Wayra

Wayra UK Limited is an accelerator focused on early-stage technology startups, operating since 2012 and based in London. It offers various programs aimed at different sectors, including healthcare, information technology, cyber security, smart transport, and 5G. The Wayra Call provides funding of up to €0.25 million for innovative digital products and services. The Velocity Health program specifically targets healthcare startups, offering £34,000 in investment along with a potential cash prize. Other programs like Wayra Fair By Design and GCHQ Cyber Accelerator also provide financial support tailored to their respective industries. Wayra has a global presence, operating in ten countries and leveraging its affiliation with Telefónica to foster connections between entrepreneurs and industry leaders, thus facilitating collaboration and business opportunities.

Victoria Navazo Morrondo

Financial and Portfolio Controller

Past deals in Ireland

SalesOptimize

Venture Round in 2021
SalesOptimize helps sales and marketing teams resolve two of the biggest problems lead generation and lead scoring. It is a B2B online sales lead generation platform. Our patent technology scans the internet, analyzing online shops globally and ranks them in terms of merchant size - Enterprise ($20m) versus Sole Proprietor ($10k). These shops drive over $ 400 Billion Dollars in sales each year. Our algorithm can also uncover specific operating details such as which payment platform or shipping service an eCommerce site employs. A customer can download leads directly into their CRM system. We have cracked the problem of lead generation of online shops. Benefits to a business - Increase the overvalue of a sales pipeline 10 x - Double/triple sales within 2 years - Buy leads based on a company's perfect customer profile - De duplicate and not buy the same leads twice with our new B2B search engine - Keep lead converted costs below $10 - Clean up existing pipelines and remove the bad leads - Score and enrich leads coming from different data sources - Score and identify which Pay Per Click or inbound leads are hot leads - Reduce lead qualification time by up to 90%

SalesOptimize

Venture Round in 2018
SalesOptimize helps sales and marketing teams resolve two of the biggest problems lead generation and lead scoring. It is a B2B online sales lead generation platform. Our patent technology scans the internet, analyzing online shops globally and ranks them in terms of merchant size - Enterprise ($20m) versus Sole Proprietor ($10k). These shops drive over $ 400 Billion Dollars in sales each year. Our algorithm can also uncover specific operating details such as which payment platform or shipping service an eCommerce site employs. A customer can download leads directly into their CRM system. We have cracked the problem of lead generation of online shops. Benefits to a business - Increase the overvalue of a sales pipeline 10 x - Double/triple sales within 2 years - Buy leads based on a company's perfect customer profile - De duplicate and not buy the same leads twice with our new B2B search engine - Keep lead converted costs below $10 - Clean up existing pipelines and remove the bad leads - Score and enrich leads coming from different data sources - Score and identify which Pay Per Click or inbound leads are hot leads - Reduce lead qualification time by up to 90%

Popertee

Funding Round in 2018
Popertee was founded in 2016 in Dublin by their CEO, Lucinda Kelly. It was born as a basic marketplace connecting brands with spaces for short-term marketing and retail campaigns. What became evident very early on was the requirement from brands and marketing agencies for data to help drive better decisions for planning and measuring physical campaigns. A lack of data compared to other marketing channels to ultimately drive ROI meant an updated business direction for Popertee with a singular focus of bringing data to marketers and retailers and becoming global leaders in this space.

TickerFit

Grant in 2016
TickerFit is a cloud-based application designed to assist health professionals in providing tailored physical activity prescriptions for patients based on their individual health statuses. Founded in 2011 and located in Dublin, Ireland, TickerFit leverages technology to enhance patient care and promote physical activity. The company is supported by Enterprise Ireland, the venture capital arm of the Irish Government, which has a strong track record of backing successful technology enterprises. Dublin has emerged as a prominent hub for global internet companies, further establishing TickerFit's presence in a vibrant business environment.

TickerFit

Seed Round in 2015
TickerFit is a cloud-based application designed to assist health professionals in providing tailored physical activity prescriptions for patients based on their individual health statuses. Founded in 2011 and located in Dublin, Ireland, TickerFit leverages technology to enhance patient care and promote physical activity. The company is supported by Enterprise Ireland, the venture capital arm of the Irish Government, which has a strong track record of backing successful technology enterprises. Dublin has emerged as a prominent hub for global internet companies, further establishing TickerFit's presence in a vibrant business environment.

Birdleaf

Seed Round in 2015
Birdleaf specializes in converting inactive email lists into valuable demographic insights by analyzing customer data derived from email addresses. The company offers advanced information that helps businesses understand their customer profiles, facilitating targeted sales and marketing strategies. By providing actionable insights, Birdleaf enables organizations to enhance their understanding of customer demographics, ultimately driving revenue growth.

BragBet

Grant in 2015
BragBet is an online platform that combines social networking with team-based betting, allowing users to engage with friends or colleagues while discussing and speculating on various sporting events. Users can create groups, contribute to a collective betting fund, and designate a fund manager each week to manage the betting activities. The fund manager gathers betting suggestions from group members through a communal discussion board and selects preferred bets to place with a portion of the fund. This process is facilitated by a partnership with a betting provider. The platform features a leaderboard to showcase the performance of different teams, fund managers, and tipsters, fostering competition among users. BragBet supports betting on a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, tennis, and more, creating a collaborative environment where participants can enjoy the thrill of betting together. Founded in 2010 and based in Dublin, Ireland, BragBet aims to enhance the social aspect of sports betting.

