nicole Baker of Biologit aims to help keep patients safe by simplifying the detection of adverse events from drug development to post-market by automating the task of monitoring scientific literature. Read more on siliconrepublic.com.
Steve Fleming, founder of Voxxify, has been interviewed for businesspost.ie following a partnership deal with Dell. The startup helps large companies manage their IT spend.
New Frontiers alumnus, Dr. Barry Flannery, is the founder of Xerotech – a company that electrifies construction equipment, mining equipment, agricultural machinery, and other non-road mobile machinery. They are expanding their team to 70, with plans to build a European gigafactory in rural Galway. Read more on siliconrepublic.com.
ViClarity has announced that regulatory compliance consulting firm, PolicyWorks LLC, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, will rebrand under the ViClarity name. The rebrand will enable the organisations to drive growth globally through the combination of leading-edge technology and consulting expertise. Read more on irishbusinessfocus.ie.
Jolene Cox is the founder of One Yummy Mummy, a family cooking club promiting hassle-free, healthy food. Read the irishtimes.com interview.
Sonia Neary started the new year with a major new contract which sees her company Wellola partnering with Nutricia, the Danone-owned therapeutic food and clinical nutrition company, to provide care services remotely to nursing homes in Ireland. Read more on businesspost.ie.
Gina Oglesby was inspired to start Back To Work Connect by the number of well-qualified and experienced women she met who had either left or been forced out of the workforce. She was recently interviewed for irishtimes.com.
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.
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!
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.
Crua Outdoors has staged an impressive seven successful rounds on Kickstarter. Founder Derek O’Sullivan was interviewed for kerryscitech.com about the experience of raising finance online.
Equine MediRecord is a technology solution for equine anti-doping and horse welfare. Having successfully established in the UK, Irish, and French market, they have just launched in the US with backing from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA).
New Frontiers alumnus, Shane O Sullivan, is featured with his co-founder Oran Mulvey on thinkbusiness.ie. Their startup is solving the problem of responsible and reliable shopper data collection in retail.
Project One Sky start-up uses teaching methods including quizzes and gamification to engage its young market. Founder Dr Colm Fallon is featured on irishtimes.com.
The Cork-based energy technology firm, Swyft Energy, has launched a €5 million funding round to further develop its online technology platform. The company was co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Joseph Freyne.
Video Sherpa, founded by New Frontiers alumna Anna Downes, has announced a deal with University Hospital Galway (UHG) to provide remote services to patients using its online video platform. This good news follows a €500,000 funding round closed at the start of the month by the Galway start-up.
UtilityAR’s headsets are helping firms to get around coronavirus restrictions. Founder Patrick Liddy was interviewed by businesspost.ie.
New Frontiers alumna, Anna Downes, is co-founder of Video Sherpa. The company’s aim is to sort out the technical side of video production so that businesses can focus on storytelling. Read her story on siliconrepublic.com.
Vegan sauce company Porter & Nash has spotted a plant-based gap in the market. New Frontiers participant Gavin Cassidy is featured with his cofounder Eoin Lennon in this irishtimes.com article.
[Video] Wellola closed a successful equity crowdfunding round of around €180,000 in 2019. CEO Sonia Neary was interviewed about why she decided to go with equity crowdfunding when raising funds for her business, what the process was like, and how the company has grown since the campaign ended.
Jer Ryan’s software makes it easy for clubs to manage records, subs and GDPR compliance. Find out about his startup, Subsninja, on irishtimes.com.
The New Frontiers Annual Showcase for TU Dublin Hothouse and IADT Media Cube saw the 30 programme participants going head to head for the Lead Entrepreneur Award. Paul McCarthy of Snapfix impressed the judges most with his simple solution and potential for scaling. Congratulations! Read his interview with siliconrepublic.com.
TeachKloud, founded by Wendy Oke, is looking to raise up to €4 million more after closing a €750,000 funding round. The startup has developed a platform for early childcare providers and has found investment from the likes of Frontline Ventures and Enterprise Ireland. Read more in articles from siliconrepublic.com and irishtimes.com.
Sonia Neary, New Frontiers alumna and co-founder of Wellola, has developed a practice management and patient portal designed to bring medical facility communications into the 21st century. She was interviewed by irishexaminer.com.
Dean Klatt, founder and CEO of Seed Golf, is interviewed on siliconrepublic.com about his startup journey and his 2020 plans to launch in the US market.
New Frontiers alumna, Charlotte Matabaro, was featured with her business partner Marc Power talking about their startup Mohecan Male Grooming as it launches its Amazon store in time for Christmas. Read about them on irishexaminer.com.
Congratulations to Rory Casey, founder of Advanced Photonics Systems, who beat off top-class competition to take the first prize of €50,000 in the ‘New Start Company’ category of the Intertrade Ireland Seedcorn Competition. The company has invented a non-invasive parasite treatment photonics technology and the first target is sea lice on farmed salmon, which costs €1bn in this €15bn market.
Co-founder of the boat technology startup Raceix, Aidan Foley, describes its operating system for the marine leisure sector as being ‘Android for boats with the intuition of Apple and the dynamism of Tesla’. Irishtimes.com looks at their ‘game-changing’ software.
Founded by New Frontiers alumnus Martin Brown, data extraction platform developer Unitek.AI has signed a deal with peer-to-peer business lender Flender to automate its data entry operations.
Featured on Fora.ie’s Startup Scout series is New Frontiers alumnus Luke Rynne Cullen, talking about his platform, Applaud, which wants to make gig bookings for musicians flow much easier.
Great to see this coverage of New Frontiers company Seed Golf, going strong in the golf ball market. Read about their story in this irishtimes.com article.
Dr Rosalind Beere’s business, Chi Fit, is featured on dublingazette.com. Rosalind came up with the concept for her business after a serious accident, and her tea blend is now stocked in shops around the country. Read the article.
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumni, Siobhán Berry (Mummy Cooks) and Dan Nugent (co-founder of Ambr Eyewear), who are among the nine finalists of The Pitch 2019. They will be competing at September’s live event to win a top prize worth up to €100,000! Best of luck!
BidRecruit is a company that has created a technology-driven solution to common recruiting problems. Alumna Caroline Gleeson and her partner David Banaghan are featured on siliconrepublic.com.
Mypicdrop founder and New Frontiers alumna, Karina Kelly, is featured on siliconrepublic.com. Karina was also one of the 12 pitch finalists at the annual New Frontiers event. Find out about her background and her new startup in this interview.
Contego Sports, a previous winner of the GMIT New Frontiers Best Emerging Business Award, has raised a further €2 million in investment from Elkstone Capital and a European angel investors group. Using medical device development protocols, CEO Mark Ganley and his team created an innovative scrum cap called N-Pro to minimize concussion in impact sports. Congratulations to the team.
TenderScout, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Tony Corrigan, has rebranded as Orbidal ahead of US expansion plans. The company has 10 staff in Dublin and raised €1 million last year from investors, with further fundraising likely during 2020. Good luck to the new look Orbidal team!
Well done to the 12 founders who pitched in our One to Watch Competition (sponsored by AIB) at last week’s New Frontiers Annual Networking event. Congratulations to the overall winner, Magda Rzepkowska of WallPee, who is bringing a waste-free and tank-free urinal to the construction sector. Environmentally sound and with significant efficiency implications, this product is a great example of the innovative solutions that New Frontiers companies come up with time and again!
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumna, Hannah Wrixon of Get the Shifts, who was recognised in the Emerging New Businesses (under 2 years) category at the SFA National Small Business Awards 2019.
