Furthr with Founders

At the Ready Set Go Furthr Programme in November 2023, Furthr's Dr. Rosalind Beere sat down with Darren O'Reilly, Co-Founder of WholeSupp, to discuss his entrepreneurship journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the Ready Set Go Furthr Programme in October 2023, Furthr's Dr. Rosalind Beere sat down with Sonia Neary, CEO and Co-Founder of Wellola, to discuss her entrepreneurship journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, we bring you the audio from the Investor Panel at our Funding & Scaling event on September 13th. This segment explored the issue of 'Funding opportunities in a down cycle' and how founders can increase their chances of raising funds in the current climate. On our panel is - John Phelan - Furthr's Investor Network Barry Brennan - Elkstone Drew O'Sullivan - InterTradeIrela...

In this bonus episode, we bring you the audio from the interview with Sinead Crowther at our Funding & Scaling event on September 13th. Sinead talks about the support she received from Furthr in the early days of Soothing Solutions , battling sexism while pitching for investment, building her own manufacturing plant, signing deals with airlines and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

In this bonus episode, we bring you the audio from the interview with Charlie Gleeson at our Funding & Scaling event on September 13th. Charlie talks about the support he received from Furthr in the early days of Zipp Mobility , navigating city and traffic laws and the pandemic, funding rounds and the company's acquisition by Zeus Scooters this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In this bonus episode, we bring you audio from our Ready, Set, Go Furthr early-stage founder workshop. The programme participants heard from Craig Lancaster, CEO of Pilot Path , and a more experienced founder. Craig shares what led to the inception of Pilot Path, his investment journey and what he's learned along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to listen to Oli Cavanagh as he shares his inspiring journey of establishing Strikepay. With the goal of addressing the challenges arising from the decline of cash and the increasing digitalization of payments, Oli and his team have built a rapidly expanding financial technology company. Their innovative, patent-pending technology enables businesses and charities to receive instant tips, p...

This week, Dr Rosalind catches up with Scorebuddy founder, Derek Corcoran to hear all about how he went from a successful corporate career to taking a leap of faith and launching his startup. He provides valuable lessons and insights on scaling and growing a successful tech business and the personal grit required to overcome challenges. Scorebuddy has exciting prospects as they continue to acceler...

This week, our host Dr Rosalind Beere sits down with Swan founder, Eoin Cambay, to discuss his remarkable business that uses AI to create a fitting room experience. Swan lets customers measure their body size from any phone camera and know precisely how clothes will fit them pre-purchase. He'll also chat about the development of the business including supports received, funding and obstacles...

This week, our host Dr Rosalind Beere sat down with FoodMarble founder and CEO, Aonghus Shortt, to hear about the incredible journey of creating his medical device solution inspired to help IBS sufferers, a common condition that Aonghus’s wife suffered from. He shares with us the development and launch of the product through the use of crowdfunding, where they raised an impressive €1 million...

Deirdre Lyons Founder and CEO of Examfly shares her exciting journey, where she moved from the corporate world into bootstrapping her business idea, getting it to market and raising funding along the way. Dee talks about the challenges she faced and the many lessons she learnt. Examfly is an education technology start-up that transforms the learning model for professional exams and continuous...

Feargal Brady joins us for a chat about his inspiring entrepreneurial journey - from his early years in the successful Blueface to his newest venture, NoFrixion. NoFrixion aims to revolutionise and build on the future of the instant economy in online payments. Feargal and our host, Dr Rosalind Beere, are also joined by John Phelan, an experienced investment expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Welcome to a new season of Furthr with Founders! (formerly Startup Nation.) Our host, Dr Rosalind Beere sits down with Julie Garland, CEO and Founder of Avtrain . From aircraft engineer, to pilot and a barrister in between, Julie Garland tells her story of breaking through barriers and glass ceilings in a male-dominated industry as well as leading and pacing the way for the future of Drone trainin...

In this episode,  we are talking about Space - the opportunities and issues as we look to explore the final frontier. The opportunities and challenges are endless and as we think about mankind's desire to expand to the Moon, to Mars and beyond. The Space race opens up questions about political and military considerations and commercial opportunities. There is also the opportunity to address s...

In this episode, we are talking about a new virtual world and what it means. David Palmer, author of a new book called Reality+ makes a very interesting case that virtual realities are genuine realities, and have as much meaning as anything that happens in the physical world. As more and more of our lives play out in the virtual space, or the “metaverse,” this is becoming more than an abstract deb...

In this episode,  we are delving into innovations in healthcare and specifically talking about The Innovation Exchange Programme and their new open  call which is for Transformative Solutions in Healthcare. The Innovation Exchange connects large organisations facing innovation challenges with ambitious SMEs that fast-track solutions. Innovation challenges facing the healthcare sector are numerous...

In this episode, we are diving into the world of venture and angel investment. We'll look at global trends, investment opportunities in Ireland, the process from the investors perspective and explore what founders need to do to successfully raise funding.  We are joined by: John Phelan, All-island Director at HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) Richard Watson, Managing Partner at DBIC Ventures...

In this episode, we are discussing The Innovation Exchange and it's national launch last week.  The Innovation Exchange, a partnership between Dublin BIC and Skillnet Ireland, finds solutions to industry’s digital transformation challenges and accelerates corporate innovation adoption. In doing so it creates business opportunities for scaling SMEs in Ireland. It does this by connecting busine...

In this episode, we are chatting about asset management, specifically in large industrial sites and facilities. Take for example, a large pharmaceutical factory. Typically, it would have around 30,000 – 40,000 fixed assets, including motors, transmitters, and other fixed equipment. Locating required parts can be extremely time-consuming, and not to mention expensive as it requires extensive person...

In this episode, we are chatting about 'no-code' - what it is and what it can do for businesses. It's essentially programming without coding. It’s using no-code tools that empower users to build a fully functioning, responsive web application or website, without code .So in simple terms, it refers to the means in which non-tech folk can build websites, web apps, mobile apps and inde...

In this episode, we are chatting about retail and in particular, e-commerce. For some retailers , it can take at least 24 to 48 hours, or more, to respond to the latest trends or viral occurrences online, which means, they will have simply missed the boat. This can mean losing out on vital sales, and maybe long-term brand loyalty, through a failure to react quickly.  How do they address this? Thro...

In this episode, we delve into automation. Work, including the processes that have fared us well previously, are undergoing the most dramatic changes in recent history. Contributing factors include  the pandemic of course, but also, technical advancements, digitally native employees and the shift in focus to work/life balance.  Conversations have centred around where we work, but the interesting q...

This week on the show, we're talking about food and drink; two things that many of us associate with positivity. However, the research shows we are seeing an ever-increasing burden of chronic disease, driven by how the food industry, and by extension our own consumption habits, have evolved. We're discussing innovations and opportunities in the food and drink industries that could help u...

We're back with Season 2 of Startup Nation! Diversity in business, and particularly at leadership level is a topic that’s been more prevalently discussed over the last number of years. But what is it like for women founding and scaling their own businesses? What are the differences that women face in the world of start-ups compared to their male counterparts?  This week we discuss Female Foun...

This week on the show, we explore challenges - the big breakthroughs in major challenges in health, climate and many more aspects of society.  What major medical breakthroughs will save lives? Or surgeries that can be done more successfully due to the use of robotics and AI? Or solutions for carbon capture that will result in the sustainability of our planet? We are joined by: Feargal Brady of Blu...