Seedcorn: Previous Winners
A list of regional and national winners of the Seedcorn competition since 2003.
2024 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Dublin | Plio Surgical | Overall Winner | Early Stage |
Munster | Cotter Agritech | Category Winner | New Start |
| Connacht & Leinster | Suil Pharma | Special Award Winner | Early Stage |
| Munster | Cotter Agritech | Sustainability / Low Carbon Award Winner | New Start |
| Dublin | Plio Surgical | Regional Winner | Early Stage |
| Connacht & Leinster | Gra Chocolates | Regional Winner | Early Stage |
| Munster | Everywhere English | Regional Winner | Early Stage |
| Northern Ireland | Klas Therapeutics | Regional Winner | Early Stage |
| Munster | Cotter Agritech | Regional Winner | New Start |
| Connacht & Leinster | Sports Impact Technologies | Regional Winner | New Start |
| Dublin | Milky Paws t/a Chimac | Regional Winner | New Start |
| Northern Ireland | 6D Dementia | Regional Winner | New Start |
2023 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | Mavarick AI | Overall Winner | New Start | Limerick | Productivity Technology |
Connacht & Leinster | Galenband | Category Winner | Early Stage | Galway | Medical device |
Dublin | Tilt Roleplay | Special Award Winner | Early Stage | Dublin | Deversity training |
| Munster | Mavarick AI | Sustainability / Low Carbon Award | New Start | Limerick | Productivity Technology |
| Connacht & Leinster | Omuu Petfood | Regional Winner | New Start | Drogheda | Eco friendly petfood |
| Dublin | Electric Vehicle Ecosystem | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Dublin | Software for EVs |
| Dublin | Brace Social | Regional Winner | New Start | Dublin | Sports recovery app |
| Munster | Neurobell | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Cork | Medical device |
| Munster | Mavarick AI | Regional Winner | New Start | Limerick | Productivity technology |
| Northern Ireland | Ilimex | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Ballycastle | Air quality |
| Northern Ireland | Neurodiversity Training | Regional Winner | New Start | Derry/Londonderry | App for autism |
2022 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | Byowave | Overall winner | Early stage |
| Northern Ireland | Atlas Smart Technologies | Category Winner | New start |
| Dublin | EpiCapture | Special Award Winner | |
| Dublin | Capella Workplace Solutions | Sustainability / Low Carbon Award | Early stage |
Munster | Suir Analysis t/a Player Stat Data | Regional Winner | New start |
Munster | Lia Terapeutics | Regional Winner | Early stage |
Connacht & Leinster | ITUS Secure Technologies | Regional Winner | New start |
Connacht & Leinster | Byowave | Regional Winner | Early stage |
Dublin | Mettacomms | Regional Winner | New start |
Dublin | Capella Workplace Solutions | Regional Winner | Early stage |
Northern Ireland | Atlas Smart Technologies | Regional Winner | New start |
Northern Ireland | SustainIQ | Regional Winner | Early stage |
2021 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | Gasgon Medical | Overall Winner | Early Stage | Cork |
Munster | STYL.wrap | Category Winner | New Start | Waterford |
Munster | AgriGuardian | Special Award Winner | New Start | Limerick |
| Connacht & Leinster | GlasPort Bio | Sustainability / Low Carbon Award Winner | Early Stage | Galway |
| Connacht & Leinster | Regional Winner | New Start | Kilkenny | |
| Connacht & Leinster | Luminate Medical | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Galway |
| Northern Ireland | Cocktail Keg Company | Regional Winner | New Start | Belfast |
| Northern Ireland | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Belfast | |
| Dublin | Not Just a Princess | Regional Winner | New Start | Dublin |
| Dublin | Frequency | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Dublin |
2020 Winners
Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | NUA Surgical | Overall Winner | Early Stage | Galway | Medical device |
| Northern Ireland | GenoME Diagnostics | Category Winner | New Start | Belfast | Medical device |
| Northern Ireland | Sonrai Analytics | Special Award Winner | Early Stage | Belfast | AI Technology |
| Connacht & Leinster | Positive Carbon | Regional Winner | New Start | Roscommon | Food waste production |
| Dublin | eSeed Technologies | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Dublin | Software development |
| Dublin | Examfly Learning | Regional Winner | New Start | Dublin | Education |
| Munster | PixQuanta | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Cork | Technology |
| Munster | Feistim | Regional Winner | New Start | Clare | Perfromance tracker |
| Northern Ireland | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Belfast | Medical device |
