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Driving Unicorns, $100M Funds, Reshaping Silicon Valley and much more
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Hint: Does not involve shouting at referees
See how bold moves and Irish grit helped Paddy build a global brand from a local meetup.
From distracted students to engaged learners β how an accountancy lecturer built the gamified platform Quitch.
How a former Paddy Power exec moved to L.A. and built Dosen to tackle quiet quitting at work.
PLUS: Irish money in the UAE, Cathie Wood backs Manna, a 350 person Sydney founder story and Russell Crowe on Muff Liquor
Why Slush is becoming a must attend event for Irish start ups
Two exits, zero funding, and a lifetime of lessons for Irish founders abroad
PLUS: Ralco raises $500k in NYC, Saros Consulting invests β¬8M & Aiven picks Cork
PLUS: Paygentic comes out of stealth, the Irish man bolstering APAC's defence forces, Intercom teams up with ChatGPT and big funding news at home.
PLUS: Akara lands TIME award, Digital Irish NYC Tech Week & Irish founder bags $1M prize at SaaStock.
PLUS: Sees.ai take flight, an Irish takeover of JP Morgan, Jentic becomes the first Irish company to join AWS accelerator, and Stripe's new Dublin office.
PLUS: Man Utd legend joins FanCart, Collisons mega buyback, A.I Ploughing Champ's & $50M+ raised.
Scaling to $7M ARR in 14 months with 5 employees
PLUS: $180m Irish AI play, Dubai Edge, Nory funding & Station F dreams
PLUS: β¬10B pill, Brains raid, Bankers unite, Galway galactic & β¬99 million in fundraising.
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