Applications now open for The Big Pitch 2025
Applications are now open for The Big Pitch 2025, Propelor’s annual startup competition and the final will take place on Tuesday, 4th November at the Theatre Royal, Waterford. This year, three finalists will be selected to take the stage, each paired with an experienced mentor to help them refine and deliver their pitch. The finalists will compete for a €7,500 cash prize, while four additional “Little Pitchers” will present their ideas in a lightning pitch and compete for The One to Watch award. The
From Waterford to Osaka
From Waterford to Osaka: What Japan Taught Me About Entrepreneurship, Risk, and the Real Meaning of CommunityBy Liam Dunne, CEO and Co-founder, Klearcom If you’d told the younger me, the teenager watching the EY Entrepreneur of the Year highlights on TV from the kitchen table, that someday I’d be pitching my company on a global stage at the World Expo in Osaka… I’d have asked what you were drinking. But there I was last month, standing at the Irish Pavilion in front of an international crowd as a
LEO Waterford announces short list for 2025 Digital Awards
Waterford Local Enterprise Office, together with Waterford City and County Council have unveiled the shortlisted nominees for the 2025 Waterford Digital Awards. Following the deadline for applications at the end of April, the judges have been analysing and scrutinising the entries within all five categories, including the new categories for this year. Both the volume and the calibre of entries were impressive and gave the judges a difficult task. The following are those shortlisted and invited to the
Klearcom takes top prize at Waterford Business Awards
Klearcom was named Overall Waterford Business of the Year at the Waterford Business Awards on Friday, November 8th, by Mayor of Waterford City & County, Cllr Jason Murphy, during a gala awards dinner at the Tower Hotel. Klearcom is the world's leading Customer Call Path Testing platform, assisting global organizations with real-time contact center testing. The Waterford-based company helps businesses manage incoming calls by testing interactive voice response (IVR) systems. The technology is especially