2019 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | Tracworx | Overall Winner | Early Stage | Limerick | Medical app |
| Connacht & Leinster | Atlantic Photonic Solutions | Overall Category Winner | New Start | Castlebar | Environmental device |
| Connacht & Leinster | Venari Medical | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Galway | Medical device |
| Dublin | Thriftify | Regional Winner | New Start | Dublin | E-commerce charity platform |
| Dublin | Output Sports | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Dublin | Fitness device |
| Munster | Miura Regtech | Regional Winner | New Start | Waterford | Software developer |
| Munster | AudioSourceRE | Special Award Winner | Early Stage | Cork | Reverse engineer audio |
| Northern Ireland | RotaPal | Regional Winner | New Start | Hillsborough | Medical app |
| Northern Ireland | Waterworx Robotics | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Omagh | Underwater drone |
2018 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | Loci Orthopaedics | Overall Seedcorn winner | Early Start | Galway | Medical device |
| Connacht & Leinster | HidraMed Solutions | Overall New Start winner | New Start | Galway | Medical device |
| Munster | ARQ Asset Solutions | Regional Winner | New Start | Cork | Remote oil monitoring technology |
| Munster | Class Medical | Regional Winner | Early Stage | Limerick | Medical device |
| Dublin | DropChef | Regional Winner | New Start | Dublin | Subscription-based food delivery service |
| Dublin | Invizbox | Regional Winner | Early Start | Dublin | Cyber security |
| Northern Ireland | Jumpack Ltd | Regional Winner | New Start | Downpatrick | Portable extreme sports ramp |
| Northern Ireland | NeuroCONCISE | Special Award Winner | New Start | Derry/Londonderry | Medical device |
| Northern Ireland | Artomatix | Special Award Winner | New Start | Dublin | 3D AI software |
2017 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Phion Therapeutics | Overall Seedcorn winner | Early Start | Belfast | Pharmaceutical |
| Connacht & Leinster | Cerebreon | Overall New Start winner | New Start | Donegal | Insolvency Software |
| Munster | Helixworks Technologies | Regional winner | New Start | Cork | DNA Manufacturing |
| Munster | Thalman Health | Regional winner | Early Stage | Cork | Medical Device |
| Connacht & Leinster | Nova Leah | Regional winner | Early Stage | Dundalk | Cyber Security for Medical Devices |
| Dublin | iKydz | Regional winner | New Start | Dublin | Internet Monitoring |
| Dublin | CroíValve | Regional winner | Early Start | Dublin | Medical Device |
| Northern Ireland | Xenobics | Regional winner | New Start | Belfast | Food Safety Testing |
| Northern Ireland | Gray’s Clip | Special award winner | New Start | Lisburn | Electrical Cable Fixing |
2016 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Valitacell | Overall Seedcorn winner | Early Stage | Dublin | Medical Devices |
| Connacht & Leinster | Gecko Governance | Overall New Start winner | New Start | Dundalk | IT |
| Northern Ireland | Yedup Limited | Regional winner | New Start | Belfast | IT |
| Northern Ireland | Liopa Limited | Regional winner | Early Stage | Belfast | IT |
| Dublin | Nasal Medical | Regional winner | New Start | Dublin | Medical Devices |
| Munster | Kollect on Demand Ltd | Regional winner | New Start | Waterford | Waste Management |
| Munster | Skellig Surgical | Regional winner | Early Stage | Cork | Medical Devices |
| Connacht & Leinster | Ovvo | Regional winner | New Start | Dundalk | Manufacturing |
| Munster | Ostoform | Special award winner | Early Stage | Limerick | Medical Devices |
2015 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Photonic Measurements | Regional winner | New Start | Belfast | |
| Northern Ireland | Modern Democracy | Regional winner | Early Stage | Derry | |
| Dublin | KillBiller | Regional winner | New Start | Dublin | |
| Dublin | Sirius XT | Overall winner | Early Stage | Dublin | |
| Munster | Ocean Survivor | Overall winner | New Start | Limerick | |
| Munster | Rendicity | Regional winner | Early Stage | Cork | |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Aphix Software | Regional winner | New Start | Louth | |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Kong Digital | Regional winner | Early Stage | Louth | |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Catalytic Burners Limited t/a CBL Equipment | Special award winner | Early Stage | Carlow |
2014 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | System Ready t/a PT Dock | Regional winner | New Start | Belfast | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | Jenarron Therapeutics | Regional winner | Early Stage | Dunmurray | Medical Devices |
