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T H E I R I S HT E C H S T A RT U P
G U I D E
B Y S U P P O R T I N G
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WHO ARE FRONTLINE VENTURES?
Big Data
@frontline @wilp @willmcq
WHAT WE INVEST IN
TALK TO US
CloudServices
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We are an early stage venture capital rm. We look for ambitious teams with global ideas.
Payments
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WHAT IS CONNECTIRELAND?
TALK TO US
ConnectIreland is Irelands referral programme that seeks to harvest the power of the 70million plus Irish Diaspora around the globe.
The aim is to encourage people all over the world to spread the word about Ireland and toconnect with people in companies considering international expansion so they in turn will
consider Ireland as the ideal gateway to Europe.ConnectIreland was appointed by IDA Ireland to deliver the Succeed in Ireland initiative
which is part of the Irish Governments 2012 Action Plan for Jobs.
Michael McLoughlinCEO
[email protected]: + 353 (0)56 779 7422
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IRELAND BY NUMBERS 4
A HISTORY OF ENTERPRISE 9
THE IRISH TECH ECOSYSTEM 12
IRISH STARTUPS 16
PEOPLE TO KNOW 22
FINDING CAPITAL AND MENTORS 30
PLACES TO GO 36
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TALENT
Access to the EUand its 500m
population
of the populationis under 25 -the
youngest populationin the EU
of the population
is third-level
educated - thehighest rate in thewestern world, andcompared to 29%
EU average
The only Englishspeaking country
in the Euro Zone
The highestproportion of
science andengineering grads inthe world
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TRACK RECORD
top global ICT
companies
top global pharma
companies
top global nancial
institutions
top global gaming
companies
have operations in Ireland
Technology companiesaccount for over 90%
of venture capital
investment in Ireland,compared to 31% inEurope
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1st in Eurozone BestCountries for Business
Forbes 2010
1st for FDI per100,000 populationIBM Global Location
Trends Report
1st in the world formost-highly employable
graduatesEC Study of International
Recruiters 2010
1
1st for investmentincentives for
foreign investorsGCR 2013
1st for businesslegislation for
foreign investorsGCR 2013
1st for realcorporate taxes
GCR 2013
1st for availabilityof skilled labour
GCR 2013
W O R L D C O M P E T I T I V E N E SS
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The investment by US companies into Ireland is greater thanthat made in Brazil, Russia, India and China combined.
RUSSIA
BRAZIL
CHINAINDIA
W O R L D C O M P E T I T I V E N E SS
IRELAND
1990 - 2011
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A H I STO RY O FE N T E R P R I S E
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Some look at thingsthat are, and ask why. I
dream of things that neverwere and ask why not?
George Bernard Shaw
Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon coined the wordentrepreneur in 1730 and identied the entrepreneurs role as a risktaker who is balancing the markets by predicting what buyers want.
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Ireland is a greatplace to do business
Eric Schmidt, Chairman,Google
When I came to Facebookand it was time to gure out
where to put our internationalheadquarterswe actually
really only looked at Ireland
Sheryl Sandberg,COO Facebook
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TH E IR IS H TE CHE C O S Y S T E M
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN DUBLIN1950-2000: Intel, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Microsoft, HP, Oracle, Citrix, Symantec, EMC
powered by
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THEN CAME IRELAND 2.02000-2010: Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Facebook, EngineYard, Ebay, Paypal, Salesforce, Aol, VMWare
powered by
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AND SUDDENLY IN JUST TWO YEARS:2010-2012: Dropbox, Twitter, LinkedIN, Zendesk, Etsy, Zynga, HubSpot, Gilt, LogMeIn, 10Gen, SumUp,
Marketo, Ancestry.com, Groupon, Riot, Indeed, MasterCard
powered by
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IRISHSTARTUPS
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E N T E R P R I S E / S A A S
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S O C I A L M E D I A /CONSUMER WEB
E-COM M ERC E ED T EC H
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M OB I L E F I N T EC H HEA LT H T E CH
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MU S I C T EC H GAM I NG AVI AT I ON