Congratulations to New Frontiers participant Ivan Tuohy (Congray) who won Best Innovation Award and Overall Winner at the Clare National Enterprise Awards. He will represent Clare at the national awards in May. Congratulations also to New Frontiers alumna, Hannah Wrixon (Get the Shifts), who won Best Startup.
AirOPol, founded by John O’Callaghan, has a labour-saving cutlery polisher for commercial kitchens that innovatively uses air instead of vibration to do the job. He is featured on irishtimes.com.
Fiid, founded by Shane Ryan, makes plant-based ready meals called Nourishing Lunch Bowls. The vegan meals come in single serving pouches and don’t need to be chilled. Shane is featured on irishtimes.com.
The Cubbie Sensory Unit (New Frontiers alumnus, David McIntyre) was featured on TG4’s Prime Time news. The prototype has been installed in Scoil Daire across from the GMIT Galway campus. View the coverage at 11 min 23 secs.
Ronan Coughlan and Tracy Armstrong returned to Ireland and founded an organic, craft-brewed Irish kombucha company. Read about their journey on irishtimes.com.
Congratulations to Sarah Kiely, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Sadie’s Kitchen, on winning ‘Food Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the recent Irish Women’s Awards 2019.
Congratulations to Leonie Lynch, founder of Juspy, and Ciara McGuane, founder of Rathú, on gaining All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation at the recent accreditation ceremony at Croke Park.
Ciara Garvan, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Workjuggle, shares some hard-won insights into what it takes to be an entrepreneur and startup founder on irishtechnews.ie.
New Frontiers participant, Wendy Slattery, is the co-founder of The Beauty Buddy along with her sister Tracy Leavy. They are featured on irishtimes.com.
Dublin company Cortechs, founded by New Frontiers alumna Dr Áine Behan, is seeking €500,000 to fund the international launch of innovative technology designed to provide an alternative treatment for attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Read more on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers alumnus, Allen Wixted, has founded No Place Like. It uses augmented reality technology to let customers view products in 3D in their own homes. Allen was recently featured on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers participant, Hannah Wrixon, only set up Get the Shifts, her startup that runs an app enabling hospitality businesses to source shift workers, in 2016. She’s featured on independent.ie.
Patience pays off for Immersive VR Education’s husband and wife team, David and Sandra Whelan. Six months after their IPO, Immersive VR Education has achieved a market value of nearly €30 million. They were recently interviewed for independent.ie.
Seafood enthusiast and founder of This Is Seaweed, Paul O’Connor, was interviewed for independent.ie about his startup, an organic food company that sells various types of seaweed, including dulse, carrageen and kelp.
Congratulations to Healy Hines, founder of Beagel, on being accepted into the Microsoft Business Mentoring Programme 2018/19. The company will be working with senior level international experts in operations, software engineering, HR and strategic finance who will support the company with strategic development and growth.
Tweet-Eye is a digital marketing tool that helps connect sellers to potential buyers on social media. Co-founder, Barbara Heneghan, was interviewed about her startup by siliconrepublic.com.
Founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Ethan O’Brien, jumpAgrade is an online service for second-level students, created to help them get better grades and be confident in exams. The company was recently featured by irishtechnews.ie.
Paul O’Connor, founder of This Is Seaweed, has already managed to get his products into Selfridge’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street. He is featured in Fora’s Startup Spotlight.
Ed Burke, founder of RooMigo and previous New Frontiers participant, was featured on siliconrepublic.com. His startup is an online platform that helps people to find suitable housemates to live with.
Irishtimes.com recently published an article about the ingredients in shop-bought ice pops. Wellnice Foods, co-founded by New frontiers alumna BJ Broderick, got a big shoutout for using only cold-pressed fruit and veg in theirs!
Founded by Vicki O’Donnell, Wilder Wander has developed an app that takes scientific research data and turns it into interactive, outdoor games that encourage users to be more aware of their environment and the importance of biodiversity. Read more on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers alumna, Carol McGowan, is the founder of Heartstone. The company is bringing creativity and uniqueness to how we commemorate our loved ones, as she told independent.ie in a recent interview.
ViClarity, founded by John Sheehy, will be opening an office in Boston in a bid to continue the growth of the company’s US customer base. They are featured on irishtechnews.ie.
Donal Kerr is co-founder of 4Securitas, which has entered the cybersecurity space with an innovative solution for hacking alerts. Read more on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers alumna, Ailbhe Keane, and her sister Isabel (Izzy) are going from strength to strength with Izzy Wheels. The company sells colourful, stylish spoke guards for wheelchairs – transforming a medical device into a fashion statement and means of self-expression. The sisters were featured on independent.ie.
DroneSAR is a software platform designed to enable commercially available, off-the-shelf drones to be used as part of search and rescue missions. Co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Matthew Kelly, the company was recently featured on independent.ie.
AI-driven tender platform, TenderScout, was founded by New Frontiers alumnus Tony Corrigan. The company has secured another €1 million investment from private investors and angel funds and plans 15 new jobs. Read the story on irishtimes.com.
Congratulations to Simon Chan of Superwheel who has been shortlisted for the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition. Simon is a graduate of the New Frontiers class of 2017 and will officially launch his product on July 17th in the RDC!
Damian O’Reilly of CountryWide Saturday (RTÉ Radio 1) spoke to the founders of Limerick-based ice-pop brand, Wellnice Pops, BJ Broderick and Trín O’Brien. Listen again.
Gecko Governance, founded by Shane Brett, is looking to raise $20 million (€17.7m) via an initial coin offering (ICO), with funds raised to be used to develop a new global compliance solution. Read more on irishtimes.com.
Donegal company, DroneSAR, has won an international XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award (AUVSI) in Colorado, USA. Founder and New Frontiers alumnus, Matthew Kelly, is featured on donegaldemocrat.ie.
CloudRanger, founded in 2013 by New Frontiers alumnus Dave Gildea, has been acquired by Silicon Valley-based company, Druva Software. CloudRanger is the first Donegal company to be acquired by a Silicon Valley startup. Read more on irishtimes.com.
Dublin-based startup, Diluteze, intends to protect those using weed killers and detergents. Founder and recent New Frontiers graduate, Simon Ruddy, is featured on irishtimes.com.
Engagement platform, Ekho, is featured on irishtechnews.ie. Co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Raef Tyrrell, Ekho allows tourist attractions to manage, deliver and analyse their multimedia content via a content management system.
SiliconRepublic recently published its list of “15 super start-ups from Limerick to watch” featuring two New Frontiers past participants – Tippy Talk and Trackplan. See the whole list on siliconrepublic.com.
Wellnice Foods, co-founded by New Frontiers alumna BJ Broderick, has been shortlisted in the Product and Manufacturing Startup category of the National Startup Awards. Congratulations to the team and fingers crossed for the awards!
Ed Burke, New Frontiers alumnus and founder of RooMigo, was featured on irishtimes.com. He has developed an app to make the process of finding roommates more successful by using criteria such as lifestyle choices, price and location.
Congratulations to Hannah Wrixon, New Frontiers alumna, on winning 1st place in the New Business category and an All Star Accreditation for Innovation in Hospitality Recruitment at the All Ireland Business Summit last week.
Francis Fitzgibbon, founder and CEO of StoryStock, was featured on thejournal.ie sharing seven insights into his life as a founder.
Congratulations to Barry Flannery (Xerotech) and Mark Corrigan (Marine Cable Services) on winning first place and runner-up respectively at the recent Best Emerging Business Awards at GMIT. The One to Watch Award went to Iain Morrow of Open Box Models.