Harpoon Connect

Seed Round in 2015
Harpoon Connect is headquartered in Ireland. They enable facebook users buy gift vouchers for their friends in their favourite local shops and hang out places. They launched their first product into the entertainment sector. The product integrates with Facebook Events to allow bars, restaurants and other venues create their own events and to issue promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers.

Brightflag

Seed Round in 2015
Brightflag enables organizations to take control of their legal spend with AI-powered software that’s easy to use and backed by proactive customer support. Brightflag processes billions of dollars of legal spend annually on behalf of its customers, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings and tens of thousands of hours in avoided administrative work. Founded in 2014, Brightflag serves a global community of in-house legal teams and their vendors from its offices in Dublin, New York, and Sydney.

SalesOptimize

Seed Round in 2015
SalesOptimize helps sales and marketing teams resolve two of the biggest problems lead generation and lead scoring. It is a B2B online sales lead generation platform. Our patent technology scans the internet, analyzing online shops globally and ranks them in terms of merchant size - Enterprise ($20m) versus Sole Proprietor ($10k). These shops drive over $ 400 Billion Dollars in sales each year. Our algorithm can also uncover specific operating details such as which payment platform or shipping service an eCommerce site employs. A customer can download leads directly into their CRM system. We have cracked the problem of lead generation of online shops. Benefits to a business - Increase the overvalue of a sales pipeline 10 x - Double/triple sales within 2 years - Buy leads based on a company's perfect customer profile - De duplicate and not buy the same leads twice with our new B2B search engine - Keep lead converted costs below $10 - Clean up existing pipelines and remove the bad leads - Score and enrich leads coming from different data sources - Score and identify which Pay Per Click or inbound leads are hot leads - Reduce lead qualification time by up to 90%

usheru

Venture Round in 2015
usheru powers direct ticketing and marketing data insights for film distributors. usheru's technology uniquely connects a film website to the existing point-of-sale systems of cinemas and allows a consumer to book tickets really simply. For film distributors, they provide a way to connect marketing spend to cinema ticket purchase (conversion tracking), and also provide an insights platform (usheru Analytics) to allow film marketeers have visibility in real time into the sales success of marketing campaigns. The software offers a 'direct-to-consumer' framework for film distributors and allows them to build a database of film fans. This innovative approach tackles the largest problem in the film industry globally, which is rising marketing costs (often 2X the production cost of a film) by giving data insights and a platform which provides a direct response advertising option to film distributors, and addresses the need to understand and get closer to consumers.

frockadvisor

Convertible Note in 2015
Frockadvisor is a social commerce platform based in Ireland that connects fashion enthusiasts with their communities and favorite retailers. The platform facilitates dialogue between users and stores, enhancing customer engagement and retention through its content channel. Frockadvisor provides visibility for retailers by mapping the fashion sector and generating sales leads through its "fotocon" feature. The company's revenue model includes subscription fees for retailers to join its "Circle of Excellence," brand-integrated content, and commissions on sales made through the platform. Additionally, Frockadvisor employs embedded tracking technology to monitor interactions from the platform to physical stores, allowing them to measure increases in foot traffic and sales.

Harpoon Connect

Convertible Note in 2015
Harpoon Connect is headquartered in Ireland. They enable facebook users buy gift vouchers for their friends in their favourite local shops and hang out places. They launched their first product into the entertainment sector. The product integrates with Facebook Events to allow bars, restaurants and other venues create their own events and to issue promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers.

Fund Recs

Grant in 2014
Fund Recs specializes in providing cloud-based reconciliation software tailored for the funds industry. By replacing outdated enterprise software with a modern Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Fund Recs aims to enhance the management, processing, and utilization of data within this sector. The company's innovative approach seeks to streamline reconciliation processes, ultimately improving efficiency and accuracy for its clients.

Evercam

Convertible Note in 2014
Evercam Limited is a Dublin-based company founded in 2013 that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for managing cameras on construction sites. Its solution provides an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to create software compatible with any internet-connectable camera. The platform focuses on project management, dispute avoidance, and marketing, enabling users to effectively monitor construction activities and enhance communication among stakeholders. Through its innovative approach, Evercam aims to improve transparency and efficiency within the construction industry.

CloudDock

Grant in 2014
CloudDock is a file synchronisation platform that manages and sorts your files, regardless of how they are sent to you. Whether you get attachments through email, or links to shared files or folders from a cloud storage system, they automatically organise them into the folder they belong to, in your cloud storage. Their service is vendor agnostic which means you can get all the right people on the same page, no matter what platform they're using. Whatever service you choose - Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box to name a few - you can collaborate with co-workers, customers and partners.

Lios

Grant in 2014
Lios, formerly known as Restored Hearing, is a Dublin-based company founded in 2009 by Rhona Togher and Eimear O’Carroll, dedicated to addressing noise pollution and its impact on hearing. The company develops advanced materials and technologies aimed at reducing exposure to loud sounds and alleviating noise-related damage. Notable products include SoundBounce, an innovative acoustic material that outperforms traditional solutions in various industries such as automotive, aerospace, and construction, being significantly thinner and more effective. Additionally, Lios offers SoundRelief, a mobile application designed for tinnitus management, providing users with sound therapy that can be accessed via headphones. This app, which features tracking capabilities for tinnitus symptoms, is available on both Apple and Android platforms and has been utilized in over 60 countries, enhancing the quality of life for many individuals. Lios combines expertise in physics with a commitment to combating the effects of noise pollution, positioning itself as a leader in the field of auditory health and sound management technology.

