PUBLIC PROFILES OF HOTHOUSE NEW FRONTIERS PHASE 2 GROUP
1
Anthony Glynn
Company: Ár-nuaTec
T: 0851936157
E: anthonyglynn@live.ie
Company Profile: Ár-nuaTec is a Renewable Manufacturing company; we are currently
developing our Pico/ Micro Run of the River Hydro Turbine called Dunkey. Dunkey is
unique due to its low profile design, easy installation and high performance. Dunkey removes
all major planning and installation costs normally associated with installing pico and micro
turbines. Our turbine can be used in small streams and rivers. Our target market is Domestic
House holders, SMEs, Farms and villages in developing companies.
2
Brian Norton
Company: Cristal Finish Ltd
T: +353 86 8404002
UK: +44 7429247869
W: www.cristalfinish.com
E: brian@cristalfinish.com
Company Profile: Cristal Finish Ltd is a specialist decorative finish supplier to both domestic
and commercial clients in an extensive worldwide export market. We provide a design
solution for architects adding contemporary chic to any application. We currently install,
market and distribute a unique inspiring collection of surface finishes made from small
particles of indigenous recycled glass, semi-precious crystals and natural stones that blend
magically with specially formulated stain resistant, antibacterial and waterproofing
technologies to create simply stunning finishes. Suitable for both internal and external
applications and also having the ability to be applied to almost any surface the product is
tested fully to meet current ISO and EU regulations.
Cristal Finish Ltd has a dual strategy of continuing to concentrate on the development and
expansion of its export operation and product divisions evolving from a specialist supplier to
a global decorative coatings group.
3
Paul Doyle
Company: xLnglabs
T: 0872361362
E: paul@xlnglabs.com
Company Profile: xLnglabs make learning languages fun for kids aged 9 to 14. Our main product
Monkey Grange Academy addresses the lack of adequate practice opportunities to support learning
languages (Chinese). We incorporate a balance of game design, and instructional design with
learning algorithms and learner management tools to provide a solution that is usable by not just the
learners but their parents and teachers.
4
Fiachra O’ Comhrai
Company: Gordon Games
Ireland: +3531 4434405
UK: +44 208 1234 753
E: info@gordongames.com
www.GordonGames.com
Company Profile: We make people happier in work through online game techniques that
bond people together, make progress clearer and make good work addictive. We do this using
a cloud based gamification platform to ensure the games are always fresh. The platform
works with existing systems including customer relationship management and telephony
solutions. The company was founded by Fiachra on a quest to make enterprise applications as
exciting as video games.
5
Jane McCoy
Company: prettyasapicture
T: 0861937405
E: jane@prettyasapicture.ie
Company Profile: Pretty Printables is an e-commerce site selling downloadable invitations
with stylish designs at an affordable price. The user can choose their invitation, customise the
colours and fonts and then purchase the high res .pdf to print their invitations themselves.
The site will have video tutorials for users to learn how to create their own invitations and a
supplier directory for customers to source their materials.
6
Olan O’Sullivan
Company: TripClocker
T: 0868256951
E: olan@tripclocker.com
Company Profile:
TripClocker is a booking platform to help youth travellers save time and money by giving
them the ability to discover and book niche experiences.
7
Omar O’Sullivan
Company: CVisual
T: 0872243394
E: omarosullivan@gmail.com
Company Profile: My business opportunity is the creation of a cloud-based tool that reduces the
admin overhead for SMEs in the process of recruiting new staff by providing an online application
gateway for an advertised position that results in a curated, prioritised candidate funnel that will assist
the employer to find the best candidate. This not only reduces admin costs for the employer in the
short-term, but also mitigates the risk of employing the wrong candidate, which can
have detrimental affects to the business long-term.
8
Peter Tanham
Company: SparkPage
T: 0863559129
E: peter@sparkpage.com
Company Profile: To take full advantage of the growth of mobile advertising, businesses
need mobile ready websites and landing pages. Sending mobile users to a desktop website
kills conversions and sales. SparkPage is an online tool for creating and publishing mobile
landing pages. A drag and drop editor lets online marketers create landing pages that increase
sales, leads and conversions from mobile users. SparkPage has an analytics, testing &
optimization platform to provide on-going value.