| Dublin | TruePivot | Overall winner | New Start | Dublin | ICT |
| Dublin | Stayhold | Regional winner | Early Stage | Swords | Manufacturing |
| Munster | Sonarsim | Regional winner | New Start | Limerick | ICT |
| Munster | Aventamed | Overall winner | Early Stage | Kinsale | Medical Devices |
| Connacht & Leinster* | EVB Sports Shorts | Regional winner | New Start | Drogheda | Manufacturing |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Nearfield Communications | Regional winner | Early Stage | Athlone | ICT |
| Connacht & Leinster* | eMedia Interactive t/a Pocket Anatomy | Special award winner | Early Stage | Galway | Medical Devices |
2013 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Blow Moulding Technologies | Regional winner | New Start | Belfast | Manufacturing |
| Northern Ireland | See.Sense. | Regional winner | Early Stage | Newtownards | Manufacturing |
| Dublin | Fenestra Pro | Regional winner | New Start | Dublin | ICT |
| DHG | Fijowave | Regional winner | Early Stage | Dublin | ICT |
| Munster | Q1 Scientific | Regional winner | New Start | Waterford | Medical Devices |
| Munster | Zeto | Regional winner | Early Stage | Cork | Software Manufacturing |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Element Software | Overall winner | New Start | Galway | ICT |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Westway Health | Overall winner | Early Stage | Galway | Veterinary Health Solutions |
| Dublin | Bizimply | Special award winner | Early Stage | Dublin | ICT |
2012 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Category | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | Rotify Ltd. | Regional winner | Emerging | Newtownabbey | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | CATAGEN LTD | Overall winner | High Growth | Belfast | Engineering |
| Dublin | Wattics Limited | Overall winner | Emerging | Dublin | Renewables |
| DHG | Optiwi-fi | Regional winner | High Growth | Dublin | Telecomms |
| Munster | Gnarly Adventure | Regional winner | Emerging | Cork | ICT |
| Munster | MitaMed | Regional winner | High Growth | Cork | Life Science |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Full Health Medical | Regional winner | Emerging | Tralee | Healthcare |
| Connacht & Leinster* | Algae Health | Regional winner | High Growth | Galway | Manufacturing |
| Munster | Alanya Ltd | Special award winner | Emerging | Cork | Agriculture |
2011 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Tethras Technologies | Regional HG Winner | Dublin | ICT |
| Dublin | Zinc Software Ltd | Overall Emg Winner | Dublin | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | Cirdan Imaging Ltd | Regional HG Winner | Lisburn | Medical Devices |
| Northern Ireland | Tour Talk | Regional Emg Winner | Belfast | ICT |
| Special Award | Air Dryer Systems | Special Award Winner | Cork | Manufacturing |
| Connacht & Leinster | The Oriel Sea Salt Company | Regional HG winner | Louth | Producer of sea minerals |
| Connacht & Leinster | Advance Science | Regional Emg Winner | Galway | Scientific Research |
| Munster | ALR Innovations | Overall HG winner | Limerick | Recycling Technology |
| Munster | SurgaColl | Regional Emg Winner | Cork | Medical Devices |
2010 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Innovation Zed | Regional Winner | Dublin | Medical Devices |
| Dublin | Barracuda FX | Overall Winner | Dublin | Software |
| Northern Ireland | Txt2Give | Regional Winner | Portstewart | Digital Media & Web 2.0 |
| Special Award | LenisAer | Special Award Winner | Belfast | Other |
| Northern Ireland | LamhRoe | Regional Winner | Belfast | Telecommunications |
| Connacht & Leinster | Epona Biotech | Overall Winner | Ballinode | Life Science |
| Connacht & Leinster | Sonru | Regional Winner | Enniscorthy | Digital Media & Web 2.0 |
| Munster | CRM Pulse t/a Datahug | Regional Winner | Tralee | Software |
| Munster | Radisens Diagnostics | Regional Winner | Cork | Medical Devices |
2009 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | GroupNos Technologies | Regional Winner | Ballinode | Healthcare ICT |
| Dublin | Cathx Ocean Ltd | Regional Winner | Newhall | Manufacturing and Industrial |
| Dublin | Calom Technologies | Regional Winner | Dublin | Digital media & Web 2.0 |
| Munster | Ferfics | Regional Winner | Cork | Semi-conductor |
| Munster | coClarity Ltd T/A Goshido | Special Award | Limerick | Software |
| Munster | Cauwill Technologies | Overall Winner | Limerick | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | SOPHIA Search | Overall Winner | Belfast | Software |
| Northern ireland | Cocoon | Regional Winner | Lisburn | Manufacturing |
2008 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | Mcor Technologies Ltd | Overall Winner | Ardee | Manufacturing and Industrial |