Congratulations to Mark Cochrane (TrackPlan) on winning Best Start Up Business Award at the Limerick Local Enterprise Awards. Congratulations also go to Conan McDonnell (Beeactiv) on winning the Best Manufacturing Business Award.
Congratulations to Hannah Wrixon (Get the Shifts) and Fintan Ward (Golf Voyager) winner and runner-up respectively in the Clare Local Enterprise Awards! Hannah will continue on to represent Co Clare at the National Awards.
Interior designer, Michelle Keane, is the founder of Mibeau Interiors and a New Frontiers participant. She was recently featured on independent.ie.
Tralee start-up Wazp is responsible for the production of Ikea’s first mass-produced 3D printed product, a stylish piece of home decor in the shape of a hand, and looks to become the world’s largest supplier of 3D printed consumer products. Find out more in this feature on irishexaminer.com.
Irishexaminer.com recently featured Ann Marie McSorley, founder and chief executive of Veri. The company has developed a safer, cheaper, and better way of tracking and tracing training outcomes than the traditional alternative of paper records or spreadsheets.
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, Shane Ryan, on being named in the Sunday Business Post’s ‘100 Hot Start-ups‘ listing. Shane’s startup, Feed, produces plant-based meal pots that are already being stocked by stores such as Dunnes and SuperValu.
StoryTracks is a modern heritage audio guide which brings local stories to life via a smartphone or tablet. Founder and New Frontiers participant, Fergal Nealon, was interviewed for siliconrepublic.com‘s Startup of the Week series.
James Corbett is a New Frontiers alumnus and founder of Simvirtua. His startup, a VR/AR development studio, is opening up opportunities in education, training, health and safety. Read the feature on limerickleader.ie.
Startup Connect the Dots helps firms create events that are relevant to their audience. Co-founders Naomi Murphy and Marisa Denker are featured on irishtimes.com.
Coinciding with the recent launch of Scriba, David Craig – founder of Dublin Design Studio – is interviewed on siliconrepublic.com about the journey from architecture to electronics manufacturing.
Leonie Lynch is the founder of lifestyle brand Juspy, which is just about to launch its first product, Juspy Momme, a ready-made drink with the postnatal mother in mind. The startup is featured on thelimerickmagazine.com.
Irish startup, Off the Cuffe, has developed a new range of Irish whiskey-based bitters. The co-founders, Jarrod Cuffe and Barry Gargan, are featured on irishtimes.com.
Evan Talty is a New Frontiers alumnus and part of the dynamic family team behind Wild Irish Seaweed. The company is set to double its production and increase its workforce following a €200,000 investment, part of which came from Alison Cowzer after an appearance on Dragons’ Den.
Shane Ryan is the founder of ethical food company, FEED. In this independent.ie interview, he talks about how he used the lessons from his first business to help develop his latest startup.
HouseMyDog, founded by Timothy And James McElroy, raised £500,000 in funding via the Crowdcube platform. They are planning to spend this on expansion into European markets, doubling the team to 10 and launching an app for users. Congratulations!
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumna, BJ Broderick, and her business partner, Trin O’Brien, who have secured a place on the intensive 12-week Adopt A Startup mentoring programme. See the article on limerickpost.ie.
Marc Ganly is a New Frontiers alumnus and co-founder of Contego Sports. The head guard startup has recently raised €1.5 million in funding and was featured in the Sunday Business Post.
Fergal Hynes is a New Frontiers alumnus and founder of Expert Software Test. His startup has developed an innovative application programme interface (API) testing product, which is featured on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers participant and founder of StoryStock, Francis Fitzgibbon, is featured on irishtimes.com. His startup is seeking to build one of the world’s largest communities of journalists and storytellers as well as creating a massive digital archive, featuring ordinary people with stories to tell.
Another startup to have received support from New Frontiers – Britebiz – is featured in the Sunday Business Post. With over 50% of their sales in the USA, the startup has just opened a New York office.
New Frontiers alumna, Ciara Garvan, is the founder of WorkJuggle – a recruitment service that links skilled professionals to part-time, flexible, remote, and short-contract jobs. She is featured on irishtimes.com.
David Gildea is the founder of CloudRanger and a New Frontiers alumnus. His cloud server management system includes automated backup and disaster recovery management. The company is profiled on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers participant, Katerina Duke, has developed a scalable platform that will make the science of animal nutrition easy and accessible to all farmers. Her startup, Áine NutriScience, is featured on irishtimes.com.
Foodoppi is an online food network for children, featuring videos, recipes and competitions, with a sprinkling of science thrown in too. New Frontiers participant, Aisling Larkin, is featured with her co-founder Louise Lennox on bizplus.ie.
Aimee Madden has developed and launched CliniShift, a digital platform that enables hospitals to fill vacant shifts at short notice with appropriately qualified clinical staff. The New Frontiers participant is featured on irishtimes.com.
BookingHawk is an online booking and diary management system, built in Dublin. Founder Niall Smith, a New Frontiers alumnus, is profiled as the siliconrepublic.com start-up of the week.
Improper Butter founders, Elaine Lavery and Hannah O’Reilly, are featured on thetaste.ie. Co-founder Elaine Lavery is a New Frontiers alumna, and the company has recently repackaged their delicious range of products.
New Frontiers alumna, Erica Sheehan, is the founder of Homespun Foods. Her cereal, Quinoa Crunch, is going head to head in the supermarket aisles with cornflakes giant Kellogg’s. She is featured on thetimes.co.uk.
Ailbhe Keane, New Frontiers alumna, is the founder and creative director of Izzy Wheels, a company that creates customised spoke guards for wheelchairs. The startup is featured on independent.ie.
Darryl Gibney, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Wellclik – a service that relieves the administrative burden for wellness practitioners – is featured on irishtimes.com.
Brian Henderson, PhD student in Biological Sciences at DIT and founder of Baon Diagnostics, is featured in the irishtimes.com‘s roundup of some of the most exciting STEM projects around Ireland.
Innovative Dublin-based fintech company, Cambrist, is proceeding with plans to disrupt the way foreign exchange is managed in the card payments industry. Read an interview with the startup’s co-founder and New Frontiers alumnus, Jacob Claflin, on irishexaminer.com.
Diarmaid Murphy’s new digital menu speeds up ordering in cafes and restaurants. Promo Pads is about to be piloted in Dublin, with a roll out across the rest of Ireland coming soon. Read about the startup on irishtimes.com.
Steffan Jolley has used his insider knowledge of the hospitality sector to set up OrderPoint: a hardware and SaaS system that can help reduce costs in the hospitality sector while improving turnover and staff performance. His startup is featured on irishtimes.com.
Dietitian specialising in sports and exercise nutrition, Niall Moloney, has developed an alternative frozen treat that is both healthy and tasty! His startup, PowCow, is featured on irishtimes.com.
The National Ploughing Championships Innovation Arena Awards, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Farmers Journal, is now open for applications. There are a range of categories to enter, including agri engineering and agricultural technology, with the top prize offering €15,000 in supports.
Wellnice, co-founded by New Frontiers alumna BJ Broderick, is one of The Independent’s “Five start-ups to look out for in 2017” – read the article on independent.ie.
New Frontiers startup, Kickabout, is an app for both players and pitch owners. The app, which launches on 5th June, aims to eliminate the frustration that comes when a match is cancelled due to lack of players. Read their interview on newstalk.com.
