The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan talks to Claire Trachet the CEO and founder of wOndary and she tells him about her background, how Wondary started and what does it do?. Claire also talks about how AI and ML has helped Wondary grow, how travel tech has changed over the last 5 years and the future plans for Wondary including seed funding.

Silja talks to Ronan and tells him about her background, what eQuoo does and why mental health has become something we can talk about. Silja also explains what she is looking for from investors and what the future plans of eQuoo are.

Samsung has launched their Galaxy S9 phone in Ireland, and Ronan spoke to Russell Keating Head Of Sales For Samsung Ireland. Russell explains what the phone can do and why it is the best smartphone for taking photographs.

Ronan talks to Ciaran Kirk the General Manager with IMGS, who tells Ronan about his background and what IMGS does. Ciaran also talks about the partnership with IMGS and Advanced Metadata, explains what GDPR is and how IMGS help their clients comply with the upcoming GDPR regulation.

Ronan talks to Nikolay Malyarov the EVP, Chief Content Officer and General Counsel for PressReader and he explains how PressReader started, what they do, how they combat fake news, how they make sure stories are not covered like a tabloid, and why you will find fewer wire service stories appearing in publications. Nikolay also talks about the new jobs in their new Dublin office, how publications can appear on the PressReader platform, and how readers can access the PressReader platform.

Krystian tells Ronan how MyMind started and how having worked with Google helped him. Krystian also explains how e-mental health has become big in Ireland, where you can find MyMind on Social media and the website address for the MyMind Web App.

John Phelan the National Director of HBAN talks to Ronan about what sectors get the most investment, Fintech especially blockchain, and what policies should be created to incentivise investing in and creating the next generation of Irish start-ups. John also tells Ronan about the HBAN conference that is taking place on the 8th of February in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, and how much money an angel investor, invests into a business.

Cormac Whelan the UK and Ireland CEO for Nokia explains what Nokia have been doing the fast few years including having Bell Labs as part of the Nokia family, the new Nokia Smartwatch, and how they are now getting into IoT and Smart Cities. Cormac also talks about Bell Labs work on new power sources, Nokia becoming a world player with ultrafast broadband, the national broadband plan, and farming tech.

Lucinda Kelly the CEO and founder of Popertee and Gerard Lynch the Lead Data Scientist of Popertee talk to Ronan about how Popertee started, what it does, data science, and how they are using AI. They also talk about how the security of their data is important, how they work with brands and that they are looking to hire more people.

Ronan talks to Jemma Sophie the founder of jemmasophie.com, a new startup that aims to be the Deliveroo of fashion. Jemma tells Ronan about her background, how came up with the concept of JEMMASOPHIE.COM and what it does. Jemma also explains why she is launching in Dublin, her plans to go further afield, what clothes she will be hand delivering and how fashion and tech have become a good fit.