Start-ups pitch for €6.5m investment at Cork Venture Academy

A record €16.7m was invested in startups by angel investors in the southwest of the country in 2022

(Left to right) Martin Corkery of Enterprise Ireland; Shemas Eivers, Boole Investment Syndicate; Larry O'Donoghue; Kate Popova of Everywhere English; Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Neale Richmond; Becky Popova of Everywhere English and Dr Niall O'Keeffe of Cork City Council at the Venture Academy in Cork city on Friday.

Seven start-ups were welcomed to Cork last week to pitch for €6.5m in funding in front of 50 investors, as CorkBIC says record angel investing of €16.7m in the region last year was a “key element” to supporting entrepreneurs.

Investors and entrepreneurs attended the Venture Academy in Cork city on Friday, part of the Growth Pathway Programme run by CorkBIC, with partners Cork City Council  and Cork County Council.