Beautifeye

Seed Round in 2014
Beautifeye is an image analysis SaaS platform capable of automatically extracting marketing insights from social network photos. We believe that there is a vast reserve of untapped data widely available online. There are more than two billion images uploaded on social networks each and every day. We know that brands using exclusively text-based analytics cannot see these images - Beautifeye can. With our tools, brands can see their customers' engagement with their product, and elicit actionable marketing insights from these images. We sell to brands to help them measure the sentiment of their customers. Currently, they are struggling with exclusively text-based tools that cannot see the 2Bn+ images shared every day on social networks. Images are the most engaging, powerful & common media on social networks. Beautifeye gives marketers powerful eyes to see their customers' images. We analyse these images and provide actionable insights about products and consumers. We use a highly novel approach involving cutting edge Computer Vision & Machine Learning and we use the abundant images that are already out there, shared by the consumers themselves. We process and analyse images on a large scale, with significant savings on time and cost for our customers. The market for image-mining is newer and more interesting than text-mining because people react in a deeper way to images and images are open to more interpretation than text.

Brightflag

Seed Round in 2014
Brightflag enables organizations to take control of their legal spend with AI-powered software that’s easy to use and backed by proactive customer support. Brightflag processes billions of dollars of legal spend annually on behalf of its customers, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings and tens of thousands of hours in avoided administrative work. Founded in 2014, Brightflag serves a global community of in-house legal teams and their vendors from its offices in Dublin, New York, and Sydney.

Evercam

Seed Round in 2014
Evercam Limited is a Dublin-based company founded in 2013 that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for managing cameras on construction sites. Its solution provides an application programming interface (API) that allows developers to create software compatible with any internet-connectable camera. The platform focuses on project management, dispute avoidance, and marketing, enabling users to effectively monitor construction activities and enhance communication among stakeholders. Through its innovative approach, Evercam aims to improve transparency and efficiency within the construction industry.

Fund Recs

Convertible Note in 2014
Fund Recs specializes in providing cloud-based reconciliation software tailored for the funds industry. By replacing outdated enterprise software with a modern Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, Fund Recs aims to enhance the management, processing, and utilization of data within this sector. The company's innovative approach seeks to streamline reconciliation processes, ultimately improving efficiency and accuracy for its clients.

SalesOptimize

Pre Seed Round in 2014
SalesOptimize helps sales and marketing teams resolve two of the biggest problems lead generation and lead scoring. It is a B2B online sales lead generation platform. Our patent technology scans the internet, analyzing online shops globally and ranks them in terms of merchant size - Enterprise ($20m) versus Sole Proprietor ($10k). These shops drive over $ 400 Billion Dollars in sales each year. Our algorithm can also uncover specific operating details such as which payment platform or shipping service an eCommerce site employs. A customer can download leads directly into their CRM system. We have cracked the problem of lead generation of online shops. Benefits to a business - Increase the overvalue of a sales pipeline 10 x - Double/triple sales within 2 years - Buy leads based on a company's perfect customer profile - De duplicate and not buy the same leads twice with our new B2B search engine - Keep lead converted costs below $10 - Clean up existing pipelines and remove the bad leads - Score and enrich leads coming from different data sources - Score and identify which Pay Per Click or inbound leads are hot leads - Reduce lead qualification time by up to 90%

Investor Sheet

Convertible Note in 2014
Investor Sheet is the startup for entrepreneurs and investors. Having previous experience of success and failure in the entrepreneurial world, their team (Russell, Eoin and Dan) has an understanding of the importance of a positive relationship between startups and investors. Following several hundred customer development meetings, they realized that the real pain for both startups and investors exists post-investment. There’s an unfortunate divide because both value different metrics and this can cause friction (generally it’s a giant pain in the ass). Investor Sheet bridges this gap – giving pain relief and metrics related relationship counseling in one you could say. Being a startup their selves, and being part of the startup community itself, means they are best placed to do just that.

Lios

Convertible Note in 2014
Lios, formerly known as Restored Hearing, is a Dublin-based company founded in 2009 by Rhona Togher and Eimear O’Carroll, dedicated to addressing noise pollution and its impact on hearing. The company develops advanced materials and technologies aimed at reducing exposure to loud sounds and alleviating noise-related damage. Notable products include SoundBounce, an innovative acoustic material that outperforms traditional solutions in various industries such as automotive, aerospace, and construction, being significantly thinner and more effective. Additionally, Lios offers SoundRelief, a mobile application designed for tinnitus management, providing users with sound therapy that can be accessed via headphones. This app, which features tracking capabilities for tinnitus symptoms, is available on both Apple and Android platforms and has been utilized in over 60 countries, enhancing the quality of life for many individuals. Lios combines expertise in physics with a commitment to combating the effects of noise pollution, positioning itself as a leader in the field of auditory health and sound management technology.

