€650k funding for software company

An Irish software company Zinc has secured €650,000 in funding and become the first European company to partner with PCH International as part of its accelerator programme.

The investment comprises a €150,000 investment by Kernel Capital through the Bank of Ireland MedTech Accelerator Fund, with the remainder of the funds provided by Enterprise Ireland, PCH International, and the AIB Seed Capital Fund.

Zinc is focused on biofeedback, an area of computing expected to see huge growth. This sector involves software that reacts to a user’s heartbeat or other biometric inputs.