Meath startup, Hexafly, uses a revolutionary new biotechnology solution to allow insects to be bred and processed on an industrial scale, which could supply the world with a significant new food source. They are featured on irishexaminer.com.
New Frontiers participant, Steffan Jolley, has used his insider knowledge to set up OrderPoint – a hardware and SaaS system that can help reduce costs in the hospitality sector while improving turnover and staff performance. He is featured on irishtimes.com.
And yet another New Frontiers alumnus has successfully faced the Dragons! Congratulation to Evan and Gerard Talty, who secured investment from Alison Cowzer for Wild Irish Seaweed.
Another Dragons’ Den saw Heat Hero founder, Art McArdle, receive two separate offers of investment! Watch the episode to see what he decided to do.
Congratulations to Olive O’Connor, founder of MediStori, who faced the Dragons last weekend and won €80,000 investment from Barry O’Sullivan. Noreen Doyle, founder of the Irish Biltong Company, was also offered investment but decided to turn it down.
Helixworks, co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Nimesh Pinnamaneni, was featured in the Irish Times following their win at the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event.
As reported on Silicon Republic, startups at IT Blanchardstown’s LINC (Learning and Innovation Centre) aren’t short on ambition! The recent graduates of New Frontiers Phase 2 at ITB say they plan to generate 60 new jobs in the next 12 months.
Sarah Kiely, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Sadie’s Kitchen, won over Dragon Alison Cowzer for an investment of €50,000 in return for a 20% shareholding stake in her health food startup.
David & Ellen Caren identified a need for a wearable alarm device that runners and sports people could activate should they encounter difficulties when out training. Read about their startup, Run Angel, on irishexaminer.com.
Dublin start-up SuperDisty has been working on software which makes it easier for manufacturers and distributors to supply online retailers. Founder, Elaine Ralph, is profiled in the Irish Examiner.
New Frontiers alumnus and Bayview Beverages founder, Conor Coughlan, talked to the Irish Times about his new product Black Twist, a craft spirit drink that blends single origin Kenyan Arabica coffee and Irish whiskey.
Congratulations to Amanda Kierans, founder of Rain + Conker and New Frontiers participant, who won the €12,000 top prize at the recent business competition held by Dundalk Institute of Technology and Dublin City University.
VT Networks, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Mark Bannon, is named in Silicon Republic’s roundup of the most important players in Ireland’s IoT (Internet of Things) ecosystem. See the full list.
David Carson, New Frontiers alumnus, co-founded MedApp with his dad. The app helps people with hay fever to manage their condition. They were recently interviewed by irishtimes.com.
Irish Tech News features an interview with New Frontiers participant, Norah Patten. An Aeronautical Engineer, Norah will be launching Planet Zebunar later this year, which aims to bring the impact and excitement of space and exploration to younger generations.
Best of luck to the five startups going head to head for the top prize of €12,000 in DkIT/DCU’s New Frontiers Programme pitch competition.
Congratulations to past participant Ashleigh Smith, founder of Atlantic Equipment. The company is a finalist in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards 2017, which will be held in Galway next month.
After Enterprise Ireland identified 229 young companies that had received €32m in supporting investment, the Independent has published its list of the top 20 companies to watch, which features several New Frontiers startups.
Congratulations to Emer Cooney, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Hydrasure, for winning a place on this year’s AIB Startup Academy. The 14 finalists will compete for the Academy’s coveted top prize, which is worth €200,000.
A call for the €50k Competitive Start Fund (All Sectors with focus on ICT) is currently open. The deadline is 8th February 2017, applications must be made through the Enterprise Ireland online application system www.enterprise-ireland.com/csfallsectors.
Itchy Little Monkeys founder, Nicola McDonnell, is featured on irishtimes.com. Her product, the Shruggi, helps break the itch-scratch cycle for young children suffering from eczema. The startup also sells a range of storybooks featuring the adventures of the Itchy Little Monkeys.
Alma Jordan, New Frontiers alumna and founder of the educational platform AgriKids, is interviewed in the Irish Times today. Read the article on irishtimes.com.
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, Niall Mimnagh, for being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Niall’s company, Mimergy, recycles tyres into resources such as fuel and high-value chemicals.
Congratulations to privacy startup Invizbox, which took the top prize at the LINC’s JumpStart 2016 Competition. The company was co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Paul Canavan.
Congratulations to TenderScout, founded by New Frontier alumnus Tony Corrigan, for winning Best Digital Start-Up and the coveted Grand Prix Award at the 2016 eir Spider Awards.
New Frontiers startup, Teddybots, has created a new soft toy with its own online identity designed to spark imaginations. Read about them in a feature on irishtimes.com.
Contomply, a New Frontiers startup, is a SaaS application designed to capture assurance scheme requirements for commercial operators in the animal feed industry. Read the interview with co-founder Thomasina Maguire on irishtimes.com.
Shane Brett, New Frontiers alumnus and founder of Gecko Governance, was announced as the winner of the New Start category of InterTrade Ireland’s Seedcorn Competition last night at the Waterfront, Belfast. Congratulations to him and his team!
Contego Sports founders, Mark and Sandra Ganly, were on Sky News with Alex Corbisiero talking about the innovative N-Pro rugby cap. You can watch the interview here.
Congratulations to Writing for Tiny, founded by New Frontiers alumna, Gail Condon. The company won the Tech Start-Up of the Year award at the European Tech Cluster Leaders Awards in Cork last week.
New Frontiers startup, Spotrack – the innovative system that turns moving lights into followspots – is currently a key element of the lighting design for the Donmar Warehouse’s Shakespeare Trilogy in London. Spotrack will also be on show at LDI in Las Vegas from October 21st to 23rd.
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, Shane Brett founder of Gecko. Shane’s company is a regional finalist in this year’s InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Competition and also won the Best Business award (under 3 years) in the Louth Business Awards.
Adrien Lachaize is the founder of Fydiz. The startup has developed a tool that links firms with 3D modelling and design experts, and the platform is about to go live. Read their feature on irishtimes.com.
CogniKids, founded by Ollwyn Moran, has developed a range of innovative developmental products for children. They were recently featured on independent.ie.
Congratulation to Dublin Design Studio, founded by David Craig. They recently won the Innovation Awards 2016 and their innovative stylus, Scriba, will be on the shelves this Christmas.
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, Graham Byrne. His startup, YourSmileDirect, is regional finalists in this year’s InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Competition!
We were thrilled to scoop two awards at last week’s Blog Awards – Gold in the Innovation category and Silver in the B2B category. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the blog over the past couple of years! Also, congratulations to New Frontiers participants, My Mood & Me, who won Silver in the Health & Well-being category!
New Frontiers alumnus, Jamie Lawlor, recently braved the Dragons on the UK version of Dragons’ Den and came away with a £40,000 investment for his startup, Kidsflush. The product helps children to flush the loo, and Jamie’s appearance in the Den caused quite a stir on social media, as reported in the Daily Mail.
Oliver Hynes is a New Frontiers alumnus and the founder of Hub Controls. They are about to go to market with an innovative gadget which will help householders get better control over the amount they spend on heating. They are featured on irishexaminer.com.
Adapptise, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Tony McCarthy, has secured funding of €50,000 from the EU’s research fund, Horizon 2020, for the in-game advertising platform they are developing to insert product placement and intelligent advertising into mobile games.
Emmett Gallagher is a New Frontiers participant and the founder of Warbble, a new marketing platform featured on irishtimes.com.
Artomatix was founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Eric Risser. The company has just secured a grant in the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME funding from the EU, which will finance development of its innovative 3D content generation solution for digital artists.