PipelineCheck.com

Venture Round in 2014
PipelineCheck.com is a company that develops sales management tools specifically designed for business-to-business sales teams in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 2012 and based in Dublin, with additional offices in New York and London, the company provides solutions that enhance the accuracy of sales forecasting. Its flagship product, PipelineCheck Original, continuously monitors the health of sales pipelines by scoring efforts related to accounts, contacts, and opportunities. The platform encourages sales representatives to forecast more openly through a gamified betting system, which enhances engagement and recognizes accurate forecasting. By analyzing updates to customer relationship management (CRM) systems and comparing them to expected engagement levels, PipelineCheck.com delivers valuable insights into the integrity and quality of sales pipelines, thereby helping sales teams optimize their performance and win more deals.

CityHook

Venture Round in 2014
CityHook powers search and reservations for airport transfers. Our consumer website and mobile app helps passengers find the best transport option between the airport and nearby city locations. Today, we cover hundreds of different connections between airport and major cities all over Europe; plans to expand this internationally are underway. From a passenger perspective, finding the the best connection is about understanding three simple things for all of the available options - the journey time, the cost and then the dropoff location. Three simple facts. Since travel is an intensively commerical business, it’s usually hard to find a complete, independent source of information for all modes of transport. CityHook addresses all of these points - we show independent information about all travel options and present them in a great visual format that makes it easy to find the best option for a passenger. The layout makes it easy to pick an option by looking, not reading. We publish the CityHook apps, the Teleport app development kit and the Indigo Connect transport booking API

OptiWi-fi

Convertible Note in 2014
OptiWi-fi Ltd. provides Wi-Fi network management platform delivers real-time Wi-Fi performance diagnostics and bandwidth management. The company offers Wi-Fi performance diagnostics solutions, including Wi-Fi user service diagnostics and network validation; business and network intelligence; and Wi-Fi optimization. It serves telecoms providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, and smartphone/tablet manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

OptiWi-fi

Seed Round in 2014
OptiWi-fi Ltd. provides Wi-Fi network management platform delivers real-time Wi-Fi performance diagnostics and bandwidth management. The company offers Wi-Fi performance diagnostics solutions, including Wi-Fi user service diagnostics and network validation; business and network intelligence; and Wi-Fi optimization. It serves telecoms providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, and smartphone/tablet manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Hiri

Seed Round in 2014
Hiri is an enterprise email client based in Dublin, Ireland, focused on enhancing email management and communication for businesses. Designed to streamline the email experience, Hiri aims to help users regain control over their inboxes and prioritize important tasks. The company recently graduated from the Wayra Academy, a program supported by Telefonica, and is currently operating from Dogpatch Labs, a collaborative workspace managed by Polaris Partners. By reimagining the enterprise email experience, Hiri seeks to improve productivity and enable users to concentrate on their core activities.

Popdeem

Seed Round in 2014
Popdeem is a social rewards system that combines social media and loyalty into one powerful marketing force. It is packaged as a Software Development Kit (SDK) that plugs into existing loyalty solutions. Once installed, it makes it easy to reward loyal customers for sharing their experiences with your brand on social media. For example, Kung Fu Tea customers can earn additional loyalty points for sharing #KungFuTea photos on Instagram. Popdeem’s software kit can be effortlessly added to existing loyalty solutions and unlocks new Social Insights about your loyalty members. For example, it helps you identify social media influencers hidden in your loyalty program. Popdeem increases customer monthly spend, visit frequency, and amplifies authentic word-of-mouth marketing on social media. The company has raised over €1.1m in funding to-date from venture capital firm Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland and angel investors. Visit https://popdeem.com/ to discover more.

BragBet

Convertible Note in 2014
BragBet is an online platform that combines social networking with team-based betting, allowing users to engage with friends or colleagues while discussing and speculating on various sporting events. Users can create groups, contribute to a collective betting fund, and designate a fund manager each week to manage the betting activities. The fund manager gathers betting suggestions from group members through a communal discussion board and selects preferred bets to place with a portion of the fund. This process is facilitated by a partnership with a betting provider. The platform features a leaderboard to showcase the performance of different teams, fund managers, and tipsters, fostering competition among users. BragBet supports betting on a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, tennis, and more, creating a collaborative environment where participants can enjoy the thrill of betting together. Founded in 2010 and based in Dublin, Ireland, BragBet aims to enhance the social aspect of sports betting.

Hiri

Convertible Note in 2014
Hiri is an enterprise email client based in Dublin, Ireland, focused on enhancing email management and communication for businesses. Designed to streamline the email experience, Hiri aims to help users regain control over their inboxes and prioritize important tasks. The company recently graduated from the Wayra Academy, a program supported by Telefonica, and is currently operating from Dogpatch Labs, a collaborative workspace managed by Polaris Partners. By reimagining the enterprise email experience, Hiri seeks to improve productivity and enable users to concentrate on their core activities.

Superbly

Seed Round in 2014
They discover what people truly care about in their career, then use this data to identify if they will fit your company culture, and be passionate about your job. By doing this they aim to unlock the potential in everyone to be a happy and amazing employee, and why should they accept anything less? If you’re going to hire, hire Superbly.

upTAXI

Convertible Note in 2014
Our mission is to revolutionize the taxi industry by improving the passenger experience, improving the taxi drivers business and delivering rewards to our passengers (which we sell as targeted advertising). upTAXI is live in Prague, Czech Republic, and working on expanding into the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Spain. WayraCEE are an investor.