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SOME HOMEGROWN SUCCESSES
Operated by over 450,000 retailers globally, drives revenue to over 200 mobile providers
Processed over $24bn in online transactions last year
Leading developer of physics engine used in over 500+ top selling video games and many
blockbuster movies250,000 beds are booked a month through its platform and used in over 165 countries
Used by 80 governments globally to manage social welfare payments
AND MANYOTHERS:
Biggest public online bookmaker in the world
Leading Global Financial Services Group with 750 staff and 30 offices worldwide
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SOM E PEO PL ETO KNOW
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Karl Aherne
Wayra
Nick Ashmore
NPRF
Sean Blancheld
Scalefront
Ed ByrneCloud Vertical
Richard Barnwell
Digit/Jagex
Gavin Bourke
Nebula Ventures
Keith Bohanna
IIA
John Breslin
NUIG
Simone Boswell
Enterprise Ireland
Paul Campbell
Hypertiny /FunConf
Paddy Cosgrave
WebSummit /F.ounders
Steve Collins
Havok / Swrve
Dylan Collins
Box of Awesome
Donal Cahalane
Trustev
Terence Bowden
Propellor Accelerator
Sean Baker
Incaplex
Russell Banks
Conker / Dublin Beta
SOME PEOPLE TO KNOW
Terry CluneConnectIreland
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Joe DrumgooleFeed Henry
John HerlihyGoogle
Donnchadh CullinanEnterprise Ireland
Josh HolmesMicrosoft
Tom CusackEnterprise Ireland
John Egan Archipelago /
Sandbox
Sonia FlynnFacebook
Dermot DalyTopado
Paddy HolahanNewbay
Brian DalyPitchify
Daire HickeyWebsummit /
F.ounders
John Dennehy Zartis
Eoghan JenningsHealth XL
Niall HarbisonSimply Zesty
SOME PEOPLE TO KNOW
Paul HayesBeach Hut
Andrew HunterSVB
Mary CroninThousand Seeds
Jerry KennellyTweak.com
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Gene MurphyRedeem and Get
Kieran MoynihanCIT
Vincent LyonsDubStarts
Ray NolanHostel World/
Ultimate Rugby
Darren MulvihillStartup Grind
Paul ODeaSelected Strategies
Connor MurphyDataHug
Joan MulvihillIrish Internet Assoc.
Steven McIntyreTwitter
Garrett MurrayEnterprise Ireland
SOME PEOPLE TO KNOW
Barry MaloneyBalderton Capital
Barry OBrienSVB
Adrian MullettBank of Ireland
Eamon LeonardEngine Yard
Gary LeydenNDRC LaunchPad
Colm LyonRealex Payments
David LawrencePegasus
Martin KellyIBM / Health XL
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SOME PEOPLE TO KNOW
Anna ScallyKPMG
Barry SmythUCD
James WheltonCoderDojo
Noel RuanePolaris
Ronan PercevalPhorest
Raomal PereraThousand Seeds
Pat PhelanCubic Tel. / Trustev
Nicola RiordanNua Marketing
Aileen OMalleySOvH Partners
Barry ODowdIDA
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A FAM I LY B U S I NES S
Brian Reeves Frank Reeves
Patrick Collison John Collison Eamon Fallon Brian Fallon
Martina Skelly Michael Skelly
Jonathan Ruane Jason Ruane
Jennie McGinn Sarah McGinnGrace McGinn
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T E C H P R E S S
Johnny RyanIrish Times
Karlin LillingtonIrish Times
John KennedySilicon Republic
Carmel DoyleSilicon Republic
Mark LittleStoryful
Adrian WecklerSunday Business
Post
Tom LyonsSunday Independent
Gavin DalySunday Times
Chris HornIrish Times
Gavan ReillyTheJournal.ie
Ciara OBrienIrish Times
Pamela NewenhamIrish Times
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T E C H N O L O G Y L AW F I R M S
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STARTUP ACCOUNTANTS
Ciaran Walsh Colin Keane Johnny Harte
L A R GE R F I RM S I N D E P EN D E NT
Helen Cousins
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FI ND ING CA PITAL& MENTORS
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INCUBATORS/ACCELERATORS
c o m i n g
s o o n
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BANKS & CROWD-FUNDING
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A NGE L NE T WORK S
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LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL RESIDENT VCS
OYSTER CAPITAL
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C E N T R E S F O R S C I E N C E , E N G I N E E R I N G & T E C H
CSETs help link scientists and engineers to industry and foster the developmentof Irish technology companies.
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PLACESTO G O
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CO-WORKING SPACES
IADT Med iaCube
Amworks Dogpatch Labs
National Colleg eof Ireland
GuinnessEnterprise Centre
The Digital Hub
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STARTUP HANGOUTS
KC Peaches Chop House Skinflint
JoBurger
Library Bar Crackbird 3FE
SlatterysNo Name Food Game
Science Gallery
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MEETUPS AND CONFERENCES
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