The two winning Irish companies are among 40 who collectively received nearly €230m in the latest EIC funding round.

Read more: Dublin’s CroíValve and Lios bag €18.75m in EIC accelerator funds

As well as the growth in start-up registrations, commercial judgements were up 30pc.

Read more: Irish start-up registrations up 9pc year on year

The company will use the funds to develop a new public safety platform designed to protect high-risk victims, Inclutech founder said.

Read more: Belfast’s ‘tech for good’ Inclutech bags £400,000 for its safety tools

The ‘first-of-its-kind’ facility will support Ireland’s EV drivers and showcase how various energy sources can be combined to provide reliable clean energy.

Read more: ePower supports solar-powered EV facility in Ireland first

Based in Dublin, this femtech has developed an app to 'make periods visible, measurable and taken seriously'.

Read more: Joii: Using technology for menstrual health management

Davencor Holdings has invested in the start-up, which is a University College Dublin spin-out.

Read more: Licovolt battery minerals start-up to create new jobs amid investment

The additional investment will drive Wingcopter’s production and global commercialisation plans.

Read more: Drone tech firm Wingcopter to expand plans with recent funding

Dublin based AI start-up Talio has now secured some $1m in funding with backers that include Fulfil’s Barry Connolly and former Red Bull executive Karen Reilly.

Read more: Dublin’s Talio secures $1m for AI food and beverage platform

Following its €1.5m raise in 2024, GEC resident start-up Examfly is now pursuing international growth.

Read more: Guinness Enterprise Centre start-ups raised €22.5m last year

The London start-up is building an engineering software stack to bring deep AI to the engineering lifecycle.

Read more: PhysicsX raises $135m for AI engineering platform

Founded earlier this year, this start-up wants to use AI to ‘redefine what customer service can be’.

Read more: Momntum: Adaptable AI for improved customer service

The acquisition represents the first exit from Elkstone Venture Fund I, two years after its initial investment.

Read more: Elkstone-backed Mesh acquired by Romanian cybersecurity firm

Europe’s measured approach to AI innovation should be seen as a regional strength, argues Pierre Raymond.

Read more: Follow the algorithm: Mapping AI investment across Europe

A successor programme called the National Accelerator Platform will be launched in 2026 by Enterprise Ireland.

Read more: NDRC accelerator programme to be extended for one more year

This Irish start-up aims to make robot cleaning even simpler.

Read more: HomeBot Ireland: Robot vacuums cleaning up in Cork

Start-ups and scale-ups from the north-west gathered at CoLab for the last regional stop on Enterprise Ireland’s Founders Listening Tour.

Read more: Regional leg of Founders Listening Tour wraps up in Letterkenny

Start-ups and scale-ups from the midlands gathered in Mullingar for the sixth edition of the Founders Listening Tour.

Read more: Minister Burke drops in on midlands edition of Founders Listening Tour

10 student business ideas were shortlisted for this year's awards, ranging from respiratory devices to mushroom-based meat alternatives.

Read more: Plastic bottle alternative wins Student Entrepreneur Awards 2025

The company creates AI-powered video game characters that respond to environmental changes in real time.

Read more: UK’s Latent Technology raises $8m for AI-driven game animation

'There were some great ideas shared,' said Shona McManus, co-chair of The Mill, of the latest event on Enterprise Ireland's tour of the provinces.

Read more: The Mill in Drogheda hosts Enterprise Ireland’s Founders Listening Tour