FoneSense

Seed Round in 2014
FoneSense Ltd. is a mobile marketing company based in Carriganore, Ireland, that specializes in enhancing brand recognition through innovative advertising strategies. The company's application leverages advertising jingles, rewarding smartphone users when their phones ring and the jingle is played. This unique approach not only engages users but also provides valuable statistics for advertising and marketing agencies to assess campaign effectiveness. FoneSense's platform ensures high engagement rates by delivering targeted messages at optimal times, maximizing user impressions for advertisers. Founded in 2009, FoneSense continues to develop new marketing channels, promoting effective mobile app advertising solutions.

frockadvisor

Grant in 2014
Frockadvisor is a social commerce platform based in Ireland that connects fashion enthusiasts with their communities and favorite retailers. The platform facilitates dialogue between users and stores, enhancing customer engagement and retention through its content channel. Frockadvisor provides visibility for retailers by mapping the fashion sector and generating sales leads through its "fotocon" feature. The company's revenue model includes subscription fees for retailers to join its "Circle of Excellence," brand-integrated content, and commissions on sales made through the platform. Additionally, Frockadvisor employs embedded tracking technology to monitor interactions from the platform to physical stores, allowing them to measure increases in foot traffic and sales.

Gotcha Ninjas

Grant in 2014
Their mission is to create a positive learning environment through the use of technology and gamification to improve engagement and increase teaching time. School should be fun – for teachers and children. A lot of the time it’s not – resource issues and old fashioned systems take the good out of it. Gotcha Ninjas changes all that. Gotcha Ninjas is a cloud based social learning platform. They enhance education by creating a continuous constructive feedback loop. They broaden the reach and transparency of the classroom to parents and principals. They enable a positive and personalised educational journey. Gotcha Ninjas was born from the frustration of teacher and behavioural specialist Tony Riley. Over 25 years of experience working in various primary schools in New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Tony envisioned making use of the technology that exists your classroom today, to make going to school more fun, and to make it easy to share what's happening in the classroom with home.

Seesearch

Seed Round in 2014
Seesearch is headquartered in Ireland and presents all of your results in a single interactive visual display. It enables you to see, understand and access all your results in one go, so you find everything you need in one query. It is personalised to your interests, subject areas and discipline so there’s no irrelevant noise. It dramatically reduces search time and increases usage and access to relevant content.

Videobot

Grant in 2014
Videobot Limited is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in developing a smart video platform known as VBOT. This platform is designed for broadcasters, publishers, and mobile operators, allowing them to curate and syndicate user-generated mobile videos across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. VBOT offers businesses a comprehensive suite of solutions to enhance video marketing efforts, enabling them to engage audiences effectively and convert viewers into customers through engaging storytelling and high-quality video content. The platform provides users with full control over video assets throughout the entire process, from recording to monetization, while also streamlining workflows for real-time video applications. By allowing enterprises to retain ownership of their video content, VBOT distinguishes itself from platforms like Facebook and YouTube, offering customizable and scalable solutions that significantly reduce deployment time and costs.

Harpoon Connect

Seed Round in 2014
Harpoon Connect is headquartered in Ireland. They enable facebook users buy gift vouchers for their friends in their favourite local shops and hang out places. They launched their first product into the entertainment sector. The product integrates with Facebook Events to allow bars, restaurants and other venues create their own events and to issue promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers.

Hiri

Grant in 2013
Hiri is an enterprise email client based in Dublin, Ireland, focused on enhancing email management and communication for businesses. Designed to streamline the email experience, Hiri aims to help users regain control over their inboxes and prioritize important tasks. The company recently graduated from the Wayra Academy, a program supported by Telefonica, and is currently operating from Dogpatch Labs, a collaborative workspace managed by Polaris Partners. By reimagining the enterprise email experience, Hiri seeks to improve productivity and enable users to concentrate on their core activities.

CityHook

Seed Round in 2013
CityHook powers search and reservations for airport transfers. Our consumer website and mobile app helps passengers find the best transport option between the airport and nearby city locations. Today, we cover hundreds of different connections between airport and major cities all over Europe; plans to expand this internationally are underway. From a passenger perspective, finding the the best connection is about understanding three simple things for all of the available options - the journey time, the cost and then the dropoff location. Three simple facts. Since travel is an intensively commerical business, it’s usually hard to find a complete, independent source of information for all modes of transport. CityHook addresses all of these points - we show independent information about all travel options and present them in a great visual format that makes it easy to find the best option for a passenger. The layout makes it easy to pick an option by looking, not reading. We publish the CityHook apps, the Teleport app development kit and the Indigo Connect transport booking API

Seesearch

Seed Round in 2013
Seesearch is headquartered in Ireland and presents all of your results in a single interactive visual display. It enables you to see, understand and access all your results in one go, so you find everything you need in one query. It is personalised to your interests, subject areas and discipline so there’s no irrelevant noise. It dramatically reduces search time and increases usage and access to relevant content.

CipherApps

Seed Round in 2013
CipherApps enables users of cloud collaboration services such as Google Docs and Office 365 to meet security, compliance and regulatory requirements in relation to the use and storage of their corporate data in hosted data centres. The CipherApps security gateway provides an invisible encryption service for securing all types of cloud data prior to it leaving the enterprise network, and secures data-at-rest in the cloud. CipherApps preserves the collaborative nature of cloud document services by providing a real-time encryption solution. The CipherApps solution is browser agnostic and does not require client-side software.

