ii Dispatch

💡A West Cork co-op just bought a US giant

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

💡A West Cork co-op just bought a US giant

PLUS: Version 1 crosses €500M, Orreco joins MLS Innovation Lab, Ignite Partners scales AI across hemispheres, and GridBeyond opens new global HQ.

Eoghan O'Connor

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May 1, 2026

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3 min read

💡 100k subs. Two Irish lads. No VC.

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.

Chris Mullan

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Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

💡Stevie's Stag

PLUS: $70 million in funding, Amazon’s subsea cable to Cork & the quirkiest tech startups perks.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Apr 2, 2026

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10 min read

💡Mullingar Airport

PLUS: New Irish unicorn, Manna raises $50m and the AI paradox every leader needs to read.

Chris Mullan

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💡 Meet Rachel, the AI agent that called 3,000 pubs

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

💡 Meet Rachel, the AI agent that called 3,000 pubs

PLUS: Stripe's former CTO sells AI startup to Meta, Spectrum.Life lands in Australia, Horizon Quantum lists on Nasdaq & fresh funding rounds.

Stephen Mullan

ii Dispatch

Mar 17, 2026

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9 min read

💡 St Patrick's Day Special ☘️

We reveal the results of our inaugural Founders Sentiment Survey

Chris Mullan, +1

ii Dispatch

💡 What I learned from 100+ tech sales meetings...

Mar 13, 2026

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10 min read

💡 What I learned from 100+ tech sales meetings...

PLUS: Tines Boston expansion, Women-led startups raised €131m last year & Startup Ireland ambitious plans.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

💡Blast-off

PLUS: Intercom’s $400m masterclass, Nory’s American Dream, $50 million raised and using AI to enhance education access.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Feb 27, 2026

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10 min read

💡Stripe insights

PLUS: Journey to 5k subscribers, KineMo Italian job, GAA tech launch & Manna x Uber

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

💡Two Irish lads just landed in SF (and they mean business).

Feb 20, 2026

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11 min read

💡Two Irish lads just landed in SF (and they mean business).

Paddy's Day inches closer, Wayflyer $250M war chest, and plenty of more big raises...

Eoghan O'Connor

ii Dispatch

Feb 13, 2026

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11 min read

💡Coppers?

PLUS: The Irishman cracking "Holy Grail" of the drone industry, billion dollar fax machines & Mediterranean expansion.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

💡Is it too early to mention St. Patricks day?

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

💡Is it too early to mention St. Patricks day?

PLUS: 6 tips for moving overseas, the Irish woman transforming women's reproductive health & Narendra Modi cúpla focal

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Jan 29, 2026

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13 min read

💡Ireland takes Britain's Olympic Gold

PLUS: A tribute to a legend, Raylo is scaling fast, Manna is taking off, a trip to Colombia and much more...

Eoghan O'Connor

ii Dispatch

Jan 23, 2026

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12 min read

💡Elon Musk Called Michael O'Leary a...

PLUS: Boundless get their payday, Klir gets a cash injection, and the Irish Construction companies dominating data centres

Eoghan O'Connor

ii Dispatch

💡 An Irish founder, a Man United legend and a fan-first startup

Jan 15, 2026

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11 min read

💡 An Irish founder, a Man United legend and a fan-first startup

PLUS: Coroflo shines bright at CES 2026, Sweepr and Vivasure Medical acquired, Caribbean exspansion play & SPRYT secures strategic investment

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Jan 9, 2026

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11 min read

💡 2k...

PLUS: A new $1.2B unicorn, 2026 predictions, and the Irish man revolutionising audio.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Dec 11, 2025

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11 min read

💡 Podcast Debut

PLUS: Wild drones, creator marketplaces, AI for food security and Ireland’s unexpected dominance in Microsoft Excel.

Stephen Mullan

ii Dispatch

Nov 20, 2025

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11 min read

💡 No Office, No Problem?

PLUS: Irish money in the UAE, Cathie Wood backs Manna, a 350 person Sydney founder story and Russell Crowe on Muff Liquor

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Nov 1, 2025

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8 min read

💡Ireland’s Spookiest Export

PLUS: Ralco raises $500k in NYC, Saros Consulting invests €8M & Aiven picks Cork

Conor Flanagan

ii Dispatch

Oct 24, 2025

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9 min read

💡Larry Ellison enters the chat

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.

Eoghan O'Connor

ii Dispatch

Oct 17, 2025

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10 min read

💡 Strategy, Strategy, more Strategy

PLUS: Akara lands TIME award, Digital Irish NYC Tech Week & Irish founder bags $1M prize at SaaStock.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

💡 Jim Gavin's Sunday blues and the government's new look R&D tax scheme

Oct 10, 2025

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12 min read

💡 Jim Gavin's Sunday blues and the government's new look R&D tax scheme

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.

Eoghan O'Connor

ii Dispatch

💡 My visa cost went up 46,409% overnight

Oct 2, 2025

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11 min read

💡 My visa cost went up 46,409% overnight

PLUS: Man Utd legend joins FanCart, Collisons mega buyback, A.I Ploughing Champ's & $50M+ raised.

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Sep 18, 2025

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9 min read

💡 24% said yes, 38% said no...

PLUS: $180m Irish AI play, Dubai Edge, Nory funding & Station F dreams

Chris Mullan

ii Dispatch

Sep 12, 2025

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9 min read

💡 Where’s everyone going?

PLUS: €10B pill, Brains raid, Bankers unite, Galway galactic & €99 million in fundraising.

Chris Mullan, +1