Íon, a startup founded by Dr. Aoife Kelly, has recently launched its products in Lloyds Pharmacies. They now supply the the only ready-to-drink health beverage to be sold in the pharmacy.
Congratulations to Irish Biltong, co-founded by New Frontiers alumna Noreen Doyle, on being awarded a Great Taste 2016 award.
Sorcha O’Grady and Jens Hellberg are the co-founders of TruckScience, based in Westport. The company develops professional software for the trucking industry worldwide and was recently featured on mayonews.ie.
Paul Canavan is a New Frontiers alumnus and co-founder of InvizBox. He talked recently to Today FM’s The Sunday Business Show about their experience raising funding on both Indiegogo and Kickstarter.
We are delighted to welcome Peadar Casey to the New Frontiers team. Peadar is the new Programme Manager at the ERIC – Enterprise & Research Incubation Centre (Carlow Institute of Technology). He has extensive experience working in business and management consultancy, and is looking forward to sharing this knowledge with the entrepreneurs at Carlow.
We are delighted to welcome Liam Fitzgerald to the New Frontiers team. Liam is the new Programme Manager at the Rubicon Centre (Cork Institute of Technology). With an impressive history working with Accelerate Business Consulting and as an Enterprise Consultant for SECAD, amongst other roles, Liam brings a wealth of experience to the programme.
Glue VFX is a visual effects company founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Ray Mongey. They work with big brands such as Lego, MARS and Nestlé and are the siliconrepublic.com startup of the week.
MyDealDoc, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Mike Morrissey, is a European finalist in the Talent Unleashed Awards in London. Read about the company on bizplus.ie.
DiaNia Technologies – founded by New Frontiers alumna, Sinead Kenny – is set to create 20 new jobs after raising €2 million in seed funding to develop specialised materials for catheter-based medical devices. Read the news on irishtimes.com.
The Irish Examiner has a feature on InvizBox, co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Paul Canavan. The company is about to launch a product that creates a virtual network in the fight to protect privacy online.
GECKO Governance, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Shane Brett, has won a place at the final of the Irish Start-up Pitch Night on July 11th, organised jointly by Irish International Business Network (IIBN) and Bloomberg.
Kenn Davis (Beatvyne), Hannah Wrixon (Last Minute Minders) and Rob Laffan (Tippy Talk) have all been shortlisted for the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition. The competition is aimed at early and new start companies and has a total cash prize fund of €280,000. Congratulations to them and best of luck!
Aine Behan, New Frontiers alumna and founder of Cortechs, is featured on siliconrepublic.com. Cortechs has created an IoT technology and game that measures brainwaves and helps children with ADHD.
Ireland’s first IoT network has gone live, months ahead of target. It was deployed by VT Networks, co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Mark Bannon, in partnership with Sigfox. Read the story on siliconrepublic.com.
New Frontiers participant, Catherine Daly, has founded a health startup that makes specially designed products for those living with dementia. Irishtimes.com has just published an article about Anchorlily.
StudyBundles has designed a mobile app called CampusConnect for use by universities and colleges – helping them to connect with applicants and support incoming students in the pre-arrival phase. They are the featured ‘startup of the week’ on siliconrepublic.com.
The nine startups on LIT’s New Frontiers programme have so far raised €2m in funding, have a potential value of €20m to the Irish economy, and expect to create 200 jobs by the end of the year. Read the article on siliconrepublic.com
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, Rory O’Connor, whose company Scurri won Overall Business of the Year at the Wexford Business Awards 2016. Scurri has also released impressive growth figures this week.
Congratulations to the amazing New Frontiers participants who took home awards from last night’s BOI Startup Awards: Alma Jordan (AgriKids), Louise Murphy (CycLok), Norma O’Mahony (Effy), Kevin McCaffrey (Tr3dent), Oliver Hynes (HUB Controls), and Noreen Doyle (Irish Biltong). A very strong showing for female entrepreneurship, which the New Frontiers programme is delighted to support!
Best of luck to the numerous New Frontiers participants who have been shortlisted for tonight’s Bank of Ireland Startup Awards!
Beatvyne is a live music marketplace designed for emerging and established musicians. Read about the company, and its founder Kenn Davis, in this recent article on irishtimes.com.
Yvonne Brady is a New Frontiers alumna and founder of EVB Sport, which makes support sportswear for women. Read about her entrepreneurial journey on irishexaminer.com.
EquiRatings, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Diarmuid Byrne, has announced the opening of its new offices in Carlow. Unum officially launched the Unum Launchpad in Shamrock Plaza Carlow and EquiRatings will be the first company to take up residence.
Declan Sweeney is cofounder of Study Bundles and a New Frontiers participant. Study Bundles, an app for enrolling and retaining foreign students, has just won Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start funding (CSF). Read about the big news in this story on independent.ie.
David Miller, New Frontiers participant and founder of Complyfile, was interviewed by Newstalk’s George Hook for The Right Hook. Complyfile is a cloud-based governance, risk and compliance software platform for voluntary organisations. Listen to the podcast here.
Entrepreneur and New Frontiers participant, Kevin McCaffrey, gets an in-depth interview in the Independent. Read about how a dull business meeting gave him the inspiration for his data startup, Tr3Dent.
Congratulations to Patrick O’Callaghan (TreyBro) and Anne Walsh (Allergy Lifestyle) – two formidable New Frontiers participants who braved the Dragons’ Den last Sunday and were both offered significant investment!
Congratulations to Irish Biltong, who recently won the ‘Best Family Run Business’ category of the Blacknight SME Awards 2016. Noreen Doyle’s family startup is going from strength to strength!
Irish Biltong have become the official supplier of biltong to the Connacht Rugby team. The startup, which produces 100% Irish biltong in Co Kildare, was co-founded by New Frontiers participant Noreen Doyle.
Two New Frontiers participants – Norma O’Mahona of Effy and Orla McCallion of Uni Tuition – have been featured by The Startup Shed. Read all about their amazing startups!
Submit your new AgriTech product to the Innovation Arena 2016 at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The deadline for submissions has been extended until 3rd May 2016. The prize fund is worth over €65,000 in supports… find out more on the Innovation Arena website.
A number of fantastic companies founded by New Frontiers alumni are featured in the ‘Hot 100 Start-Ups’ list published by the Sunday Business Post. See who made the top 100 in their online version of the pullout.
Recent New Frontiers participant, Matthew Kelly, is the founder of Drone App Lab. The company is currently developing an app for Donegal Mountain Rescue, with backing from DJI and EENA. The app will be used by first responders employing drones in rescue operations. Pilot tests will begin in May, find out more on theverge.com.
Neuroscientist Áine Behan is the founder of Cortechs. The company develops digital tools that could help lead to better brain functioning in areas such as attention, concentration and calmness. Read about it in this recent irishtimes.com article.
New Frontiers participant, Elaine Lavery, is the co-founder of Improper Food, makers of Improper Butter. The company was recently featured among Ireland’s top dairy brands by Irish retail website, ShelfLife.
New Frontiers participant, Tim Arits, is the co-founder of Bundly – an online platform that stores contact information. The were recently featured on bizplus.ie.
Congratulations to the New Frontiers “Class of 2015” at the LINC (Blanchardstown), who graduated today. Our best wishes to Colm Woods, Adam Czarnik, Paul Canavan, Bertrand Dory, Hugh O’Brien, Gavin Duffy, Thomasina Maguire, Orla Mc Callion, Catherine Daly, and John O’Reilly as they continue on their startup journeys!