Popdeem

Grant in 2013
Popdeem is a social rewards system that combines social media and loyalty into one powerful marketing force. It is packaged as a Software Development Kit (SDK) that plugs into existing loyalty solutions. Once installed, it makes it easy to reward loyal customers for sharing their experiences with your brand on social media. For example, Kung Fu Tea customers can earn additional loyalty points for sharing #KungFuTea photos on Instagram. Popdeem’s software kit can be effortlessly added to existing loyalty solutions and unlocks new Social Insights about your loyalty members. For example, it helps you identify social media influencers hidden in your loyalty program. Popdeem increases customer monthly spend, visit frequency, and amplifies authentic word-of-mouth marketing on social media. The company has raised over €1.1m in funding to-date from venture capital firm Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland and angel investors. Visit https://popdeem.com/ to discover more.

Videobot

Seed Round in 2013
Videobot Limited is a company based in Dublin, Ireland, that specializes in developing a smart video platform known as VBOT. This platform is designed for broadcasters, publishers, and mobile operators, allowing them to curate and syndicate user-generated mobile videos across various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. VBOT offers businesses a comprehensive suite of solutions to enhance video marketing efforts, enabling them to engage audiences effectively and convert viewers into customers through engaging storytelling and high-quality video content. The platform provides users with full control over video assets throughout the entire process, from recording to monetization, while also streamlining workflows for real-time video applications. By allowing enterprises to retain ownership of their video content, VBOT distinguishes itself from platforms like Facebook and YouTube, offering customizable and scalable solutions that significantly reduce deployment time and costs.

frockadvisor

Seed Round in 2013
Frockadvisor is a social commerce platform based in Ireland that connects fashion enthusiasts with their communities and favorite retailers. The platform facilitates dialogue between users and stores, enhancing customer engagement and retention through its content channel. Frockadvisor provides visibility for retailers by mapping the fashion sector and generating sales leads through its "fotocon" feature. The company's revenue model includes subscription fees for retailers to join its "Circle of Excellence," brand-integrated content, and commissions on sales made through the platform. Additionally, Frockadvisor employs embedded tracking technology to monitor interactions from the platform to physical stores, allowing them to measure increases in foot traffic and sales.

tipple.me

Seed Round in 2013
Tipple.me – from Voucherlink – generates enhanced marketing data for global drink brands by using social platforms to facilitate purchase, gifting and product promotion transactions. And the App makes payment easier for consumers. Tipple.me is a direct consumer social interaction tool, allowing Brands/Off-Licences/Nightclubs & Pubs to promote their products and events. Tipple is committed to promoting responsible drinking at all times and discourages irresponsible consumption of alcohol. To find out more about responsible consumption you can visit drinkaware.ie

Stylefinch

Seed Round in 2013
Stylefinch is headquartered in Ireland and is an online shopping outlet for independant retailers. We believe that every boutique store, designer and small business owner should have an online presence within a community that takes care of them. We created StyleFinch so this could be a reality. With Stylefinch, your brand is put first, our platform just gives you the stage, we stand back and let you shine! Don't worry about website design, payments, deliveries or SEO, StyleFinch gets rid of all the scary parts of getting your business online and gives you the start you need.

Superbly

Seed Round in 2013
They discover what people truly care about in their career, then use this data to identify if they will fit your company culture, and be passionate about your job. By doing this they aim to unlock the potential in everyone to be a happy and amazing employee, and why should they accept anything less? If you’re going to hire, hire Superbly.

Gotcha Ninjas

Seed Round in 2013
Their mission is to create a positive learning environment through the use of technology and gamification to improve engagement and increase teaching time. School should be fun – for teachers and children. A lot of the time it’s not – resource issues and old fashioned systems take the good out of it. Gotcha Ninjas changes all that. Gotcha Ninjas is a cloud based social learning platform. They enhance education by creating a continuous constructive feedback loop. They broaden the reach and transparency of the classroom to parents and principals. They enable a positive and personalised educational journey. Gotcha Ninjas was born from the frustration of teacher and behavioural specialist Tony Riley. Over 25 years of experience working in various primary schools in New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. Tony envisioned making use of the technology that exists your classroom today, to make going to school more fun, and to make it easy to share what's happening in the classroom with home.

OptiWi-fi

Grant in 2013
OptiWi-fi Ltd. provides Wi-Fi network management platform delivers real-time Wi-Fi performance diagnostics and bandwidth management. The company offers Wi-Fi performance diagnostics solutions, including Wi-Fi user service diagnostics and network validation; business and network intelligence; and Wi-Fi optimization. It serves telecoms providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, and smartphone/tablet manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Woopie

Grant in 2013
Woopie: Write Only Once, Publish It Everywhere Woopie helps people create beautiful digital magazines and publications that look great on every device. It is a digital magazine publishing platform based on HTML5 & CSS3. Content is tailored to work perfectly no matter what platform your readers are on, whether it's web, ePub, mobi, PDF or anything in between.

