Cork entrepreneur’s pivot from tech to beauty is paying off
Sisu is targeting the title of largest aesthetic group on the planet by the end of the year
Pat Phelan’s Sisu chain raises additional funds as it eyes US launch
Cosmetic treatment chain’s backers include Greycroft Partners and Bullpen Capital
Cubic Telecom raises more than €11 million in funding
Irish technology company raises funding from long-term backer Act Venture Capital
Phelan decries ‘scattergun approach’ to seeding foreign start-ups
Entrepreneur says Enterprise Ireland policy of relocating firms from eastern Europe needs to be reassessed
Is Ireland too risk-averse to create tech unicorns?
Our past has left us with a more pragmatic view of failure than the Silicon Valley trope
Sophos acquires Irish cybersecurity start-up Barricade
Company was concluding funding round when approached by Sophos about deal
Concerns raised over Trustev’s future prior to sale
Accounts show fears over company as losses doubled and net liabilites mounted
GirlCrew wins Irish leg of start-up competition
Winners will attend Israel’s leading tech conference DLD Tel Aviv
Irish fintech start-ups discuss trust and regulatory issues
Inaugural ‘Fintech Nation’ conference sees start-ups describing difficulties they face
Cork-founded tech start-up Trustev sells for $44 million
Fraud-prevention firm acquired by consumer credit-rating company TransUnion
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Review: The comedian was in meltdown mode in ‘Tommy: To Tell You the Truth’
Supporting start-ups with accelerator programmes
Competition for places on accelerator programmes is intense, especially in Dublin
Catching credit card cheats from Cork to China
Merchants takes the hit in internet fraud and Cork entrepreneur Pat Phelan has devised a tool to help them spot dodgy customers
Pat Phelan, Trustev
Headquartered in Cork, identity verification start-up Trustev has offices in Dublin and New York
Tech entrepreneurs should head west to Silicon Valley
You will need to establish a place of business and transplant founders or senior people there for a period of time at least to demonstrate commitment
Wayra opens Dublin academy to new startup projects
Initiative has supported 21 companies to date with funding, office space and access to mentors
Austin powers: 10 trends for 2014 from SXSWi
South By Southwest Interactive is now much more than a technology festival. The thousands of delegates who come to the heart of Texas are searching for new ideas and perspectives
State support a must in battle to be best place for start-ups
There are plenty of competitors for the title of most start-up friendly location
Trustev takes top prize in SXSW accelerator competition
Cork-based identity verification company beat more than 1,000 entrants
Irish firm makes ‘Forbes’ list of ‘hottest global start-ups’
Cork-based Trustev verifies identity of online shoppers by generating a digital fingerprint
IDA announces 335 new software jobs at web summit
Irish fraud-prevention firm Trustev secures $3 million to finance expansion in the US
Trustev gets funding boost at Web Summit
Irish fraud prevention firm will use funds to finance expansion in US
All aboard the Startup Express
Specially chartered train to bring entrepreneurs and investors to Dublin Web Summit
Wayra Ireland: ‘It’s bringing together high-value people. They are raising the bar for start-ups’
Telefónica supports entrepreneurship through start-up accelerators in 13 countries and the first Irish group has just graduated
Tech startup Trustev scoops top award
Cork firm named Europe’s top start up by commission's Tech All Star initiative amid tough competition
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