Aoife McNamara

Aoife McNamara, Founder

Ireland’s first B Corp fashion brand, Aoife McNamara is redefining sustainability through creativity and storytelling that celebrates Irish heritage and nature.

Bound Apparel

Abbie Beggs & Ríain Gilna, Co-Founders

Bound Apparel is a fast-growing Irish athleisure brand built on quality, style and community. It continues to grow a loyal following who share a passion for fashion, fitness and lifestyle.

Enthire

Suzanne Carroll, Founder & Managing Director

Enthire is a premium furniture rental and space curation company that transforms spaces into experiences. They offer design-led collections that support sustainability, neuro-inclusion and wellbeing.

Fierce Mild

Fergal Carroll & Cathal Byrne, Co-Founders, and Catrióna Campbell, Executive Director

Fierce Mild is rewriting the rules of alcohol-free brewing, making unapologetically great-tasting beer with a difference.

Harry’s Nut Butter

Harry Colley, Founder

On a mission to shake up the category with products that are as exciting as they are wholesome, Harry’s clean-label nut butters are packed with bold flavours consumers love.

MedScan3D

Jacqui O’Connor, Founder

MedScan3D delivers innovative anatomical solutions through versatile, design-led products that meet the needs of medical professionals and engineers.

Oh!Moment

Jenny Keane, Founder & CEO

Ireland’s first education-led sexual wellness brand, Oh!Moment is building a vibrant community while turning stigma into empowerment and making pleasure mainstream.

Open Doors

Jeanne McDonagh, Founder

The Open Doors initiative creates pathways to employment, training, education and entrepreneurship for marginalised communities and underrepresented people, guided by a vision of an inclusive Ireland.

This Is Penny

Lesley Tully, Founder & CEO

Through digital pensions, education and user-friendly tools, This is Penny provides women with the knowledge and confidence to plan, invest and secure long-term financial wellbeing.

VACIOUS

Sinead O’Brien, Founder

VACIOUS is an Irish shapewear brand founded by Limerick entrepreneur Sinead O’Brien. Through thoughtfully engineered solutions, VACIOUS has earned its place as a go-to for women across Ireland.

Technology

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Mentorship

BOBBY KERR & ÁINE KERR

Mentorship with Bobby Kerr & Áine Kerr

• Gain invaluable insight from two of Ireland’s leading business minds.
• Enjoy six exclusive mentorship sessions, three with seasoned entrepreneur Bobby Kerr and three with media innovator Áine Kerr.
• Expect candid advice, sharp strategy, and real-world perspective to help fuel your next chapter.

2024

Platform55

Tracy Gunn and Michelle O’Keeffe

PLATFORM55

Tracy Gunn and Michelle O’Keeffe founded Platform55 as an HR platform to transform how organisations support today’s family at work, support individuals to balance their career with family life, whilst addressing strategic issues around gender equality, sustainability and the ‘S’ of ESG. On the stage, they articulated their problem-statement and purpose clearly with palpable passion, and this really helped them stand out among the impressive finalists.

2019

Gym+Coffee

Karl Swaine, Niall Horgan and Diarmuid McSweeney

CO-FOUNDERS, GYM+COFFEE

Karl Swaine, Niall Horgan and Diarmuid McSweeney founded Gym+Coffee, an Irish-owned and designed athleisure brand that stocks hoodies, T-shirts, leggings, shorts and more. The brand was created for an active, multi-tasking, adaptable and social community. Between the three co-founders, they share vast experience in marketing, food, communications and, of course, coffee.

2018

Jennifer Rock