Conker

Grant in 2013
Conker provides low touch, self-service, next generation predictive behavioural data analytics that automates and hides complexity and has customer behaviour at its core. THE PROBLEM: Current predictive data analytics tools are confusion and misinformation engines. They don't adapt to growing data needs, are inaccessible, miss behaviour and are ridiculously priced. They are... COSTLY: $150k to $1million+ deployments & Large enterprise support costs INEFFICIENT: Take 9-30 months to integrate and deploy & 70 days to get a predictive model INACCURATE: Algorithms only use a limited number (typically 6-20) of the available variables & An analyst must choose these from the 100's if not 1000's available introducing human bias THE SOLUTION: Conker deliver next generation behavioural segmentation and predictive analytics tools That are... LOW TOUCH: Our solutions has low user-skill requirements, if you can use a calculator you can use Conker. & We automate complex data preparation, behavioural analysis and predictive modelling tasks so the user doesn't have to do them and can focus on results and not processes! SELF SERVICE: Trial Download that lets a user try before they buy. & A unique user interface built from the ground up to make data exploration intuitive, easy on the eye and rewarding. NEXT GENERATION: Ours solution has been built from the ground up to handle ever increasing volumes of Data, 100’s to 1000’s of customer variables can be handled at any given time. Proprietary enhanced predictive algorithms that are unencumbered by legacy statistical and analytics approaches.

BragBet

Grant in 2013
BragBet is an online platform that combines social networking with team-based betting, allowing users to engage with friends or colleagues while discussing and speculating on various sporting events. Users can create groups, contribute to a collective betting fund, and designate a fund manager each week to manage the betting activities. The fund manager gathers betting suggestions from group members through a communal discussion board and selects preferred bets to place with a portion of the fund. This process is facilitated by a partnership with a betting provider. The platform features a leaderboard to showcase the performance of different teams, fund managers, and tipsters, fostering competition among users. BragBet supports betting on a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, tennis, and more, creating a collaborative environment where participants can enjoy the thrill of betting together. Founded in 2010 and based in Dublin, Ireland, BragBet aims to enhance the social aspect of sports betting.

Woopie

Convertible Note in 2013
Woopie: Write Only Once, Publish It Everywhere Woopie helps people create beautiful digital magazines and publications that look great on every device. It is a digital magazine publishing platform based on HTML5 & CSS3. Content is tailored to work perfectly no matter what platform your readers are on, whether it's web, ePub, mobi, PDF or anything in between.

Harpoon Connect

Convertible Note in 2013
Harpoon Connect is headquartered in Ireland. They enable facebook users buy gift vouchers for their friends in their favourite local shops and hang out places. They launched their first product into the entertainment sector. The product integrates with Facebook Events to allow bars, restaurants and other venues create their own events and to issue promotional vouchers for drinks and other offers.

BragBet

Convertible Note in 2013
BragBet is an online platform that combines social networking with team-based betting, allowing users to engage with friends or colleagues while discussing and speculating on various sporting events. Users can create groups, contribute to a collective betting fund, and designate a fund manager each week to manage the betting activities. The fund manager gathers betting suggestions from group members through a communal discussion board and selects preferred bets to place with a portion of the fund. This process is facilitated by a partnership with a betting provider. The platform features a leaderboard to showcase the performance of different teams, fund managers, and tipsters, fostering competition among users. BragBet supports betting on a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, tennis, and more, creating a collaborative environment where participants can enjoy the thrill of betting together. Founded in 2010 and based in Dublin, Ireland, BragBet aims to enhance the social aspect of sports betting.

ThoughtBox

Grant in 2013
ThoughtBox is an award winning educational company delivering learning experiences in specific subject areas such as Math and Science, centred on Gameful Learning. ThoughtBox's first product Numerosity: Play with Math! is an iPad application aimed at 7 - 10 year olds which makes Math into a Game. In Numerosity Kids are encouraged to control and manipulate the numbers and signs (such as addition, subtraction, etc.), make mistakes and critically learn from them in order to advance to the next level.

Conker

Seed Round in 2013
Conker provides low touch, self-service, next generation predictive behavioural data analytics that automates and hides complexity and has customer behaviour at its core. THE PROBLEM: Current predictive data analytics tools are confusion and misinformation engines. They don't adapt to growing data needs, are inaccessible, miss behaviour and are ridiculously priced. They are... COSTLY: $150k to $1million+ deployments & Large enterprise support costs INEFFICIENT: Take 9-30 months to integrate and deploy & 70 days to get a predictive model INACCURATE: Algorithms only use a limited number (typically 6-20) of the available variables & An analyst must choose these from the 100's if not 1000's available introducing human bias THE SOLUTION: Conker deliver next generation behavioural segmentation and predictive analytics tools That are... LOW TOUCH: Our solutions has low user-skill requirements, if you can use a calculator you can use Conker. & We automate complex data preparation, behavioural analysis and predictive modelling tasks so the user doesn't have to do them and can focus on results and not processes! SELF SERVICE: Trial Download that lets a user try before they buy. & A unique user interface built from the ground up to make data exploration intuitive, easy on the eye and rewarding. NEXT GENERATION: Ours solution has been built from the ground up to handle ever increasing volumes of Data, 100’s to 1000’s of customer variables can be handled at any given time. Proprietary enhanced predictive algorithms that are unencumbered by legacy statistical and analytics approaches.

PayMins

Seed Round in 2013
PayMins provides an easy way to accept mobile phone payments. Backed by Telefonica.

PipelineCheck.com

Seed Round in 2013
PipelineCheck.com is a company that develops sales management tools specifically designed for business-to-business sales teams in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 2012 and based in Dublin, with additional offices in New York and London, the company provides solutions that enhance the accuracy of sales forecasting. Its flagship product, PipelineCheck Original, continuously monitors the health of sales pipelines by scoring efforts related to accounts, contacts, and opportunities. The platform encourages sales representatives to forecast more openly through a gamified betting system, which enhances engagement and recognizes accurate forecasting. By analyzing updates to customer relationship management (CRM) systems and comparing them to expected engagement levels, PipelineCheck.com delivers valuable insights into the integrity and quality of sales pipelines, thereby helping sales teams optimize their performance and win more deals.

