22 shortlisted companies pitch for a place in the Academy
Fri Feb 05 2016 - 17:25
The AIB Start-up Academy pitch day was held in The Irish Times building on Thursday, February 4.
22 shortlisted companies entered the building throughout the day to give their five-minute elevator pitch. The standard was extremely high, spanning a number of diverse sectors including food, property, fashion, spirits, medical and lifestyle technology.
The successful pitchers will enter the Academy, an eight-week intensive training programme covering networking skills, sales and negotiation, social media, marketing and pitch preparation.
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Fabien Peyaud of Herdwatch, Gary Quinn of The Irish Times and Eoghan O’Brien of Dobol Media
Brendan Madden of Brendan Joseph
Martin O’Connell of Nasal Medical
The judges: (L-R) Elaine O’Hora (Founder of Munchies), Dr Johnny Ryan (Head of Ecosystem at Pagefair), Jill Downey (Managing Partner - Live Wire), Sarah Leahy (Community Manager at The Office of the Dublin Commissioner for Startups), Vivien McKechnie (Commercial Sales Director at The Irish Times), John Irwin (Head of Strategy and Enablement at AIB), Gary Quinn (Content Services Editor at The Irish Times) Fiona Mahon (Business Marketing Manager at AIB)
