In this episode, we are discussing <a href='https://theinnovationexchange.ie/'>The Innovation Exchange</a> and it&apos;s national launch last week.  The Innovation Exchange, a partnership between Dublin BIC and Skillnet Ireland, finds solutions to industry’s digital transformation challenges and accelerates corporate innovation adoption. In doing so it creates business opportunities for scaling SMEs in Ireland. It does this by connecting businesses facing innovation challenges with ambitious SMEs that can fast-track the solutions.  We are joined by:<ul><li>Paul Healy, CEO of <a href='https://www.skillnetireland.ie/our-networks/?gclid=CjwKCAiA9tyQBhAIEiwA6tdCrEQrXxArAelGgHCx0UjrJJop_7crAI5uRX7Yw6dQuoF0DexTKhOpKBoCcrIQAvD_BwE'>Skillnet Ireland</a></li><li>Noel Crawford, <a href='https://www.ibm.com/ie-en'>IBM </a>Cloud Sales Leader</li><li>Niamh Kelly, CEO &amp; founder of <a href='https://www.tigim.co/'>Tigim</a></li></ul>

S2, Ep. 8 - A planned divorce - venture & angel funding with HBAN & DBIC Ventures

Startup Nation - where we celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship and delve into the future of business and technology-driven by Irish entrepreneurs! In each episode, we’ll have founders discussing the challenging journey of scaling a business, cutting-edge start-ups and their concepts, and expert guests exploring emerging technologies. Brought to you by Furthr