Great news for New Frontiers alumnus, Stephen Slattery, today. His Cork-based startup, Zeto, has secured a major contract with supermarket chain Lidl following €1.7 million investment. Read the story on irishtimes.com.
New Frontiers participant, Rob Galvin, has created an ecommerce business based around a subscription service for stylish clothing staples for men. Read about his journey and the inspiration behind ‘Stor’ on independent.ie.
Ballybunion-based entrepreneur and New Frontiers alumnus, Barry Liston, aims to break into the UK and US markets with his eco-friendly skateboard designs. Read the recent feature about him in the Irish Examiner.
Effy, co-founded by New Frontiers participant Norma O’Mahony, uses existing in-store data to ensure retailers have the right staff, in the right place, at the right time. They are featured as Silicon Republic’s startup of the week.
Do you have an innovative agri idea? Applications for the Innovation Arena 2016 at the National Ploughing Championships are now open! The prize fund is worth over €65,000 in supports… find out more on the Innovation Arena website.
New Frontiers participant, Aoife Kelly, is on a mission to help firms achieve a healthier and more energised workforce with her ÍON herbal tonics. Read her interview on irishtimes.com.
Congratulations to New Frontiers participant Graham Byrne, of Your Smile Direct, on winning the PwC Docklands Innovation Awards. Graham’s business was judged the ‘best investment proposal 2016’ following a 20 minute presentation and grilling by a panel of judges. He also wins a prize of €10,000. This year’s competition finalists were all recent New Frontiers graduates from DIT/IADT – the other finalists were Richard Spence, Founder & CEO of BEUTiFi.com and Shane Lynn, CEO of KillBiller.
CIT-based business incubation hub The Rubicon Centre has secured a contract with Enterprise Ireland to continue delivering the New Frontiers programme for the next five years. 2015 was a record year, with 105 new high-potential start-ups, 47% of which were outside of Dublin.
Catherine Daly, occupational therapist and founder of Anchorlily, was interviewed for thejournal.ie. Her startup is developing a range of products that combine family images with materials Alzheimer’s and dementia patients have built a familiarity with.
New Frontiers participant Lucinda Kelly’s company, Popertee, is an Irish company described as ‘Airbnb for retail properties’. They are featured in the Irish Times as they move to corner the market in pop-up shops, in both Ireland and the UK.
Congratulations to Noreen Doyle, cofounder of Irish Biltong, on TWO nominations in the Blacknight SME Awards 2016. The family-owned company produces 100% Irish high protein health snacks.
We held our biennial workshop on 1st March, this time focusing on the South East Region (Carlow). Our topic for the day was funding and investment. We were joined by Kieran Comerford from the Carlow LEO, talking about life after New Frontiers; John Phelan, National Manager of HBAN who gave a fantastic talk on Angel and Dragon investors; and Alan Costello from Ruby Consulting, who was our facilitator on the day. An insightful and productive day, greatly appreciated by the participants.
A fantastic milestone for Richard Spence, New Frontiers alumnus and founder of BEUTiFi. The salon reservation platform has acquired competitor SalonAddict and will be creating 14 new jobs. Read the article on Silicon Republic.
The annual Docklands Innovation Awards takes place on the 7th March. Three companies, founded by New Frontiers alumni, will battle it out at the to secure the title of ‘best investment proposal 2016’ and a prize of €10,000. The three shortlisted individuals are: Richard Spence – BeuTiFi, Shane Lynn – KillBiller and Graham Byrne – Your Smile Direct.
The Irish Times features an article about the new form-tracking system called the EquiRatings Quality Index, created by EquiRatings Limited – cofounded by New Frontiers participant Diarmuid Byrne.
Congratulations to New Frontiers participant Lucinda Kelly (Popertee) and alumnus Ryan Scott (Dropchef) on becoming finalists in the 2016 AIB Startup Academy! The winner and two runners-ups of the eight week business launchpad will share a prize package of €250,000, with the overall winner receiving a direct €20,000 cash investment.
James and Timothy McElroy, of HouseMyDog, are featured on independent.ie as they expand into the UK and prepare to break into the rest of the EU.
PMD, founded by New Frontiers participant, Myles Murray, is featured in the Irish Examiner. They have developed RespiraSense, the world’s first continuous and accurate discrete sensor that measures the mechanics of respiration.
WeSavvy is an innovative Dublin-based Insurance FinTech startup, founded by Dubliner Hesus Inoma. The company has been selected to join Iowa-based Mentor-Driven General Insurance Accelerator and is featured on Irish Tech News.
Mark Bannon and Will Ferguson are founders of VT Networks, the company that has deployed Ireland’s first nationwide dedicated internet of things (IoT) network using Sigfox technology. They have raised €1.2m and say they are on target to connect 1m devices by the end of 2017. Read the Silicon Republic article about them.
Tip Tap Tap were shortlisted for three categories in the Bank of Ireland Start-Up Awards 2015, and the Irish Independent named them one of five best startups at last year’s Web Summit.
New Frontiers alumnus, Declan Bourke, recently launched his wedding planning app to help couples plan their dream wedding from anywhere in the world, at any time, both on and offline. Declan was recently shortlisted in the Donegal heat of the Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
Congratulations to New Frontiers participant, Paul Canavan of Invizbox, who was recently short-listed for the Jumpstart 2015 finals! The company is an Enterprise Ireland HPSU (High Potential Startup) and world leader in highly configurable, easy to use privacy devices.
Writing for Tiny, founded by New Frontiers participant Gail Condon, is featured in the Irish Examiner today, as staff deal with online orders for more than 2,000 personalised editions of its seasonal book, ChrisMystery! A great success story, in more ways than one!
Huge congratulations to DropChef, co-founded by our New Frontiers participant Ryan Scott, who have secured a deal with Google to deliver healthy meals for all 3,000 Google HQ staff!
Congratulations to New Frontiers alumnus, James McElroy, founder of HouseMyDog. They came 3rd at the recent Google – Adopt A Startup Awards in Dublin!
Stowaway, founded by Sinead Geraghty, launched its Kickstarter campaign today! The Stowaway is a simple solution to storing your bike within your home – it’s the must-have product for people who need to keep their bikes safe but have limited space. Take a look at their innovative idea!
Congratulations to Hannah Wrixon, founder of Last Minute Minders, for taking Bronze in the Service Startup category at the BOI Startup Awards. They also won bronze at the recent Boots maternity & infant awards – Best Family/Kids App. Well done!
Best of luck to New Frontiers participant Ann Marie McSorley of Veri Integrated Training – finalists in the Glanbia Kilkenny Biz Awards this Saturday evening! Veri is a comprehensive online learning and training management solution.
Mimergy, founded by New Frontiers participant Niall Mimnagh, is making great strides in the transformation of unwanted waste tyres into valuable oil and chemicals. They were recently featured in the Irish Examiner’s Business section.
Every year, we publish a directory of current New Frontiers participants. It’s a useful guide to who’s who and who’s doing what in New Frontiers. Participants received a print copy at the recent annual networking event, but you can also download a copy here: New Frontiers Participant Directory 2015
KillBiller, founded by New Frontiers participant Shane Lynn, has won the regional final of InterTrade Ireland’s Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition. The final results will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 25th November. Best of luck to them!
Movidius, co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Séan Mitchell, features in Silicon Republic’s ‘20 inspiring Irish success stories to motivate aspiring entrepreneurs‘.
