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Score Beo, founded by alumnus Fergus Grimes, has been acquired by The Irish Times Group - a particularly notable achievement given that the group has only acquired five companies in its history. Score Beo provides GAA fans with live scores and match lineups and has been downloaded 190,000 times since the startup was founded in May 2021.

12 High Growth Startups completed the fourth Prep4Seed Programme delivered by the Irish BICs in collaboration with Enterprise Ireland, preparing them for seed investment. On the Final Investor Pitch Day, New Frontiers alumnus Frank Clare of Ommu Petfood won the ‘Best Pitch’ Award. Congratulations to all who took part.

New Frontiers alumna and founder of Soothing Solutions, Sinéad Crowther, was announced as the Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year for 2023 at their awards event. Founded in 2017, Louth-based healthcare firm Soothing Solutions manufactures a range of honey jelly pops called Tonstix aimed at providing a children's alternative to lozenges.

Founder and CEO Maebh Reynolds has a grant-only funding target of €100,000 for the venture. Her idea is to allow EV owners to avail of privately owned charging stations in their area. Read more on BusinessPlus.

The WiseSalmon algorithm uses machine learning to automatically evaluate students’ answers in practice Leaving Certificate Biology examinations. Secondary school teacher and founder, Siobhan Ryan, was interviewed for this article on irishtechnews.ie.