Funding for women-founded firms more than doubles, report shows
Female-founded companies raise more than €230m, up from €105m in 2020
Funding for female-founded start-ups falls to 6%, data shows
Overall investment in Irish tech companies reached record €932m in first half of year
Irish tech firms raised €1.2bn last year in spite of pandemic
Some 264 companies raised funds in 2020, with 10 raising more than €30 million each
Female -founded Irish tech companies raise record €105m
Largest investment round was Shirley O’Dea’s Avectas, which raised €18.5m
Tech sector urges changes to budget to save high-potential start-ups
Alliance also calls for enhanced tax relief for microbusinesses and new SME task force
Start-ups warned of changing funding landscape due to coronavirus
Warning comes as new figures show 25% decline in funding locally last year
Niamh Bushnell steps down from TechIreland to join start-up
Former start-up commissioner to join Soapbox Labs as chief communications officer
Irish tech firms see VC funding fall for first time since 2011
Call for Government action after funding falls 9% to €453m in first six months of 2018
The future of tech is female, but toxic culture must end first
Number of women starting companies is on the rise, though funding hurdles persist
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