If you’ve wondered what goes on at the annual New Frontiers networking shindig, PJ Mealiff – of Enterprise Ireland’s Research & Innovation Department – describes what it’s all about over on LinkedIn. He did a great job organising everything, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Congratulations to Mike Morrissey and BabyDoc App for winning the “Best Family/Kids App” category at the Boots Maternity Infant Awards 2015!
Congratulations to the New Frontiers participants shortlisted for the Bank of Ireland Startup Awards: Hannah Wrixon (Last Minute Minders), Tara van Zyl (FeelsRight), Mike Morrissey (MyDealDoc), Sharon Kavanagh (Luminosity), Ryan Scott (DropChef), David Craig (Dublin Design Studios), and Conor Nolan (WattSpot). Good luck!
Dublin Design Studios, founded by New Frontiers participant David Craig, has been shortlisted for the IDI (Institue Designers Ireland) Awards. Their first product, the innovative tablet stylus, Scriba, is in the running to win the Making Things (Consumer Products) category. Congratulations!
Two New Frontiers participants won awards at last Friday’s Roscommon heat of the IBYE Awards. They were Enda Mahon (Mahon Solutions), who won the Best Business Idea Award and a €10,000 prize, and Mark Bannon (VT Networks), who won the Best Start Up Award and a €20,000 prize. Congratulations to both of them
Kill Biller, founded by New Frontiers participant Shane Lynn, is featured in www.independent.ie’s list of “20 apps to put you in control of your finances“.
New Frontiers alumnus, James McElroy, has won Best Startup in the regional heat of the IBYE (Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur) Awards. His company, housemydog.com, matches dog owners in the UK and Ireland with vetted dog sitters.
New Frontiers participant Conor Nolan co-founder of Watt Spot will be speaking at the Web Summit’s Careers Night as part of a panel discussion about the future of jobs and industries. Catch him on on the main stage at 7pm, November 4th. Conor was recently featured in the independent.ie’s “Thirty under 30” list.
Gail Condon, founder of Writing for Tiny, won Best Start-up and the title of Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Cork City region at the region’s IBYE (Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur) Awards. Congratulations!
Aine Behan is a New Frontiers alumna and founder of Cortechs. They have just launched a new game for 6-12 year olds that both responds to, and works to improve, your powers of concentration and relaxation! Cortechs use a brainwave-sensing headset from Neurosky that connects by bluetooth to the game and they train attention and relaxation levels in real-time through their games.
Dr Ailis Brosnan, New Frontiers participant and founder of Your Healthy Living Coach, will be starting her first online weight loss programme on 19th October. It’s a holistic, supported approach for people who are fed up with fad diets and want to change their lifestyle for the better.
Shane Hassett is a New Frontiers participant and founder of Wazp. The company just won Best Start Up at yesterday’s Young Kerry Entrepreneur 2015 awards. Wazp is building software that enables product concept owners to easily locate flexible factories and 3D Printers near or at the point of need and get products manufactured on-demand. Congratulations, guys!
Acres Machinery, founded by New Frontiers participant David Doran, won the Enterprise Ireland Innovation award for Best New Agri-Engineering Business at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. Acres has developed two new products: the “X3” bale handler – which provides a more efficient way to handle bales, and the “Vis-bar” – which offers better visibility and a safer work environment around tractor-mounted equipment and loads, both on and off the road.
More media coverage for New Frontiers alumna, Maeve O’Keeffe, and her innovative cattle crush Inspect 4. She was featured in the Independent yesterday.
MyDealDoc.ie, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Mike Morrissey, is a finalist in the Boots maternity & infant Awards! You can vote for their product, BabyDoc, in the Best Family/Kids App category.
Movidius, co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Séan Mitchell, is opening a new office in Shanghai to support the increasing demand for Machine Vision capabilities in connected devices such as smart phones, drones and new IoT products. The announcement was made during the Enterprise Ireland trade visit to China by Irish Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD and Julie Sinnamon, CEO of Enterprise Ireland.
Smart Innovation Products, co-founded by New Frontiers alumna Adrienne McArdle, has just launched a new product that improves the efficiency of boiler heating systems by up to 48%. Heat Hero is the only eco solution for solid fuel central heating, and can be retro fitted to any stove or boiler.
Conor Nolan, New Frontiers participant and founder of WattSpot, was on Today FM’s The Sunday Business Show. WattSpot aims to be the leading supplier of premium charging hubs in Ireland and the UK.
Ciaran Davies, founder of SportsCarver and a New Frontiers alumnus, is profiled on irishtimes.com. He pivoted his startup after discovering that his technology could be adapted to fit and fix emerging problems with in-game advertising.
We’re thrilled that the New Frontiers blog has been shortlisted in the Blog Awards (Best Innovation Blog category). The public vote is now open, and counts for 30% of the overall judging. Voting is a simple, one-click process and you don’t have to include any personal information. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the blog, and thanks for your support!
Hannah Wrixon is a New Frontiers participant and founder of Last Minute Minders. Their app has been shortlisted in the Boots Maternity & Infant Awards (Best Family/Kids App category).
DropChef, founded by New Frontiers participant Ryan Scott, gets a long feature on the Food & Drink section of irishtimes.com. DropChef delivers high-quality ingredients and instructions for you to make delicious meals at home.
CloudRanger, founded by New Frontiers participant David Gildea, has been helping to build courses for the Amazon Web Services Training and E-learning team. The first course was recently published and received very positive reviews. Another 10 courses will be coming online before Christmas.
A joint proposal – backed by Dublin City Council – from MIRC clients Townapps (Enterprise Programme) and Idaso (New Frontiers), with AIT’s Software Research Institute has been successful in the EU-wide frontierCities call. Mobility Mojo is a mobility app that delivers accessibility information for venues, transport options and services throughout Dublin.
Video: New Frontiers alumnus, Neal McDermott, and his team in action with the Whatzere Queue Smart App at the Galway Arts Festival – allowing festival goers to pre-order refreshments without the hassle of waiting in long queues.
New Frontiers participant, Siobhan Berry, is a finalist in the Boots Maternity & Infant Awards. Her Mummy Cooks Babypotz are a BPA-free storage solution for storing homemade baby food. You can vote for Babypotz in the Best Feeding product category on the awards website.
New Frontiers participant, James McElroy, has been featured as the Boole start-up of the week on siliconrepublic.com. His startup, HouseMyDog, connects dog owners with vetted and trusted sitters across Ireland and the UK.
Advanced Dental Aesthetics (ADA Dental Lab) is opening a state-of-the-art digital laboratory in the centre of Sligo town to provide products to dentists across Ireland; supporting them in all aspects of prosthetics, crown, bridge and implant work. It was founded by New Frontiers alumnus, Torsten Schaff. Open days are being held on 28th and 29th August if you’d like to take a look around!
John Paul Hartigan, New Frontiers alumnus and founder of Shadowman Sports, is featured in Sports Illustrated. His mobile tackling system is the only such system on the market.
EnergyElephant, founded by New Frontiers participant, Joe Borza, was featured on irishtimes.com – his startup helps businesses save money on their energy bills.
Balls Media – the company co-founded by New Frontiers alumnus Brian Reynolds that’s behind popular sports website, Balls.ie, has scored fresh investment from Key Capital, Conor Killeen’s investment company that is also the majority owner of the Sunday Business Post newspaper.
Former dancer and New Frontiers participant, Orla Reynolds, has an innovative take on furniture design, and her award winning bookcase is about to go into production. Read her story on irishtimes.com.
The design company founded by New Frontiers participant, David Craig, has been awarded a place on the Europass programme – part of the Welcome project, a Startup Europe initiative funded by the EU Commission. Dublin Design Studio is currently launching Scriba, an innovative iPad stylus.
