Funding & Scaling
September 13th
Guinness Enterprise Centre
Funding & Scaling
On May 9th Furthr hosted the first in person Funding & Scaling in 4 years!
The event assists Irish start-ups and scaling companies with securing funding by sharing the organization’s three decades of expertise. Since its inception in 2016, Funding & Scaling has supported hundreds of businesses.
If you’re an entrepreneur who’s struggling to obtain funding for your business idea or need help scaling your existing business, Furthr’s Funding & Scaling event series is an excellent resource for you. These events offer valuable insights such as exploring funding options, learning from successful founders, discussing funding opportunities, and receiving advice from investment experts and fellow entrepreneurs.
Our September 13th morning session was an excellent insight for founders who gained knowledge from investment experts and founders who are on the journey of scaling their business.
Event Recap
Session 1: Meet the founder providing safe, effective & natural products to comfort children when they are unwell – Sinéad Crowther, CEO and Co-Founder of Soothing Solutions (Tonstix) in conversation with Martin Murray, Furthr CEO.
Session 2: ‘Funding opportunities in a down cycle’ investment panel with Drew O’Sullivan, Lead Equity Advisor at InterTradeIreland, Barry Brennan, Venture Partner at Elkstone Ventures and John Phelan of Furthr’s Investor Network.
Session 3: Zipping to the finish line, from start-up to acquisition in three years – Charlie Gleeson, Founder & CEO of Zipp Mobility in conversation with Martin Murray, Furthr CEO.
All followed by networking and light refreshments. We hope to see you at the next Funding & Scaling, date to be announced.
Finalists
Following a strong volume of applications for this year’s competition our expert panel of judges here at Furthr have selected five companies that we think have the ambition, vision and opportunity to scale to become the Furthr Festival One2Watch 2022.
• A place on the Go Furthr Programme
• Office space at Guinness Enterprise Centre
• Access to free legal consultancy with OBH Partners
• Access to the Furthr Investor network
• €5,000 cash prize
How to Apply
Applicants can either record a video or complete a written application form. Videos should be no longer than 7 minutes and written applications should not be more than 200 words per question. All entries should cover the following:
*video upload capacity is 100MB
Meet the Finalists
Data Science Institute
Founder, Grainne Barry – The Data Science Institute’s mission is to provide education and certification for data science professionals to enable them to successfully contribute their skills and knowledge to business and society as a whole.
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NoFrixion
Founder, Fergal Brady – NoFrixion provides electronic money management and payment services, or colloquially, programmable money. The services are targeted at business customers and are delivered using a variety of Internet mechanisms including a web-based API.
Pilot Path
Founder, Craig Lancaster- is on a mission to make an impact on the aviation training industry and to help solve the future global pilot shortage. We are actively breaking down the barriers of exclusion often related to flight training through providing and managing our students path from zero to first officer.
HaloCare
Founders, David Walsh, Niall Kelly & Dr. Johnny Walker. – HaloCare aims to support home carers and revolutionise the senior care sector. Core to the HaloCare offering is a range of unintrusive, contactless technologies installed in the home. The result is around the clock support system for older people, their carers, and their circle of care.
Past finalists have raised a staggering 69 million in under 5 years.
This includes:
