START-UPS
Maeve Harrington, Director of KnowledgeBase and Jillian O’Sullivan, Partner in Grant Thornton
START-UP PROFILE: KNOWLEDGEBASE KnowledgeBase is a Dublin based e-Learning start-up co-founded by Peter Stewart and Maeve Harrington. Launched in March 2015, KnowledgeBase’s interactive e-Learning resource provides busy professionals with detailed information on a range of important legal, regulatory and business subjects. KnowledgeBase’s first offering is an interactive online guide to the new Companies Act 2014. Stewart is a veteran of a number of start-ups in the financial and management services sectors, while Harrington is an experienced marketing professional with over 23 years’ experience gained across a range of industries. The firm has recently announced details of a new partnership with business advisors Grant Thornton. For more details visit knowledgebase.ie.
Patrick Walsh, Managing Director of Dogpatch Labs, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton and Ronan Harris, Head of Google Ireland
TOP DOGS TO BE MENTORED UNDER NEW PARTNERSHIP The Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network is expanding to Dublin by partnering with Dogpatch Labs, one of Ireland’s leading start-up organisations. The goal of the Google Tech Hub partnership is to open new doors to mentorship, investment and growth opportunities, and to help developers and entrepreneurs launch new ideas and turn them into thriving young companies. Dogpatch Labs members will now also have access to Google Tech Hub co-working spaces in over 20 locations globally including London, San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
APP FOR STARTUP CORK LAUNCHED
The Startup Cork programme and app have been launched by Project Director for Cork innovates Siobhán Finn, with Startup Cork Ambassador Donncha O’Callaghan. The programme for The Startup Gathering 2015 includes over 50 events that will take place throughout Cork from October 2-10. The full programme of events is available for download on the Startup Gathering 2015 app and online at startupireland.ie/startupgathering.
Barry Guiney, CEO of 4Impacts Intelligent Solutions; Startup Gathering Cork City Region Co-ordinator & Cork innovates Project Director Siobhan Finn; Startup Cork ambassador Donncha O’Callaghan; Blaine Doyle, CEO of GlowDX; Veronica Kenneally, MD of Veronica’s Snacks and Diarmuid Lynch, Bank of Ireland
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