Tag: startup

  • SAP Startup Focus in newly industrialised countries

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    Tom Raftery
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    As we have said before here, sustainability job number one is putting bread on the table. To that end, it was great to see SAP’s Startup Focus program take off so well, gaining over 1,000 companies signed up in less than two years. We profiled the Startup Focus program on GreenMonk earlier this year, talking…

  • Where angels dare to tread!

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    Tom Raftery
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    At the recent IT@Cork Web 2 conference, reference was made by Fergus Burns to the difficulties startups have raising funds in Ireland. He asked the question “how many VCs are in the audience?” – there were none. As Fergus said, that tells its own story. Things may be starting to change however. In his post…