Spark Crowdfunding in the Media

  • test1: 'test1' (16-03-2023) Click here to read
  • Spark1: 'Spark CrowdFunding' (13-03-2023) Click here to read
  • Spark1: 'Spark CrowdFunding' (13-03-2023) Click here to read
  • Sport For Business: 'Funding Secured for What’s the Scór' (11-01-2022) Click here to read
  • Connacht Tribune: 'Former Galway hurler knows the Scór' (05-01-2022) Click here to read
  • Irish Tech News Podcast: 'Why Equity Crowdfunding is on the Rise, with Christopher Burge, Spark Crowdfunding' (09-12-2021) Click here to read
  • Sport For Business: 'Ross Byrne Takes to Business Field with Starfolio' (09-12-2021) Click here to read
  • The Irish Times: 'Rugby player Ross Byrne to launch influencer platform Starfolio' (08-12-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Tech News: 'Spark Crowdfunding Records Huge Growth in Activity' (26-11-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday Business Post: 'Spark Crowdfunding records huge growth in activity' (21-11-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday Business Post: 'Does it pay to invest via EIIS? Just ask BusterBox investors' (21-11-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday Times: 'I Built an App to Access All Areas' (07-11-2021) Click here to read
  • The Journal: 'Opinion: The World Should Not Fall Into its Old Ableist Habits as Covid Re-Openings Continue' (07-11-2021) Click here to read
  • Fuzion Communications: 'Irish Startup Access Earth Launches Investment Campaign with Spark Crowdfunding' (14-10-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'The Kickstarter Garage - Apple' (03-10-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'The Kickstarter Garage - Spotify' (03-10-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'The Kickstarter Garage - YouTube' (03-10-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Crowdfunded investments more than double due to Covid-propelled savings' (14-09-2021) Click here to read
  • RTÉ: 'Spark Crowdfunding reports record growth in activity' (14-09-2021) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'Irish companies raise €6m total on Spark Crowdfunding in eight months' (14-09-2021) Click here to read
  • Business Post: 'Start-up of the month: RedZinc' (29-08-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Medtech company RedZinc aims to raise €300,000 in crowdfunding to accelerate growth' (17-08-2021) Click here to read
  • RTÉ: 'RedZinc's medtech allows video streaming in hospitals' (17-08-2021) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'RedZinc launches crowdfunding campaign for its wearable camera tech' (17-08-2021) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'RedZinc is Raising €300,000 to Accelerate Growth' (17-08-2021) Click here to read
  • EuroNews: 'Opportunities on the horizon' (06-08-2021) Click here to read
  • The Currency: 'FitPink - "We’re two years ahead of where we’d hope to be before the pandemic hit"' (14-07-2021) Click here to read
  • Business Plus: 'EIIS Tax Break Propels Crowdfunding Growth' (01-07-2021) Click here to read
  • Business Post: 'Bowsy hits €300k crowdfunding target' (13-06-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday Independent: 'Investors back Athleisure trend to run and run' (13-06-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Scaling Your Business - Apple' (31-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Scaling Your Business - Spotify' (31-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'Betting start-up ASX raises €500,000 in speedy crowdfunding' (24-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Business Post: 'Power’s ASX aims aims to raise €500,000 more in fresh crowdfunding campaign' (23-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Dublin BIC - Startup Nation' (23-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Galway Advertiser: 'Social impact fintech Pipit looks to crowdfund global expansion' (20-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday Independent: 'Paddy Power gambles on new sports betting venture' (09-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Indepentent: ' Paddy Power to launch sports exchange where players and teams can be ‘traded’' (07-05-2021) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Paddy Power launches first Sports Trading Exchange' (07-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Business World: 'PADDY POWER TO LAUNCH WORLD’S FIRST SPORTS TRADING EXCHANGE' (07-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Sunday World: 'Paddy Power to launch sports exchange where players and teams can be ‘traded’' (07-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Pipit embraces crowdfunding ahead of Series A investment' (07-05-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Zipp Mobility looks to raise €1m in new crowdfunding campaign' (27-04-2021) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Tacenda targets €600,000 crowdfundraising campaign' (26-04-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Examiner: 'Irish start-up revolutionising clinical trials crowdfunds €1m in a week' (05-02-2021) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Akkure smashes crowdfunding traget in 3 days' (02-02-2021) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Irish medtech start-up Akkure beats crowdfunding target' (01-02-2021) Click here to read
  • Business and Finance: 'Akkure, an Irish start-up, aims to solve global clinical trial issues' (01-02-2021) Click here to read
  • BizPlus: 'Akkure Crownfunds Over €600,000' (01-02-2021) Click here to read