David Whelan’s startup, Immersive VR Education, recently had the chance to demonstrate its Apollo 11 virtual reality experience to General Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 astronaut, allowing him to walk on the moon once more!
Everyone’s talking about the Scriba this week! It’s a new, Irish-designed stylus created by Dublin Design Studio, a company headed by former architect and New Frontiers participant, David Craig. Read all about it on siliconrepublic.com, irishtimes.com and irishtechnews.net.
The latest call for Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund – design-led startup companies only – is open on Wednesday 15th July and will close at 3pm Wednesday 29th July. See our tips for making a successful application!
New Frontiers participant, Padraig Brosnan, is featured on irishtimes.com. His company, Treasury Delta, has developed a system that allows companies to ask banks for a quote for their transaction charges.
Niamh Sheehan and the team at Higgleoo TV are currently shooting their pilot TV programme. Higgleoo TV is an interactive entertainment company for young kids under seven. According to Niamh “Higgleoo TV programmes and digital properties enable children to develop their social and emotional skills.”
Locatible has created a patent-pending cloud platform that can locate any asset or person indoors to an accuracy of sub one metre and could potentially save hospitals millions of dollars every year. They are Silicon Republic’s startup of the week.
Mother and daughter team, Maureen and Sam Harrison, have gone from making wedding cakes to top-end spreads for cakes, bread, scones or ice-cream. They will official launch this September at the Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London and are featured on today’s irishtimes.com.
Dorothy Creaven is a New Frontiers past participant and co-founder of Element Wave, which has been named one of the top 20 “Irish startups that will rock you the Celtic way” by Geektime.com. Congrats, Dorothy!
Colm Larkin is a New Frontiers participant and is featured on irishtimes.com today. His company, Gambrinous, has been working on developing its first game, Guild of Dungeoneering, since 2013.
Derek O’Sullivan is a New Frontiers participant and founder of Thermo Tent. His thermally and acoustically insulated tent reduces, or even eradicates, the spikes in temperature that can make camping. He has been featured on joe.ie.
New Frontiers participant, Maeve O’Keeffe, was on the Saturday Night Show to talk about modern farming in Ireland. Maeve is CEO of Inspect4, which has developed an award-winning animal handling crate for performing tasks such as hoof paring – with better safety and less stress.
Rory O’Farrell, New Frontiers past participant, is founder of Melosity – a desktop-based virtual studio that enables musicians to cut sessions remotely. Read his story on thejournal.ie.
New Frontiers participant, Daire O’Neill, is interviewed for today’s irishtimes.com. His company, A5 Technologies, develops software that helps Japanese professionals improve their English.
Another two news articles following the end of the current Phase 2 of the programme at Cork’s Rubicon Centre! One from thecorknews.ie and a nice spread in Cork’s Evening Echo.
Frank Riedewald has just completed Phase 2 of the New Frontiers programme at IT Cork. His company, Composite Recycling, is one of only eight Irish SMEs to be awarded funding in the latest call for Phase 1 of the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, having developed a patented process for “whole tyre” recycling using molten zinc.
Ollie Hynes was a New Frontiers participant at IT Tallaght and is featured on irishtimes.com this week. His product, the HUB Controller, is a next-generation smart thermostat, which Ollie claims is the “first and only household utility bill controller”.
Following the New Frontiers showcase and awards event at the Rubicon Centre in Cork, graduating businesses BizTweet and Treemetrics were given a great write-up in the Irish Examiner. Congratulations to both of them.
New Frontiers participant, Gerard Kiely, is CEO of MentorPitch, a global mentoring platform for universities and companies. The company has won EU Horizon 2020 funding for its innovative online mentoring platform, which captures outcome intelligence for mentoring programmes.
Twelve New Frontiers participants celebrated the end of Phase 2 at the Rubicon Centre in Cork yesterday with an awards and showcase event. Best of luck to all of them as they take the next step on their entrepreneurial journey!
Previous New Frontiers participant, Sharon Kavanagh-Banks, was featured in the Irish Times last week. Her company, Luminosity, is developing electronic tag technology for cars that could one day mean the end of paper discs in your car!
New Frontiers participant, Chris Gregan, was featured with his business partners in the Irish Times. Their company, Fungus Games, helps people create story games easily, with no coding.
Elaine Ralph is a New Frontiers participant and was featured in the Irish Times last week. Her company, SuperDisty, is an end-to-end solution that integrates a company’s existing software with multiple leading online platforms.
Two Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund calls have opened – “Graduate Entrepreneurship” and “All Sectors”. Applications must be in by 3pm on Wednesday 15th April 2015 (only one per applicant).
David Whelan is a New Frontiers participant and founder and CEO of Immersive VR Education, which has developed a virtual reality experience that places students in any event or allows them to relive any day in history. Immersive VR Education is the startup of the week on siliconrepublic.com.
New Frontiers participant, Shane Lynn, is the founder of KillBiller, an app that helps people find the best mobile phone plan. KillBiller is a finalist in the AIB Start-up Academy, and has been profiled in today’s irishtimes.com.
Tom Hayes, head of Enterprise Ireland’s micro enterprise and small business unit, is interviewed for today’s independent.ie. Hayes says that businesses set up during the recession are now in prime position to take advantage of the upturn and Enterprise Ireland expects to see a marked increase in the number of start-ups taking advantage of its various funds and programmes.
New Frontiers participant, Adrian Walsh, was featured in the business column of the Irish Times business section (2nd March). His company, CheckVentory, allows car dealers to self-audit more accurately. “My advice to anyone thinking of starting a business is, do it but don’t give up the day job until you have completed something like New Frontiers as it gives you a structure and a network of contacts.”
GMIT held an entrepreneurship event last Friday (27th February). Conall O Móráin of TodayFM’s Sunday Business Show hosted a live pitching event with six New Frontiers participants, with €10K up for grabs! Best Emerging Business went to Tomas Thompson of Rockfield Medical Devices, the runners up were Sarah Roarty (N17 Brewery) and Frank Enright (Q Pathway).
Three New Frontiers companies are competing in this year’s Docklands Innovation Awards, backed by PwC. In the running for the €10,000 prize are Artomatix (founded by Eric Risser) – art-creation software for the video game industry; CheckVentory (founded by Adrian Walsh) – a stock checker for the automotive industry; and Fenestra Pro (founded by Simon Whelan and David Palmer) – software for architects. Best of luck to them all!
TenderScout, a New Frontiers company, is hosting a conference that focuses on what businesses of all sizes can do to increase their chances of success when tendering within the current system – and why they need to in order to survive. This free event is a first-of-its-kind in Ireland. If you’d like to attend, register here.
KillBiller founder, Shane Lynn, has been interviewed for Joe.ie. Shane is a New Frontiers participant, currently taking part in the AIB Start-up Academy. His app helps customers to find the most suitable mobile phone plan, potentially saving hundreds of euros a year.
Nualtra, founded by New Frontiers alumnus Paul Gough, is helping the HSE and the UK’s NHS to save millions. They’re featured in the Belfast Telegraph.
Tony Corrigan & his company Tenderscout were named One To Watch by businessandfinance.com. TenderScout is an online platform that helps SMEs win public sector contracts. Congrats Tony!
New Frontiers Participant Ronan Clarke started out by producing paint which could turn any wall into a white board, the three-year-old company now has products which can make any wall or smooth surface magnetic and one which can turn a wall into a projector screen. Check out the article in the Irish Examiner!
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