Conker

Convertible Note in 2013
Conker provides low touch, self-service, next generation predictive behavioural data analytics that automates and hides complexity and has customer behaviour at its core. THE PROBLEM: Current predictive data analytics tools are confusion and misinformation engines. They don't adapt to growing data needs, are inaccessible, miss behaviour and are ridiculously priced. They are... COSTLY: $150k to $1million+ deployments & Large enterprise support costs INEFFICIENT: Take 9-30 months to integrate and deploy & 70 days to get a predictive model INACCURATE: Algorithms only use a limited number (typically 6-20) of the available variables & An analyst must choose these from the 100's if not 1000's available introducing human bias THE SOLUTION: Conker deliver next generation behavioural segmentation and predictive analytics tools That are... LOW TOUCH: Our solutions has low user-skill requirements, if you can use a calculator you can use Conker. & We automate complex data preparation, behavioural analysis and predictive modelling tasks so the user doesn't have to do them and can focus on results and not processes! SELF SERVICE: Trial Download that lets a user try before they buy. & A unique user interface built from the ground up to make data exploration intuitive, easy on the eye and rewarding. NEXT GENERATION: Ours solution has been built from the ground up to handle ever increasing volumes of Data, 100’s to 1000’s of customer variables can be handled at any given time. Proprietary enhanced predictive algorithms that are unencumbered by legacy statistical and analytics approaches.

BragBet

Seed Round in 2013
BragBet is an online platform that combines social networking with team-based betting, allowing users to engage with friends or colleagues while discussing and speculating on various sporting events. Users can create groups, contribute to a collective betting fund, and designate a fund manager each week to manage the betting activities. The fund manager gathers betting suggestions from group members through a communal discussion board and selects preferred bets to place with a portion of the fund. This process is facilitated by a partnership with a betting provider. The platform features a leaderboard to showcase the performance of different teams, fund managers, and tipsters, fostering competition among users. BragBet supports betting on a wide range of sports, including football, rugby, tennis, and more, creating a collaborative environment where participants can enjoy the thrill of betting together. Founded in 2010 and based in Dublin, Ireland, BragBet aims to enhance the social aspect of sports betting.

Superbly

Seed Round in 2012
They discover what people truly care about in their career, then use this data to identify if they will fit your company culture, and be passionate about your job. By doing this they aim to unlock the potential in everyone to be a happy and amazing employee, and why should they accept anything less? If you’re going to hire, hire Superbly.

Hiri

Seed Round in 2012
Hiri is an enterprise email client based in Dublin, Ireland, focused on enhancing email management and communication for businesses. Designed to streamline the email experience, Hiri aims to help users regain control over their inboxes and prioritize important tasks. The company recently graduated from the Wayra Academy, a program supported by Telefonica, and is currently operating from Dogpatch Labs, a collaborative workspace managed by Polaris Partners. By reimagining the enterprise email experience, Hiri seeks to improve productivity and enable users to concentrate on their core activities.

Woopie

Seed Round in 2012
Woopie: Write Only Once, Publish It Everywhere Woopie helps people create beautiful digital magazines and publications that look great on every device. It is a digital magazine publishing platform based on HTML5 & CSS3. Content is tailored to work perfectly no matter what platform your readers are on, whether it's web, ePub, mobi, PDF or anything in between.

PayMins

Seed Round in 2012
PayMins provides an easy way to accept mobile phone payments. Backed by Telefonica.

ThoughtBox

Seed Round in 2012
ThoughtBox is an award winning educational company delivering learning experiences in specific subject areas such as Math and Science, centred on Gameful Learning. ThoughtBox's first product Numerosity: Play with Math! is an iPad application aimed at 7 - 10 year olds which makes Math into a Game. In Numerosity Kids are encouraged to control and manipulate the numbers and signs (such as addition, subtraction, etc.), make mistakes and critically learn from them in order to advance to the next level.

Popdeem

Seed Round in 2012
Popdeem is a social rewards system that combines social media and loyalty into one powerful marketing force. It is packaged as a Software Development Kit (SDK) that plugs into existing loyalty solutions. Once installed, it makes it easy to reward loyal customers for sharing their experiences with your brand on social media. For example, Kung Fu Tea customers can earn additional loyalty points for sharing #KungFuTea photos on Instagram. Popdeem’s software kit can be effortlessly added to existing loyalty solutions and unlocks new Social Insights about your loyalty members. For example, it helps you identify social media influencers hidden in your loyalty program. Popdeem increases customer monthly spend, visit frequency, and amplifies authentic word-of-mouth marketing on social media. The company has raised over €1.1m in funding to-date from venture capital firm Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland and angel investors. Visit https://popdeem.com/ to discover more.

OptiWi-fi

Convertible Note in 2012
OptiWi-fi Ltd. provides Wi-Fi network management platform delivers real-time Wi-Fi performance diagnostics and bandwidth management. The company offers Wi-Fi performance diagnostics solutions, including Wi-Fi user service diagnostics and network validation; business and network intelligence; and Wi-Fi optimization. It serves telecoms providers, Wi-Fi manufacturers, and smartphone/tablet manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.