Waterford software company StitcherAds acquired for €55m
Irish online advertising software company StitcherAds has been acquired in a $64 million (€55million) deal. The buyer is US adtech company Kargo, which is looking to exceed $100 million in revenues this year. The deal was first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday. StitcherAds, which earlier this year announced plans to create 40 jobs, is a marketing platform that helps advertisers publish paid ads that drive sales via [...]
AniV8 announces oversubscribed pre-seed funding round
Funding will accelerate development of wearable monitor to detect osteoarthritis-related pain in companion animals Backed by experienced seed investors including Irrus Investments, Pro-Vet and Stonehaven Incubate Seed financing planned for 2022 to further drive product development and commercialization Investment by Pro-Vet enables for commercialization in China and other Asian countries Delaware, US, 4 October 2021 – AniV8, a leading developer of clinical sensor technology to diagnose and monitor diseases affecting companion [...]
Greentech firm Qualus secures additional £1 Million financing
With patented polymer Sfere technology, Qualus is helping tanneries around the world reduce water consumption by up to 40% and chemicals by up to 15% LONDON – Qualus, the leading provider of sustainable solutions to the leather industry, has secured £1 million of financing in a round led by Irrus Investments, an Ireland based angel syndicate. Co-investors in the round include CPI Enterprises and angels from Cambridge Capital Group and Harvard Business [...]
Mirai Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in VECTOR Trial using ePORE® therapy for the Treatment of Inoperable Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer
Mirai Medical Ltd, a manufacturer of a precision cancer therapy platform , today announced the first procedures in the clinical trial to evaluate ePORE® therapy and EndoVE®, a novel breakthrough technology that can treat gastrointestinal cancers endoscopically in an outpatient setting with minimum hospitalisation for the patient. The first procedure in the VECTOR trial (NCT04649372) was performed this week at Nottingham NHS Trust, United Kingdom in a team led by [...]
Aruna Bio Closes $10.8 Million Common Stock Financing
ATHENS, Ga. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aruna Bio, Inc., a leader in the development of neural exosomes for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the closing of a common stock financing totalling $10.8 million. Proceeds from the raise will support the company’s business plan through mid-2022. “This capital will allow us to continue our efforts to deliver important therapeutics to the central nervous [...]
Longboat Clinical acquired in multimillion euro deal
Serial entrepreneur Gerard Ryan, who sold his previous company to Dublin-listed Icon for €50 million, has agreed another multimillion euro sale, with US company Advarra buying his latest business Longboat Clinical. The pharmatech start-up has been acquired by Advarra for an undisclosed sum, although informed sources said it represented one of the biggest M&A deals in Ireland this year. Longboat, which has facilities in Dublin and Limerick, has developed a [...]
Digital pathology start-up Deciphex raises $6.2m for R&D
Deciphex, an Irish tech company that develops software to accelerate the delivery of pathology services, has raised $6.2 million (€5.4 million) to further accelerate research and development and market entry. This brings total funding to date to nearly €8 million for a company that was founded in 2017 by Dr Donal O’Shea. Read Full Article from Irish Times
43% of Female Angel Investors Eye Up Exits Next Year
43% of Female Angel Investors Eye Up Exits Next Year HBAN today reveals that 43% of female angel investors are eyeing up exits from their investee companies in the next 12 months. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: November 6, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9