Scale Ireland

🚀 Be part of something bigger.🚀 Scale Ireland brings together founders, investors, and stakeholders to strengthen Ireland’s tech start-up and scaling ecosystem. ✅ Championing a strong voice for the Irish tech sector ✅ Access to exclusive research and sector insights ✅ Networking, events, and shared knowledge ✅ Special offers and discounts that support your growth ✅ We support, promote and advocate on your behalf Whether you're at seed stage or scaling fast – this is your community. 🔗 Join us today via the link in our bio

You can hear a pin drop. Great morning in AIB HQ, for Frank Talk From Founders with 🚀 Peter Coppinger CEO, Topper Coding; Founder, Teamwork.com & Success.co 🚀 Leo Mac Canna – Co-Founder & CEO, Ocuco Limited Limited 🚀 Emma Meehan – Founder & CEO, KinetikIQ 🚀 Julie Garland Founder & CEO, Avtrain Sincere thanks to Goodbody Fitzgerald Power Spanish Point Technologies and BVP

We are delighted to invite you to our special in-person event, ‘Frank Talk from Founders’, on the 4th June. The event is supported by @goodbody.ie @fitzgerald_power , Spanish Point Technologies Point and @bvp_investments and you will hear from a great panel of leading founders: 🚀 Peter Coppinger, CEO, Topper Coding , Founder, @teamworkdotcom & Success.co 🚀 Leo Mac Canna Co-Founder and CEO, @ocucoltd Limited 🚀 Emma Meehan, Founder & CEO at @kinetikiq 🚀 Julie Garland Founder and CEO, @avtrain.aero Each of our founders will give their honest insights and feedback on key issues affecting them, their companies, and the tech sector. Where: AIB HQ, 10 Molesworth Pl, Dublin, D02 W260. When: June 4th, 2024 What Time: Registration and networking start from 8.30am Panel Discussion: 9am - 10.30am followed by further networking opportunities. Refreshments will be provided. Please register via the link in our bio to secure your seat as there are limited

Thanks to @scaleire for hosting a great Regional Start-Up Summit in Athlone last week. Our CEO, Jackie (Jac) Dunne, MBA, spoke on the opening panel alongside leaders from Zinkworks, Atlantic Bridge, Enterprise Ireland, ISIF, and Google, sharing views on how regional innovation can scale globally. Great to hear strong support for Irish start-ups from across the ecosystem and how Ireland-based startups can take on the world! Minister Peter Burke spoke about the strength of Ireland’s reputation in Europe and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to backing new and growing businesses. Minister Niamh Smyth highlighted the positive impact AI is already having and the importance of building trust as adoption grows. Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google Ireland, shared insight on the pace of AI and encouraged founders to focus on how AI is applied and deployed. Well done to Martina Fitzgerald and the Scale Ireland team for leading such an energising summit. #ExperienceIsEverything

To coincide with our 4th Annual Regional Start-Up in Athlone today, we’re pleased to share the findings from our State of Start-up Survey 2025, representing insights from 235 Founders and CEOs. For the fourth consecutive year, access to funding remains the predominant concern among founders, with 80% of respondents indicating that attracting private capital is either “difficult” or “very difficult” — consistent with our findings from the previous three years. The survey also reveals that start-ups are embracing AI technologies, with nearly 88% of founders either currently deploying or preparing to implement AI solutions. Notably, while 59% of respondents are aware of the new EU AI Act, approximately 44% acknowledge uncertainty about its potential impact on their businesses — highlighting an information gap that could present challenges in the future. The report contains numerous additional insights regarding skills development, talent acquisition, diversity initiatives, sustainability practices, and other key areas of interest. Download your copy via the link in our bio

Beautiful day in Athlone for the Scale Ireland 4th Annual Regional Start-Up Summit. As per @fitzgerald_martina “We host our annual regional start-up summit every year because we want to promote entrepreneurs around the country who are starting, scaling and expanding their companies globally - to create more innovation, employment and exports”.

What a super morning in the beautiful St. Stephens Green club this morning where we celebrated our annual International Womens Day event, this year it was themed ‘Promoting Our Innovative Female Leaders’ Huge thanks to our wonderful speakers Lucy Molan - Head of EMEA Start-Ups, @stripehq Louella Morton - Co-Founder & Co-CEO, TestReach Helen Cahill - Co-Founder & CEO, Financefair Órla Kearney - Finance Director, Aerlytix Jenny Melia - Executive Director, @enterprise_ireland Kate English - Chief Economist, @deloitte_ireland They shared their stories, their learnings, their sense of humour and what each of their companies will be doing to help women in 2025 - we were delighted to hear that every answer was related to mentoring or supporting women at many different ages and stages of their careers and education. Thank you to Enterprise Ireland, Stripe and Deloitte for their continued support of this wonderful event. #IWD2025 #ScaleIrelandIWD2025

Next week, we will celebrate International Women's Day with the theme "Promoting Our Innovative Female Leaders." As part of this, our latest survey (link in our bio) includes key questions about the presence of female founders and the leadership roles women hold in Ireland’s start-up, scaling, and high-growth companies. These questions need to be answered by everyone – not just women. Understanding the landscape requires insights from across the sector to drive meaningful change. Your input will help us build a clearer picture of where we stand and strengthen our advocacy for a more inclusive and dynamic start-up ecosystem. Take a few minutes to share your perspective and help shape the future of innovation in Ireland. The input of your network is equally as important as your own, so please do share. 🙏 #internationalwomensday #inclusion #equality #femalefounders

The Scale Ireland Annual State of Start-Ups Survey assesses the landscape in which you work. Each year we aim to capture vital information regarding the key issues affecting you and your business and the overall state of our sector. This year we are looking at the availability of capital, the potential of AI, staffing and skill needs, and regulatory issues. Your input is so important and helps shape the work we do and the conversations we have with external representatives on your behalf. ⌚In less than 5 mins, you can have your say. ⌚In less than 1 minute, you can share this post with your community for their say. 🚀 Access the Survey via the link in our bio

Scale Ireland, with the support of @google , along with National Treasury Management Agency ISIF, @enterprise_ireland , @bordnamonaireland @AtlanticBridge , @researchireland and @tus_ire has announced plans to host Ireland’s fourth Regional Start-up Summit in Athlone at the end of March. The event will feature regional-based start-ups and scaling companies including @zinkworksire , @mersustech @teamgreyscout , IDASO Ltd, and @scopey.co And will focus on the potential and the challenges facing start-ups and scaling companies nationwide. Scale Ireland is collaborating on the Summit with Dr. Liam Brown, Vice President, Research, Development and Innovation and his team at The Technological University of the Shannon. Ahead of the Summit, Scale Ireland has launched its fourth State of Start-ups Survey 2025 to get the views of founders and CEOs on the key issues affecting them and the overall state of the sector. These include the availability of capital, the potential of AI, staffing and skill needs as well as regulatory issues. Your input and opinion is critical and we would be delighted if you could take 5 mins to complete the survey via the link in our bio ☝

We have been a little quiet here lately but that is because we are in the full throws of event organisation for 2025. Our events, such as the Annual Regional Summit ( more to follow soon), International Womens Day, and our Annual Autumn Gathering are exclusively for members of Scale Ireland. Also, in collaboration with many of our partners we deliver additional members only events throughout the year. Secure your spot by securing your membership! As a member, you'll access: ✔️ Entry to members only events - registration is required ✔️ Exclusive discounts on essential tools and services ✔️ Networking opportunities with like-minded innovators ✔️ Policy updates and insights tailored to your needs Our members are at the heart of what we do Join via the link in our bio ☝

Today we hosted the Scale Ireland 4th Annual Autumn Gathering We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Minister for Finance, @jackchamberstd , Ross O’Connor and the team in Avolon, our excellent panel of founders, leaders & investors who spoke of the challenges faced, such as finance and retention of staffing whilst echoing words of the Ministers ‘creativity takes courage’. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved 🚀 Ciaran Cosgrave, CEO, Nearform 🚀 Charlie Ardagh Head of Partnerships, Tines 🚀 Sheelagh Brady CEO and Co-Founder, Kowroo 🚀 Alan Merriman - CEO, Head of Venture & Co-Founder, Elkstone 🚀 John O’Sullivan - General Partner, Act Venture Capital 🚀 Angela Duffy MBA PhD Director, Resolve Partners And our own team for pulling it altogether Martina Fitzgerald Brian Caulfield Sheila Harte Vijay Krishna C V Noel Rock Dave Graham Emily Smith Deirdre Tracey Rónán O’Brien & Nicos Tombros That brings to a close another exciting event and it was great to see so many of our members and supporters join us. Sincere thanks one and all and see you all in person, again soon. 😊