  • NovaUCD: 'Akkure Genomics Launches €500,000 Crowdfunding Campaign to Accelerate Growth' (29-01-2021) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'Akkure Genomics raising €500,000 through Spark Crowdfunding' (29-01-2021) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Leading Ireland's crowdfunding charge: Spark's Chris Burge' (05-01-2021) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Irish Business Builders' (30-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Ways to Finance Your Start-up in Ireland' (28-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'The Entrepreneur Experiment' (15-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Dublin e-bike player MOBY raises close to €800k' (03-12-2020) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Electric bike company Moby raises almost €800,000 through crowdfunding' (03-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'E-bike start-up Moby raises almost €800,000 in funding' (03-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Electric bike start-up Moby raises €800,000' (03-12-2020) Click here to read
  • Business Post: 'Putting the Spark into crowdfunding' (22-11-2020) Click here to read
  • Business Post: 'Providing the Spark that start-ups need to succeed' (22-11-2020) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Kerry events firm Elite makes brilliant pivot to digital' (20-11-2020) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'The events company hot footing it into the world of tech' (19-11-2020) Click here to read
  • BizPlus: 'Events Manager Crowdfunds For HotFoot App' (18-11-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Examiner: 'The Cork entrepreneur aiming to disrupt one of Ireland's oldest industries' (17-11-2020) Click here to read
  • The Sunday Times: 'Elite Event Management in race to top with HotFoot app' (15-11-2020) Click here to read
  • The Irish Field: 'PONY TALES: O'Flynn leads charge to digitise horse world' (13-11-2020) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Kaneast - Coffee and Entrepreneurs' (29-10-2020) Click here to read
  • Think Business: 'Ireland's first electric bike-sharing scheme sets off to raise €300k' (22-10-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Ebike scheme Moby launches €300,000 crowdfunding plan' (22-10-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'New crowdfunding rules to benefit businesses and investors' (19-10-2020) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Spark Helping Start-ups Access Investment Via CrowdFunding' (08-09-2020) Click here to read
  • Podcast: 'Dublin BIC - Ask the Investor' (03-09-2020) Click here to read
  • Business and Finance: 'Rebooting Ireland: Spark Crowdfunding reports record surge during pandemic' (20-08-2020) Click here to read
  • ThinkBusiness.ie: 'Grounded pilots flying high after raising €528k' (17-08-2020) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Grounded Aer Lingus pilots raise €500k for start-up' (14-08-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Independent: 'Grounded Aer Lingus pilots raise €500k for start-up' (14-08-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Mirror: 'Aer Lingus pilots raise over €500,000 for start-up after being grounded due to Covid-19 pandemic' (14-08-2020) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'Three Aer Lingus pilots use downtime to raise €528,000 for their start-up' (14-08-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Grounded Aer Lingus pilots develop fix for turnaround glitches' (14-08-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Dublin crowdfunding firm Spark sees leap in activity during pandemic' (23-07-2020) Click here to read
  • Sunday Times: 'New funding rules are helping small businesses plan for a future beyond the Covid-19 crisis' (31-05-2020) Click here to read
  • Sunday Business Post: 'Marketing consultancy crowdfunds to target overseas markets' (24-05-2020) Click here to read
  • deBanked: 'Ireland’s Alternative Finance Industry and the Coronavirus' (18-05-2020) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Early backers of Fleet in the driving seat as value of investment soars' (06-03-2020) Click here to read
  • deBanked: 'How Ireland’s Spark Crowdfunding Got its Start' (05-10-2019) Click here to read
  • Business & Finance: '“Our ideal client is a start-up that has already secured funding from Enterprise Ireland and is looking to take their business to the next level.” CEO Q&A: Chris Burge, Spark Crowdfunding.' (23-07-2019) Click here to read
  • The Irish Times: 'World’s first facility converting plastic waste to wax opens in Laois' (16-07-2019) Click here to read
  • Leinster Times: 'Jobs and big investment set for new plastic recycling firm in Laois' (15-07-2019) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'World's first commercial 'plastic waste to wax' plant opens' (15-07-2019) Click here to read
  • The Irish Times: 'Irish company Trifol raises €300,000 in 24 hours from crowdfunding' (04-07-2019) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'The Power of the Crowd' (26-06-2019) Click here to read
  • Silicon Republic: 'Wellola aims to raise €100,000 via Spark Crowdfunding campaign' (20-02-2019) Click here to read
  • SIlicon Republic: 'Campsited makes a strong pitch for the digital future of camping' (09-01-2019) Click here to read
  • Sunday Times: 'Pitch up and join the in-crowd' (28-10-2018) Click here to read
  • Irish Independent: 'Five Startups to Seek €1.4m through Ireland's First Crowdfunding Platform' (23-09-2018) Click here to read
  • Sunday Business Post: 'Airbnb for car rental gears up with €275,000 from crowdfunding' (16-09-2018) Click here to read
  • Fora: 'Car-sharing startup Fleet hit its crowdfunding target' (11-09-2018) Click here to read
  • Biz Plus: 'Car-sharing Startup Fleet Crowdfunds €287,000' (11-09-2018) Click here to read
  • Crowdfund Insider: 'Ireland's First Equity Crowdfunding Platform, Spark Crowdfunding, Lists Car Sharing Company Fleet' (21-08-2018) Click here to read
  • Irish Independent: 'Car-sharing firm Fleet in crowdfunding drive' (19-08-2018) Click here to read
  • Dublin Globe: 'Inside The Irish Platform That Could Turn All Of Us Into Investors' (14-08-2018) Click here to read
  • Irish Times: 'Irish start-up Fleet test drives new equity crowdfunding platform' (02-08-2018) Click here to read
  • Irish Independent: 'Crowdfunding firm's startup Spark' (02-08-2018) Click here to read
  • RTE: 'Car rental app seeks equity in new crowdfunding platform' (02-08-2018) Click here to read
  • Giselle Curry: 'Celeste Hodges' (20-03-1985) Click here to read