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ii Dispatch
Aug 6, 2026
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4 min read
PLUS: 9fin staff cash out, a 256-qubit machine lands in Dublin & Wayflyer's $1.5bn
Jul 31, 2026
5 min read
Mapping the Irish minds building the AI frontier, counting down ten a week from next week.
Jul 23, 2026
PLUS: Mulcahy brothers join Attio, EI is Europe's busiest venture investor & Ocuco raises €6m for its eyecare SaaS.
Jun 19, 2026
PLUS: AMCS hits a $2bn valuation, KKR's €6.6bn move on DCC, CameraMatics raises €49m, and two new founders on the map.
Jun 12, 2026
PLUS: Wordsmith AI's $70m raise, a €404m Limerick exit, StormHarvester's global run, and Sony backs Dublin's piracy fighter.
May 8, 2026
3 min read
PLUS: Version 1 crosses €500M, Orreco joins MLS Innovation Lab, Ignite Partners scales AI across hemispheres, and GridBeyond opens new global HQ.
May 1, 2026
PLUS: healthStay goes global, Kota hits #6 in Europe, $72M in Belfast, Vodafone's €360M Irish bet, and the startup job spec that hurts because it's true.
Apr 23, 2026
PLUS: $70 million in funding, Amazon’s subsea cable to Cork & the quirkiest tech startups perks.
Apr 2, 2026
10 min read
PLUS: New Irish unicorn, Manna raises $50m and the AI paradox every leader needs to read.
Mar 27, 2026
12 min read
PLUS: Stripe's former CTO sells AI startup to Meta, Spectrum.Life lands in Australia, Horizon Quantum lists on Nasdaq & fresh funding rounds.
Mar 17, 2026
9 min read
We reveal the results of our inaugural Founders Sentiment Survey
Mar 13, 2026
PLUS: Tines Boston expansion, Women-led startups raised €131m last year & Startup Ireland ambitious plans.
Mar 6, 2026
PLUS: Intercom’s $400m masterclass, Nory’s American Dream, $50 million raised and using AI to enhance education access.
Feb 27, 2026
PLUS: Journey to 5k subscribers, KineMo Italian job, GAA tech launch & Manna x Uber
Feb 20, 2026
11 min read
Paddy's Day inches closer, Wayflyer $250M war chest, and plenty of more big raises...
Feb 13, 2026
PLUS: The Irishman cracking "Holy Grail" of the drone industry, billion dollar fax machines & Mediterranean expansion.
Feb 5, 2026
PLUS: 6 tips for moving overseas, the Irish woman transforming women's reproductive health & Narendra Modi cúpla focal
Jan 29, 2026
13 min read
PLUS: A tribute to a legend, Raylo is scaling fast, Manna is taking off, a trip to Colombia and much more...
Jan 23, 2026
PLUS: Boundless get their payday, Klir gets a cash injection, and the Irish Construction companies dominating data centres
Jan 15, 2026
PLUS: Coroflo shines bright at CES 2026, Sweepr and Vivasure Medical acquired, Caribbean exspansion play & SPRYT secures strategic investment
Jan 9, 2026
PLUS: A new $1.2B unicorn, 2026 predictions, and the Irish man revolutionising audio.
Dec 11, 2025
PLUS: Wild drones, creator marketplaces, AI for food security and Ireland’s unexpected dominance in Microsoft Excel.
Nov 20, 2025
PLUS: Irish money in the UAE, Cathie Wood backs Manna, a 350 person Sydney founder story and Russell Crowe on Muff Liquor
Nov 1, 2025
8 min read
PLUS: Ralco raises $500k in NYC, Saros Consulting invests €8M & Aiven picks Cork
Oct 24, 2025
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.