| Connacht & Leinster | SOTA Orthopaedics | Regional Winner | Church Road | Medical Devices |
| Munster | HKPB Scientific Limited | Regional Winner | Thurles | Medical Devices |
| Munster | Wavebreakmedia | Regional Winner | Bishopstown | Digital media & Web 2.0 |
| Northern Ireland | Learningpool | Regional Winner | Co Derry | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | Media Lightbox Ltd | Overall Winner | Newry | Digital media & Web 2.0 |
| Dublin | Coolpower | Regional Winner | Dublin | Energy and Technology |
| Dublin | Flowers Made Easy Ltd | Regional Winner | Sandyford Industrial Estate | Online Florist |
2007 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Chipright Ltd | Regional Winner | Galway | Telecommunications |
| Connacht | Embricon Ltd | Regional Winner | Galway | Medical Devices |
| Dublin | Openplain | Overall Winner | Dublin | ICT |
| Dublin | Sentry Wireless | Special Award | Digital Hub | Telecommunications |
| Dublin | Movidia T/A Movidius | Overall Winner | Dublin 1 | ICT |
| Munster | Food-NPD Teoranta | Regional Winner | Waterford | Food |
| Munster | Flúirse Ltd | Special Award | Tralee | ICT- Educational Software / Online Resources |
| Munster | AspiraCon Ltd. | Regional Winner | Bishopstown | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | Titan IC Systems Ltd | Regional Winner | Belfast | Telecommunications |
2006 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Quaternity Ltd | Winner | Carrick on Shannon | ICT |
| Belfast | Aetopia | Winner | Belfast | ICT |
| Northern Ireland | InspecVision Ltd | Winner | Willowbank Road Millbrook | Manufacturing and Industrial |
| Dublin | Aonta Technologies Limited | Winner | Belfield | telecommunications |
| Dublin | Blue Face Ltd | Winner | Dublin 2 | ICT |
| Munster | Park Magic Mobile Solutions Ltd (t/a ParkMagic) | Winner | Limerick | Telecommunications |
| Leinster | Blueacre Technology | Winner | Carlingford | Medical Devices |
| Cork | EnBIO ltd | Overall Winner | Bishopstown | Life Science |
| Cork | MPSTOR | Special Award | Bishopstown | ICT |
2005 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | Mail Distiller | Winner | Co Antrim | BT Spinout – mail management |
| Northern Ireland | Nvolve | Winner | Port Road | Training / presentation aid |
| Dublin | Discover Mobile/Beacon IT | Special Award | Dublin 3 | Mobile portal service provider |
| Dublin | Sigmoid Biotechnologies Ltd | Overall Winner | East Point | Mini capsule drug delivery system |
| Dublin | Idiro Technologies/SWC | Winner | Tallaght | Data mining and automation software |
| Leinster | Risaris | Winner | Bray | Software |
| Connacht | Zerusa | Winner | Newcastle Road | Medical Devices |
| Cork | Treemetrics | Winner | Bishopstown | Tree measuring for harvesting |
| Munster | Bioatlantis Ltd | Winner | Tralee | Neutraceutical animal products |
2004 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | Fusion Antibodies | Winner | Dunmurry, Belfast | Production of custom made antibodies to detect proteins |
| Northern Ireland | RSI Systems | Winner | Antrim | |
| Dublin | Gas Sensor Solutions | Winner | Dublin 9 | Low cost, non-invasive, light film based gas sensors initially for food and packaging sectors |
| Dublin | Neosera systems ltd | Special award | Dublin 4 | Semiconductor design and verifictaion solution business (silicon chips optimisation) |
| Leinster | Smart Homes | Overall Winner | Dundalk | Modular cabling and electrical solutions for the residential home market |
| Connacht | Metamusic limited | Winner | Co. na Gaillimhe | Software tool to allow the automated composition of a musical soundtrack based on video content |
| Cork | Pervenio | Winner | Cork | Low power & cost wireless sensors for heating & ventilation using Zigbee technology |
| Munster | Chipsensors | Winner | Limerick | Light, humidity and temperature sensors |
2003 Winners
| Region | Company | Status | Location | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | SLDI | Winner | Co. Antrim | Technology under development for oil and gas exploration sector |
| Dublin | i-conX Solutions | Winner | Clondakin | S/W billing solution to be used by telecos to bill other telecos |
| Leinster | Armac Systems | Winner | Dundalk | IT solutions for aircraft maintenance/stock control |
| Connacht | Proxy Biomedical | Winner | Co. Galway | Soft tissue implants to aid surgical recovery |
| Munster | TravelFat | Winner | Kerry | Internet enabled reservations s/w suite for travel industry |
| Cork | Luxcel Biosciences | Joint Winner | Cork | Sensors for cell analysis in the biomedical industry |
| Northern Ireland | Opt2Vote | Winner | Northern Ireland | Electronic voting software solutions |