Seedcorn Awards 2023: Regional Winners
We are delighted to announce the 2023 Early Stage and New Start regional winners for the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.
As always the standard was incredibly high and the judges were extremely impressed. Congratulations to all of the regional winners and thank you to everyone who participated this year. The winners from each region will go on to compete in our Seedcorn Final which takes place on the 9th November.
Early Stage Regional Winners
| Location | Company | Winner Name | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | Galenband | Oisín McGrath | |
| Dublin | Electric Vehicle Ecosystem | Sarah-Marie Rust | eve-mobility.io |
| Munster | Neurobell | Dr. Mark O’Sullivan | www.neurobell.com |
| Northern Ireland | Ilimex | Gerry Corrigan |
New Start Regional Winners
| Location | Company | Winner Name | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | Omuu Petfood | Dr. Frank Clarke | |
| Dublin | Brace Social | Conor Motyer | |
| Munster | Mavarick | Dr Paul Byrnes | www.mavarick.ai |
| Northern Ireland | Neurodiversity Training | Jude Morrow | www.neurodiversity-training.net |
Regional Finalists
| Location | Type | Company | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht & Leinster | New Start | Evidence Based Tools | www.alpaca-assessment.com |
| Connacht & Leinster | New Start | Grun Robotics | www.grunrobotics.com |
| Connacht & Leinster | New Start | Omuu Petfood | https://omuupet.com/ |
| Connacht & Leinster | Early Stage | Galenband | www.galenband.com |
| Connacht & Leinster | Early Stage | Perspectives Ireland Consulting | |
| Connacht & Leinster | Early Stage | Watt Footprint | www.wattfootprint.com |
| Dublin | New Start | Brace Social | www.bracesocial.com |
| Dublin | New Start | Impact Engineering | www.impact-iel.com |
| Dublin | New Start | Sersha AI | www.sersha.ai |
| Dublin | Early Stage | AI Map IT | https://aimapit.com |
| Dublin | Early Stage | Electric Vehicle Ecosystems | eve-mobility.io |
| Dublin | Early Stage | Tilt Roleplay | www.tiltroleplay.com |
| Munster | New Start | Mavarick | www.mavarick.ai |
| Munster | New Start | McCormick Northburgh | |
| Munster | New Start | RunSafe | www.runsafe.ie |
| Munster | Early Stage | Graphite Note | graphite-note.com |
| Munster | Early Stage | Neurobell | www.neurobell.com |
| Munster | Early Stage | OACP | www.oacp.it |
| Northern Ireland | New Start | MediNect Bioservices | www.medinect.co.uk |
| Northern Ireland | New Start | Neurodiversity Training | www.neurodiversity-training.net |
| Northern Ireland | New Start | Tubular | www.tubular.io |
| Northern Ireland | Early Stage | Dia Beta Labs | www.diabetalabs.com |
| Northern Ireland | Early Stage | Ilimex | www.ilimex.co.uk |
| Northern Ireland | Early Stage | StimOxygen | www.stimoxygen.com |
News
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Final call for ambitious start-ups to get investor ready with €300,000 Seedcorn Competition 2024InterTradeIreland is encouraging ambitious early-stage and high-growth start-ups to apply for the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, the largest business competition of its kind on the island of Ireland with an overall cash prize fund of €300,000. The closing date for applications is Friday, 26th April.
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Limerick based Mavarick Announced as Overall Winner of Annual InterTradeIreland Seedcorn CompetitionMavarick has been announced as the overall winner of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, walking away with a cash prize of €100,000 to invest in their business. The Limerick company has developed a platform that generates real-time information to help manufacturers make better decisions to achieve additional capacity, reduce machine downtime and increase profitability.
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Neurodiversity Training and Ilimex Announced as Winners of InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Northern Ireland FinalWinners of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Northern Ireland regional final have been announced as Neurodiversity Training (Best New Start), and Ilimex, (Best Early Stage). The winners were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November.
