Firms battle it out for Silicon Valley investment

Fifty companies from around Ireland pitched to leading Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists yesterday and the chance for the 20 best to travel to California to secure funding.

Firms battle it out for Silicon Valley investment

The Irish Technology Leadership Group pitch camp was the speed dating of business finance, with companies forced to condense years of hard work into six-minute presentations.

Some of the companies involved included Valhalla, a Cork company offering real-world analytics to shops. Another company, Zeto, is hoping to install monitors on refrigeration units across the world, cutting energy use by up to 20%. Safe Care Technologies pitched its revolutionary technology that uses eye-tracking, voice commands and touchscreen operation to allow disabled people live a more independent life.

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