4 of the 9 finalists for the HPSU Founding father of the Yr Award have already been chosen by way of varied pitching occasions held earlier.
The sixth annual Enterprise Eire Excessive Potential Begin-up (HPSU) Founding father of the Yr Award will happen this yr on 17 October in Dublin, crowning one out of the 67 HPSUs who took half on this yr’s Founders Discussion board.
The Founding father of the Yr Award is a fruits to the HPSU Founders Discussion board that gives enterprise founders of seed-funded Enterprise Eire consumer corporations a possibility to strategise and scale-up their companies internationally.
“The Founding father of the Yr Awards promotes Eire’s ecosystem of entrepreneurs who’ve displayed the potential and dedication to constructing their companies and realising their international ambition,” mentioned Leo Clancy, CEO of Enterprise Eire.
“We’re delighted to construct on the success of the Awards which is now in its sixth yr, and the Founders Discussion board which acknowledges and celebrates high-performance, revolutionary Irish start-ups.”
The awards will whittle down 67 HPSUs to 9, who will then pitch to a panel of judges – with three making it to the finals. 4 of the 9 finalists have already been chosen by way of varied pitching occasions held earlier.
WholeSupp
Complete Supp is a Dublin-based dietary dietary supplements agency that was based in 2022 by Darren O’Reilly, a former skilled rugby participant, and Dr Brian Carson. Elevating €600,000 up to now, the start-up has developed a high-protein and nutritionally full shake.
The enterprise has grown to having greater than 10,000 clients and is now branching out to work with retailers to increase its clientele.
Peri
Rebranding as Peri subsequent yr, identifyHer, based in 2022 by Heidi Davis and Donal O’Gorman in 2022, makes use of AI-enabled expertise to personalise the administration of menopausal signs. It could additionally assist customers to scale back the danger of illness sooner or later.
The tracker developed by identifyHer is designed to make sure customers can recurrently replace how they’re affected by their signs, offering physicians with a extra correct studying of their well being when at scheduled visits.
Nua Surgical
Nua Surgical is a Galway-based medtech firm creating options in obstetrics and gynaecology. The agency, based mostly on the Innovation Hub in Atlantic Technological College in Galway, was based by Barry McCann, Marie-Therese Maher and Padraig Maher in 2019.
The beginning-up has developed a hands-free machine for caesarean sections, known as the SteriCision c-section retractor, changing into the one non-US start-up to be chosen to take part in 51 Labs, an accelerator aimed toward addressing the difficulty of maternal mortality within the US.
Capella
Hybrid working software program supplier Capella was based by Criona Turley and Victoria Yanakos in 2020. The corporate has raised €600,000 up to now and expects to shut a €2m funding spherical by the tip of the yr because it targets a US enlargement.
The Dublin-based Enterprise Eire-backed start-up helped companies deal with the sudden transition to distant and hybrid working that occurred through the Covid-19 pandemic and has continued to supply work-from-home options.
Capella gives ergonomic coaching for distant working and instruments resembling scorching desk help for hybrid places of work.
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