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The Limerick Startup Taking the Pain Out of Compliance — with AI

Founded in 2025 and launched in February, Envaira already has paying customers in six countries — and is preparing a €600,000 raise to grow across Ireland, the UK and the EU.

Startups · 4 min read · 12 October 2026
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From Dublin to the World: How Tines Became Ireland's Quiet AI Superstar — and Why 100 New Jobs Are Just the Beginning

Tines has announced 100 new Dublin jobs, months after a $1 billion valuation and a major US expansion. The numbers, the investors and what it all means for Irish AI.

Startups · 4 min read · 9 October 2026
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Wayflyer Acquired Conjura — and the Move Tells You Exactly Where Irish Fintech Is Heading

Wayflyer has bought Conjura, the Dublin analytics company it spun out seven years ago, in its biggest acquisition to date — pairing capital and data intelligence in a single platform for e-commerce businesses.

Startups · 4 min read · 27 September 2026
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Fonoa Just Raised €94 Million in a Series C. Here's Why Tax Technology Is One of Ireland's Biggest Startup Opportunities

Dublin-headquartered Fonoa has raised a $110 million (€94.4 million) Series C led by Headline and is buying PwC's Indirect Tax Edge platform.

Startups · 4 min read · 27 September 2026
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VizCo Has Raised $2 Million to Let Employees Use AI Tools Without Exposing Company Data

Founded by Chris Kelly and Daniel Kharitonov and backed by Entrepreneur First, VizCo has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed of just over $2 million to sit between a company's data and the AI tools its staff use, stripping out anything sensitive before it reaches the model.

Startups · 4 min read · 26 September 2026
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Manna: How an Irish Drone Company Proved the Technology Works, Hit a Planning Wall and Took Its Shot in America

Bobby Healy's Manna built Ireland's largest drone delivery operation, completed more than 300,000 flights, raised $110 million and then ran into a planning system that could not accommodate it.

Startups · 4 min read · 19 August 2026
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WrxFlo Has Raised €3 Million to Bring AI to the Factory Floor — and Its Clients Are Saving 40%

Limerick-based WrxFlo has raised €3 million from Elkstone, Furthr VC and Enterprise Ireland to scale its AI-powered manufacturing operations platform across the UK and US.

Startups · 4 min read · 30 July 2026
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NeuroBell Has Raised $5.5 Million to Bring Brain Stimulation Technology Out of the Hospital and Into the Home

Cork-based NeuroBell is building wearable neurostimulation devices for home use, backed by Elkstone, Parkview Health, Furthr, Atlantic Bridge and Enterprise Ireland.

Startups · 4 min read · 30 July 2026
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Equal1 Has Built Ireland's First Quantum Processing Unit — and Just Raised $60 Million to Deploy It

Dublin-based Equal1 has produced Bell-1, a commercially deployable quantum chip that works at room temperature and fits into existing high-performance computing infrastructure.

Startups · 4 min read · 30 July 2026
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Enterprise Ireland Has Just Backed Ireland's Most AI-Driven Startup Class Ever — Here Is What That Means

198 new companies. €32.9 million invested. More than half built around artificial intelligence. Ireland's startup ecosystem is entering a new era — and Enterprise Ireland is betting big on it.

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