9
Philip Feddis
Company: EPIC
T: 083 0029553
E: philipfeddis@gmail.com
Company Profile: EPIC (Electronic Process Information Control) reduces the cost of the
Quality Assurance process, improves administration and manufacturing efficiency and helps
drive production performance.
Using robust mobile hardware and flexible software EPIC records production data and
delivers accurate, secure, real time, usable information for production management and
improvement.
Traceability, audit and stock data becomes available at the push of a button.
Automatically updated dashboards make real time information available for decision making.
EPIC highlights non-conformances, speeds up traceability, eliminates transfer errors and
allows all the data gathered in a factory to be summarised and effectively used.
Unlike off the shelf HACCP, Stock Control, Hygiene etc. software it is customisable and
expandable.
Unlike SAP and ERP systems it is simple to use, support and implement.
10 Stephen Byrne
Company: xGamers Studios
T: 0879884254
E: stephen.f.byrne@gmail.com
Company Profile: At xGamers Studios our mission is to develop innovative, fun electronic
games of the highest quality using current and emerging technologies. These games are for
all platforms and all types of players, young & older. We make games we want to play, and
more so, we make the games our friends and families want to play. We feel that great games
result from great teams pushing the envelope of design, code, art and sound. Teamwork is an
important aspect of life at xGamers Studios and we believe that balance of work-life &
social-life is integral to the creative process.
11. Mick Birmingham
Company: GigStarter.com
T: +353 857148349
E: mick@gigstarter.com
Company Profile: The global concert industry is worth 23.5 billion annually, but it’s a risky
business.
Promoters, be them the bands themselves or specialist firms, often lose money if tickets
don’t sell. As a result, unless they are confident a show will not lose money, they won’t go
ahead with it. Even then, they don’t get it right all the time (98% of our respondents said they
had lost money). So, they’re risk averse. Artists lose shows and fans miss out.
The concert industry has not incorporated tech/data tools, to support their sales and
marketing. Knowing who went to your last show, is very valuable information, but the
industry leaders aren’t providing this to those that want it.
Gigstarter lets artists/promoters float the possibility of a show, setting a sales threshold,
below which the show won’t go ahead. The fans commit, buy conditional tickets, but aren’t
charged until the threshold is reached and the show is confirmed. Shows won’t lose money
and fans are incentivised to promote the show to their peers. The result: Promoters can be
more bullish, artists can play more, and fans can pool together to invite, and pay for, the
artist they love to play their town. Turning the industry from supply push to demand pull.
12 James Clifford
Company: VisiLit
T: +353 87 9114779
E: james@visilit.com
Company Profile: Theatre lighting is complicated and lighting professionals take a large
amount of time to get lighting completed for one show. VisiLit does the tech, so they won’t
have to. An intelligent computer system will understand the lights available and allow
experienced pro’s or novices to produce exceptional quality lighting for their shows at
significantly reduced cost. VisiLit will then assist users to operate and control the lights
during the show. www.VisiLit.com
13 Tony Staunton
Company: Propertygate
T: 0879462733
E: tony.staunton@outlook.com
Propertygate is a web based property management platform. It acts as a single point of entry for institutional
landlords & financial institutions to access, view & control their property portfolios. Propertygate provides
integrated role based access to key stakeholders in a property portfolio, offering:
- Large international property management companies with multiple properties and property managers
- Financial institutions managing large distressed property portfolios
- Pension funds managing large property portfolios
- Private equity funds managing international mixed commercial and residential property portfolios.
Looking for:
- A single entry point to provide ease of visibility of your property portfolio.
- Standardization & compatibility of information you receive from your property managers;
- To avoid rent arrears & un-let property space and actively manage your portfolio
- Financial and qualitative analytics of your property portfolio;
- An ability to overview performance of property managers managing your properties & the communication with
your tenants.