Promoting Irish Tech Start-ups & Scaling Companies

Scale Ireland is Ireland’s leading independent not-for-profit, representative organisation for Irish tech start-up and scaling companies. We are the biggest representative organisation for the Irish tech sector. Our mission is to support, promote and advocate on behalf of indigenous tech start-up and scaling companies of all stages, sizes and sectors and to create the most favourable conditions for them to succeed. Our vision is to make Ireland a leading global location for innovation and entrepreneurship.

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4^th Annual Regional Summit Details Announced

(L to R Elaine Negi, Head of Communications & Engagement, Bord na Móna, Carol Gibbons, Head of Entrepreneurship, Regions & Local Enterprise, Enterprise Ireland, Vanessa Hartley, Head of Google, Ireland, Nick Ashmore, Director, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Martina Fitzgerald, CEO, Scale Ireland, Brian Caulfield, Chair, Scale Ireland)

Scale Ireland, with the support of Google, along with Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF),
Enterprise Ireland, Bord na Móna, Atlantic Bridge, Research Ireland, and the Technological
University of the Shannon has announced plans to host Ireland’s fourth Regional Start-up Summit in
Athlone at the end of March.
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The event will feature regional-based start-ups and scaling companies including Zinkworks, Mersus
Technologies, GreyScout, IDASO, and Scopey. The Summit will focus on the potential and the
challenges facing start-ups and scaling companies nationwide. Scale Ireland is collaborating on the
Summit with Dr Liam Brown, Vice President, Research, Development and Innovation and his team
at The Technological University of the Shannon.

Ahead of the Summit, Scale Ireland has launched its fourth State of Start-ups
Survey 2025 (here) to get the views of founders and CEOs on the key issues
affecting them and the overall state of the sector. These include the availability of
capital, potential of AI, staffing and skill needs as well as regulatory issues.

A record 340 CEOs/Founders responded to last year’s survey - making it the biggest
of its kind for the Irish tech sector. This year’s survey also focuses on diversity,
increasing awareness of sustainability and student internships. It will publish the
survey’s results to coincide with the Regional Start-up Summit.

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Join Scale Ireland's vibrant membership community of over 750 members of founders and employees of start-up and scaling companies, along with students, and business supporters and individuals - all supporting our vision to make Ireland a leading location for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Each year, we host high-level networking events for our members with leading founders, investors, the hubs, universities and state agencies. Our events have been launched by Taoisigh and Ministers for Finance and Enterprise.

Our members enjoy exclusive access to over €1M in complementary supports, discounts, and offers from our partners. Members will have access to key sectoral research & submissions, as well as gain access to our Slack community of over 1000 founders, investors & operators and access to the largest survey of indigenous tech leaders every year.